When we tell someone to do something we use the base form of the verb. Examples Be quiet! Come here, please. Look after your sister while I’m out. When we tell someone not to do something we use Don’t + base form or Do not + base form Examples Don’t talk to strangers. Don’t be silly! Do not do that […]
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Of course we use will in English but not as often as you might think. Here is when we use it: To make an immediate decision What would you like to eat? I‘ll have a ham sandwich please. To make an offer You see that someone needs your help and so you offer to help him: I‘ll carry that for […]
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Look at these sentences: There is a blackbird in the garden. There’s a bottle of coke in the fridge. There are sixty people in the waiting room. There are a lot of wild animals in the forest. We use the form there is in the singular form and the form there are in the plural form. Singular Positive Negative Question […]
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Look at these sentences: Are there any anteaters in the zoo? No, there aren’t any anteaters but there are some chimpanzees. We use some in positive sentences and any in negative sentences and questions. Positive Negative Question There are some cars. There aren’t any cars. Are there any cars? You have some money. You don’t have any money. Do you […]
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The verb to be is the first verb to learn when you are learning English. It immediately allows us to give basic information about ourselves and other people. Positive Negative I am I‘m not / I aren’t You are You aren’t / you‘re not He isShe isIt is He isn’t / he‘s notShe isn’t / She‘s notIt isn’t / It‘s […]
Read morePhrasal Verb answer back Definition to reply in a rude way Examples Don’t answer back! Just do as I say! I’m tired of him answering me back. Verb and preposition separated? Must be separated if we use an object Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Answer is a regular verb.
Read morePhrasal Verb ask for Definition to deserve something bad Examples You’re asking for trouble if you refuse to pay. The referee sent him off for a terrible foul. He asked for it really. Verb and preposition separated? Can’t be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British / International International Regular / Irregular Ask is a regular verb.
Read morePhrasal Verb ask in Definition to invite someone into your house Examples She came to our house so I had no choice but to ask her in. She made the mistake of asking him in and he stayed all afternoon! Verb and preposition separated? Must be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British /International International Regular / Irregular Ask […]
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Read morePhrasal Verb glide down Definition to move freely without a care Examples “Believe we’re gliding down the highway when in fact we’re slip slidin’ away” Paul Simon, Slip slidin’ away. The bride glided down the aisle on her father’s arm. Verb and preposition separated? Can’t be separated Normal or Informal Normal American / British /International International Regular / Irregular Glide […]
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