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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Nouns That Act Like Adjectives
In English, sometimes we use a noun like an adjective. A noun can be used before another noun, in order to give…
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English Vocabulary: Compound Nouns (Nouns That Act Like Adjectives!)
Have you noticed that sometimes a noun is used to describe another noun? Here are some examples from the listening lesson “Stars…
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English Teacher Melanie: Vocabulary – Verbs Used To Talk About Sports
In English, we use three different verbs to talk about sports:play ~ do ~ go 1) Use PLAY for team sports, ball…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Have to & Have got to
In a previous post, I showed you when you can use have got. In this post, let’s look at using have (got)…
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English Grammar: Have to do something
Have is one of the most common verbs used in English. A previous article explained when to use have got. Have and…
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Present Perfect: “Have You Ever (Done Something)?
Have you ever …? Using the Present Perfect to Talk about Experiences | EnglishTeacherMelanie.com Many English learners struggle to understand the present…
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Present Perfect: “How Long Have You (Done Something)?
Many English learners struggle to understand the present perfect tense. It doesn’t exist in many other languages, so it is difficult to…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – Present Perfect I: Have you ever been to. . . ?
When I teach the present perfect tense, I find that students understand it better when it is explained in categories. In this…
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Using the Present Perfect to Talk About Places You’ve Been
Many English learners struggle to understand the present perfect tense. It doesn’t exist in many other languages, so it is difficult to…
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English Teacher Melanie: Grammar – What Are You Doing This Weekend?
Talking about future plans is challenging in English because we use different verb forms and tenses. In this post I show you…