how long? present perfectWe use a present perfect to say how long a situation or action has continued up to now. Compare:It’s raining again.It’s...

Finished can be used as an adjective meaning ‘ready’. Is the report finished yet? With personal subjects, to be finished is often used in an...

relative clauses: the people who live next door Clauses beginning with question words (e.g. who, which, where) are often used to modify nouns and...

general time: It always rains in November We often use the simple present to talk about permanent situations, or about things that happen...

It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. Here are some of the most common combinations...

7 indirect and direct objects: I gave John the keys Many verbs can have two objects – usually a person and a thing. This often happens with...

1 common irregular verbs This is a list of the more common irregular verbs. Students should check that they know all of them. For a complete list...

Some verbs refer to actions that produce a finished result. Examples are cut, build, pack, close. Other verbs do not: for example push, live...

afraid and fear In an informal style, be afraid is more common than fear. Don’t be afraid, (not Don’t fear) She’s afraid that I might find out...