He will give his hat to the man. He is giving his hat to the man. He gave it to the man. He gave it to him It is the man’s hands now. The man will give his hat to the woman. He is giving his hat to the woman He gave it to the [...]
List E
earnest or Ernest? EARNEST = serious and sincere ERNEST = masculine first name economic or economical? ECONOMIC = related to the economy of the country, or industry or business ECONOMICAL = thrifty, avoiding extravagance -ed or -t? These can be either: burned burnt dreamed dreamt dwelled dwelt kneeled knelt leaned leant leaped leapt learned learnt [...]
List M
madam or madame? Use MADAM: ” as a polite term of respect: Can I help you, madam? ” in letter writing: Dear Madam (note capital letter) ” as a formal title of respect: Thank you, Madam Speaker (note capital letter) Use MADAME as the French equivalent: ” We are going to Madame Tussaud’s. ” The [...]
going to
(I’m) going to (do) I am going to do something = I have already decided to do it, I intend to do it: □ A: Are you going to watch the late film on TV tonight? B: No, I’m going to have an early night. □ A: I hear Sarah has won some money. What [...]
before: adverb, conjunction
before (adverb) 1 We can use before to mean ‘at any time before now’. We use it with a present perfect tense (have + past participle). Have you seen this film before? I’ve never been here before Before can also mean ‘before then’, ‘before the past time that we are talking about’. We use a [...]
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales Sleeping Beauty 1 There was a princess long ago, Long ago, long ago. There was a princess long ago, Long ago. 2 And she lived in a tall white castle, Tall white castle, tall white castle, And she lived in a tall white castle, Tall white castle. 3 One day a bad queen [...]
Which, What and who: question words
I. Determiners We can use which and what before nouns to ask questions about people or things Which teacher do you like best? Which colour do you want – green, red, yellow or brown? What writers do you like? What colour are your girl-friend’s eyes We usually prefer which when we are choosing between a [...]
08. Room: Door/ Windows/ Floor, House, Street
This is a room. This is a door. This is a picture. These are windows. This is the floor of the room. These are the windows of the room. This is a window and this is a window. This window is shut This window is open. This door is open. This door is shut This [...]
articles: talking in general
1 We do not use the with uncountable or plural nouns to talk about things in general — to talk about all books, all people or all life, for example. The never means ‘all’. Compare: Did you remember to buy the books7 (= particular books which I asked you to buy) Books are expensive. (NOT [...]
List of Adverbs
How? A: absentmindedly, adoringly, awkwardly B: beautifully, briskly, brutally C: carefully, cheerfully, competitively E: eagerly, effortlessly, extravagantly G: girlishly, gracefully, grimly L: lazily, lifelessly, loyally Q: quietly, quickly, quizzically R: really, recklessly, remorsefully, ruthlessly S: savagely, sloppily, so, stylishly U: unabashedly, unevenly, urgently W: well, wishfully, worriedly When? A: after, afterwards, annually B: before D: [...]
