After all
1 two meanings “After all” can mean ‘in spite of what was said before’ or ‘contrary to what was expected’. Position: usually at the...
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-ing forms 6: without breaking
1 after all prepositions When we put a verb after a preposition, we normally use an -ing form (‘gerund’), not an infinitive. You can’t make an...
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Verb
verb • + infinitive see infinitives 4: after verbs • + for … to see infinitives 13: for … to … verb • + infinitive or -ing form...
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passives 1: passive structures and verb forms
active and passive structures Compare: They built this house in 1486. (active) This house was built in 1486. (passive) Austrians speak German...
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auxiliary verbs
1 the need for auxiliary verbs In English sentences, a lot of important meanings are expressed by the verb phrase – for example questioning...
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The correct tense for future plans in English
Make sure you use the correct tense when you talk about future plans in English. Here are some tips to do this, as well as other phrases to use...
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تفاوت ADSL و VDSL در چیست؟
اوایل اسفندماه 1397، شرکت مخابرات از سرویس اینترنت پرسرعت VDSL رونمایی کرد و ارایه سرویس آن در برخی مناطق تهران آغاز شده است. اکنون، سوال اساسی...
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present perfect 2: perfect or past
Thinking about the past and present together We use the present perfect if we are thinking about the past and present together. We do not use the...
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progressive 2: non-progressive verbs
verbs not used in progressive (‘continuous’) forms Some verbs are never or hardly ever used in progressive forms. I like this music...
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Mixed Conditionals 
Mixed Conditional Sometimes the two parts of a conditional sentence refer to different times. This is called a mixed conditional. Ready to learn?...
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