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...

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...

meaning: remind and remember These two verbs are not the same. Reminding somebody means ‘making somebody remember’. Compare: Remind me to pay the...

verb + adverb particle: get back, walk out Many English verbs can be followed by small adverbs (‘adverb particles’). These two-part verbs are...

1 physical conditions: hunger, thirst etc To talk about experiencing hunger, thirst, heat, cold and certain other common physical conditions, we...

Need Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb. We use need mostly in the negative...

Mixed Conditional Sometimes the two parts of a conditional sentence refer to different times. This is called a mixed conditional. Ready to learn?...

This is a list of a few expressions which often cause problems. For other preposition + noun combinations, see a good dictionary.at the cinema; at...

verb • + infinitive see infinitives 4: after verbs • + for … to see infinitives 13: for … to … verb • + infinitive or -ing form...