Present Perfect: “Have You Ever (Done Something)?” October 22, 2010 by Melanie 4 Comments Many English learners struggle to understand the present perfect tense. It doesn’t exist in many languages, so it is difficult to remember when to use it in English. It is easier to understand the present perfect tense if you can remember […]
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English Grammar: The Zero 0 Conditional
English Grammar: The Zero 0 Conditional October 17, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The zero (0) conditional is the factual conditional. It is used to talk about habits, scientific facts, general truths, instructions and rules, if something else happens first. If this event happens […]
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English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”? October 13, 2010 by Melanie One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you continue studying English, you start seeing foods and fruits, and you wonder, “is the rule wrong?” There […]
English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”?
English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”? October 13, 2010 by Melanie One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you continue studying English, you start seeing foods and fruits, and you wonder, “is the rule wrong?” There […]
When Is it OK to use ‘fruit’ and ‘food’ in the plural form?
When Is it OK to use ‘fruit’ and ‘food’ in the plural form? October 13, 2010 by Melanie Take a look at these two sentences: I prefer to eat organic fruits and vegetables. If you’d like to try something exotic to eat, there are special sections for foreign foods. *Fruit and food are usually used […]
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English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional October 10, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this […]
English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional
English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional October 10, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this […]
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure October 10, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. […]
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure October 10, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. […]
English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional
English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional October 3, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The second (2nd) conditional is the present hypothetical conditional. Hypothetical means imaginary or not real. Use the second conditional when you want to imagine that the present, right now, is different […]