Month: January 2025
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Present Perfect I: Have you ever been to. . . ?
Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” Friday, April 2, 2010 Grammar – Present Perfect I: Have you ever been to. . . ? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz When […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Present Perfect for the Future?
Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Grammar – Present Perfect for the Future? Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook No, we don’t use the present perfect for the future! Take a look at this sentence, though: Tell me what you […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – When NOT to use ‘the’
Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Thursday, May 13, 2010 Grammar – When NOT to use ‘the’ Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Did you notice in the listening lesson “What Would We Do Without Mothers?” that I said ‘Mother’s Day’ […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar: Is it OK to use ‘fruits’ and ‘food’ in the plural form?
Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Grammar: Is it OK to use ‘fruits’ and ‘food’ in the plural form? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Take a look at these two sentences. I […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Have to & Have got to
Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, April 23, 2010 Grammar – Have to & Have got to Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz In a previous post, I showed you when you can use have got. […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Have or Have Got?
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Get Used To
Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Grammar – Get Used To Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Tweet In the listening lesson “Shopping at the Mall” I talked about how frustrating it is […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Conditional Sentences: An Introduction
Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, June 25, 2010 Grammar – Conditional Sentences: An Introduction Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz What is a conditional sentence? If I eat too much, I get sick. A conditional […]
English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Nouns That Act Like Adjectives
Pages Home Pronunciation Listening Reading Vocabulary Grammar Study Tips Connect with Melanie! Subscribe Twitter Facebook YouTube MyEC Thursday, May 6, 2010 Grammar – Nouns That Act Like Adjectives Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook In English, sometimes we use a noun like an adjective. A noun can be used before another noun, in order to give […]