All things English
The English past simple tense is used to talk about many types of past events. They are usually completed events within a completed time. Here’s how to make the past simple tense. (Form) Past Simple Form We make regular verbs into the past tense by adding -ed to the end of the verb in affirmative […]
Let’s talk about some and any. We use both words to talk about an amount or number of things when we don’t know the amount or number. (Or the amount or number is not important.) They are called determiners. When to Use them We usually use ‘some’ in affirmative sentences. There are some apples in […]
We use ‘a’ with words beginning with a consonant sound. Even if they actually begin with a vowel. a university a union We use ‘an’ with words beginning with a vowel sound. (Even is it begins with a consonant. an onion an apple an ex-ray ‘A’ and ‘an’ is used when the listener doesn’t know […]
The form of present perfect tense is ‘have’/’has’ + past participle of the verb. Some verbs change their spelling to form the past participle. e.g. study >> studied. Plan >> planned. Please go here to see spelling changes in the past simple and past participle of regular verbs. Some verbs are completely irregular, and they […]
Present simple tense is used to talk about general facts that are permanent: London is the capital of England. Fish swim in the ocean. The sun sets in the west. Carol speaks two languages. It rains a lot in winter. Regular Actions We use the present simple to talk about regular, repeated actions. Things that […]
Present Continuous tense is often called the present progressive tense. We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions happening now or around now. They are usually temporary actions. I’m washing the dishes. Johnny is working at the moment. Yuk! That dog is eating mud. Temporary Actions We can also use the present continuous […]
Prepositions show a relationship between the nouns and other parts of a sentence. They usually come before the noun in a sentence. Prepositions of Time Prepositions of time express when something happens. Examples are: ‘at’, ‘on’, ‘since’, ‘in’ and ‘for’. Sentences: The meeting starts at 2.30 PM. I have an appointment on Monday morning. The […]
If English were easy, we would all be fluent. True? You just read a conditional sentence. To sound fluent, you need to get your head around conditional sentences. It’s an art. Don’t worry, though; you can learn it. Let’s step into the wonderful world of English conditional sentences. English has four conditional sentence types: […]
Phonemes. Phonemes are the sounds made by each letter of a word. In English, each letter is not always pronounced the same way in every word. e.g., rat, rate, wasp and awe. The ‘a’ in each word is not pronounced the same. That is why we need the phonemic alphabet in English. […]
