Positive and Negative Contracted Forms of the Verb TO BE List of Contracted Forms in English Exercise 1 – Positive forms of the verb to be Use the contracted form of the verb to be to complete this exercise. Exercise 2 – Negative forms of the verb to be Use the negative contracted form of the verb to be to … Read More
Prepositions of Time Exercises
Prepositions of Time Exercises using Since, For, Ago, From…to, Till 4 Exercises. Level A1/A2 Do you know the rules for Since / For & Ago? Exercise 1: Drag the answers to complete the grammar rule. Exercise 2: Multiple Choice. Choose the answer to complete the blank in the sentence. Exercise 3: Check the grammar rules of From…to / for / … Read More
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
USING TAKE AS A PHRASAL VERB
Use Phrasal Verbs such as TAKE as much as possible. Native English speakers typically use plenty of Phrasal Verbs in everyday conversational English. This is just a short list of Phrasal Verbs with TAKE – there are many more. PHRASAL VERB TAKE to take up – to start learning or doing something new. She took up dancing when she was just 3 … Read More
CONFUSING WORDS: SAY vs. TELL
Say and Tell are often confused by English learners. The two words have a very similar meaning and function. When in doubt, follow this general rule: SAY something (to someone) TELL someone (something) CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE EXERCISES WITH SAY AND TELL WHEN TO USE SAY Use SAY to report Example Sentences: He said, ‘I don’t know how to do it.’. He … Read More