1 ‘participles and ‘gerunds’ We can use -ing forms (e.g. smoking, walking) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives or nouns...

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

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...

on/to the other side of (line): across and overAcross and over can both be used to mean ‘on or to the other side of a line, river, road, bridge...

Is Kim Jong Un dead? From late 2010, Kim Jong-un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of North Korea, and following the elder Kim’s...

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...

introductionA preposition often connects two things: (1) a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it, and (2) a ‘prepositional object’ –...

fractions and decimals: two fifths; nought point four We say simple fractions like this: % alone quarter n/16 eleven sixteenths % an/one eighth 3%...

non-progressive verbsSome verbs are not used in progressive forms (see progressive 2: non-progressive verbs), even if the meaning is one for which...