Present Perfect 1 – An experience in your life
The important thing to remember with the Present Perfect is that we use it when there is a connection between […]
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Present Perfect 1 – An experience in your life
The important thing to remember with the Present Perfect is that we use it when there is a connection between the past and the present. So we must use the present perfect for an experience in your life because your life started in the past and is continuing: So every experience in our life we talk about and don’t specify […]
Read morePresent Perfect Continuous – Results of an action
We use the present perfect continuous when the action has finished but we can still see or feel the results so, as with always in the present perfect, there is a connection between the past and present. Examples I’m tired because I’ve been running. I’m not running now but I’m tired because a was running until a short time […]
Read moreQuestion tags
Question tags are very common in conversation. They can be rhetorical: It’s a nice day, isn’t it? I know it’s a nice day, I don’t really need to ask you but I want you to respond. That was a good concert, wasn’t it? I know it was a good concert but let’s talk about it. And they can be used […]
Read moreEnglish Phrasal Verb – Call off
Phrasal Verb call off Definition to cancel Examples The match was called off due to heavy slow. I was looking forward to having the party but I had to call it off because othe flu epidemic. Verb and preposition separated? Can be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Call is a regular verb
Read moreEnglish Phrasal Verb – Burn down
Phrasal Verb burn down Definition destroyed by fire Examples “This old house would have burnt down a long time ago” John Prine, Angel from Montgomery He threw a cigarette on the floor and caused the barn to burn down. Verb and preposition separated? Can be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Burn is […]
Read moreEnglish Phrasal Verb – Break down
Phrasal Verb break down Definition to stop working (something mechanical) Examples “The years just flow by like a broken down dam” John Prine, Angel from Montgomery My car broken down and I had to push it to the garage. Verb and preposition separated? Can’t be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Break is […]
Read moreEnglish Phrasal Verb – Black out
Phrasal Verb black out Definition to lose consciousness Examples The baseball hit himhard and he blacked out for a while. I don’t remember much about it, I blacked out after a while. Verb and preposition separated? Can’t be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Black is a regular verb
Read moreEnglish Phrasal Verb – Back down
Phrasal Verb back down Definition to reply in a rude way Examples He wanted to go first but in the end he backed down and let her go first. “I won’t back down.” Tom Petty, I won’t back down Verb and preposition separated? Can’t be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International American Regular / Irregular Back […]
Read moreWhat is ____ like?
When we want someone to describe something or someone for us, we can ask the question “What is … like?“ What is the weather like? It’s hot and sunny. What’s your mother like? She’s patient and kind. What’s New York like? It’s big and exciting. What was the match like? It was boring.
Read moreWish and If only
When we want something to be different than it is we can make sentences with wish or if only. Wish Present subject wish subject past simple I wish I had a million dollars. I wish I could speak Chinese. I wish she lived nearer. It is the same construction as the second conditional. As with the second conditional it […]
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