PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT

Prepositions of Movement Exercise: Click here for EXERCISE practice with prepositions of movement and direction Click on the links below to learn more about prepositions: Learn Prepositions of Place Learn Prepositions of Time

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

  What’s the difference between in front of and opposite? Distance. Opposite is further away (i.e. across the table) while in front of is very close. What’s the difference between under and underneath? No difference in meaning. We say under more often than underneath because it’s shorter! What’s the difference between next to and beside? No difference :). Next to … Read More

INTERESTED OR INTERESTING?

What’s the difference between adjectives ending in ING and adjectives ending in ED? ADJECTIVES: ….ING OR …..ED? Use adjectives that end with /ed/ to describe how you feel. • I was bored during the class. • I was annoyed with the teacher. • I was tired after my lesson. Use adjectives that end with /ing/ to describe a situation or … Read More

WHEN OR IF

WHEN OR IF? We use WHEN for something that is definite or sure to happen and IF for something that is not sure or certain. Compare the following: When I wake up in the morning, I have a coffee. When I wake up late, I must hurry.   If I don’t wake up on time tomorrow, please wake me up. … Read More

ALL OR EVERY?

ALL  (OF) = the whole or complete group EVERY = each item / object / person in the group  Note that ALL is used with plural nouns while EVERY and EACH are used with singular nouns. ALL or EVERY? Compare the following example sentences: All my friends love pizza. / Every friend I have loves pizza. All dogs love meat. … Read More

HOW MUCH or HOW MANY?

What is the difference between MUCH and MANY? In English many nouns (things / objects) like pens, books, oranges, etc. are COUNTABLE . We can say 2 pens, 3 books, 5 oranges. With countable nouns we use MANY. How many pens do you have?  Many things we can count are in the plural form and end with an /S/: penS, … Read More

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME – AT / ON / IN

Online EXERCISES with in, on, at for time / Worksheet PDF WHEN TO USE AT FOR TIME Examples: I went to the doctor at 8 o’clock this morning. The shops open at 9 a.m. I go to bed at midnight. Although we use AT for an exact or precise time, some phrases do not follow the rule so we also … Read More

SO AND VERY

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SO AND VERY? Multiple-Choice Exercise: So, Very, Too Multiple-Choice Exercise: SO vs SUCH  The difference between SO and VERY can be a tricky question .  SO and VERY are both adverbs which are used to emphasize an adjective or an adverb.   In many situations, you can use either SO or VERY with no difference in meaning. … Read More

PRESENT TENSES

Explanation of the Present Simple Tense in English Find out more about the Present Continuous and Progessive Forms in English Learn the Present Perfect