Use BETWEEN to describe the difference between or the position of two things. Use AMONG to describe the difference or position in a group of things. Between Examples: Look between the curtains and you’ll see a strange man outside. The table is between the 2 chairs. Among Look! There’s an old house among those trees. I found my keys among … Read More
HOW MANY TENSES IN ENGLISH?
As a learner of English, it is useful to think that there are three times in English; present, past and future. These three times have 4 grammatical types: simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. Thinking about time and tense in this way can make the tenses in English seem less confusing. Once you understand the function of the Simple, Continuous, … Read More
TIME WORDS WITH THE PRESENT TENSES
TENSE TIME PHRASE PRESENT SIMPLE every day (every week, every month, etc.) usually, generally, often, normally, regularly, frequently, habitually frequently, typically once a week / twice a month / three times a year PRESENT CONTINUOUS at the moment, right now at present PRESENT PERFECT yet, ever, already
SINCE, FOR & AGO
TIME WORDS USE TENSE FOR + period of time many tenses SINCE + point in time Present Perfect (& other Perfect Tenses) AGO + past or finished time Simple Past (& other Past Tenses) SINCE Since is used to mean from a point in time in the past up to now. As since connects a past time to the present time, it is … Read More
SINCE, FOR, UNTIL, FROM, TO
Prepositions of Time SINCE + time / point in the past (yesterday, last year) FOR + period of time (2 hours/3 days/1 year) UNTIL up to a point in time TILL Less formal way of saying until FROM….TO Use from for the start time and to for the finish time Since Since is typically used with perfect tenses. Use since … Read More
CAN, CAN’T, COULD, COULDN’T
What’s the difference between CAN and COULD? CAN and COULD are very similar in the English language. Both words are very common because they have many meanings or functions. This means that both CAN and COULD can be used in various ways and different situations. CAN COULD FRIENDLY FORM POLITE FORM ABILITY ABILITY IN THE PAST PERMISSION PERMISSION REFUSE … Read More
COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
It is important to know the difference between a COUNTABLE and an UNCOUNTABLE noun in English. Quantifiers such as many, few, can only be used with countable nouns while much / little can only be used with uncountable nouns. Click here for online exercises or worksheet in pdf. It is normally easy to tell the difference between an uncountable noun … Read More
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOR AND TO
The difference between FOR and TO in English can be a little tricky. After some adjectives and verbs we need to use FOR but after others we need to use TO. Read the explanation below and then try the exercise. Use FOR after the following adjectives: famous grateful sorry / thankful happy / sad (for someone) prepared / ready responsible … Read More
LIST OF ENGLISH TENSES
ACTIVE TENSES SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PRESENT work / works am / is / are working have / has worked have / has been working NEGATIVE FORM do not work / does not work am / is / are not working have / has not worked have / has not been working QUESTION FORM Do you work / Does ... Read More
ADVERBS
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY These adverbs are used to say when something happens. Adverbs improve your writing and your speaking as they give a little bit of extra information about what you want to say. The most common adverbs of frequency are: always usually / normally / generally / typically often / frequently / regularly sometimes occasionally / from time to … Read More