Speaking questions
Cultural Differences for Kids High schools (Do students wear special school attire like uniforms? Can students drive to their high school? Can...
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-ing forms 7
Some verbs and adjectives can be followed by either -ing forms (‘gerunds’) or infinitives. I started playing / to play the violin when I was 10...
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spelling 7: doubling final consonants
spelling (7): doubling final consonants doubling before vowels We sometimes double the final consonant of a word before adding -ed, -er, -est...
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two-part verbs 1: phrasal verbs
verb + adverb particle: get back, walk out Many English verbs can be followed by small adverbs (‘adverb particles’). These two-part verbs are...
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Common Collocations
Common Collocations On this page, you can find a few short lists of common collocations to give you more of an idea about them. Many good...
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be and have
1 physical conditions: hunger, thirst etc To talk about experiencing hunger, thirst, heat, cold and certain other common physical conditions, we...
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past perfect 3: progressive
forms: had been + -ing I had been working. Where had she been staying? They hadn’t been listening. For double letters in words like sitting...
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according to
According to X means ‘in X’s opinion’, ‘if what X says is true’.According to Harry, it’s a good film.The train gets in at 8, according to the...
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modal auxiliary verbs: introduction
What are modal auxiliary verbs? The verbs can, could, may, might, will, would, shall (mainly British English), should, must and ought are called...
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affect/effect
What is the difference between Affect and Effect? The simplest answer is that “Affect” is a verb while “Effect” is a noun...
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