Talking about movement
Nope, not verbs. Prepositions, again! I could go on forever about them, there are so many things to explain, but today we're focusing...
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Where is...?
Prepositions are such lovely little words. So small yet so significant. So forgotten yet so important if you want to speak properly. So...
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If only I had done something differently...
If I had chosen a different university degree... What would your life look like? Can you finish the sentence? ...I would have studied to...
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If I had a million euros...
If I had a million euros, I would/wouldn't... Go ahead, finish the sentence, you can dream! ...I would take a year off to travel the...
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If it rains...
If it rains, I will/won't... Finish the sentence, the possibilities are endless! If it rains, I'll have a nap. If it rains, I won't go...
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It's funny...or it's fun?!
I had a really funny weekend! If I had a euro...even 50 cents...for every time I've heard this mistake, I would be a millionaire...or at...
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Love is a verb!
Love is in the air, it's Valentine's week! But this in an English language blog, so we won't be talking about any sappy stuff, instead,...
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Quality ESL resources
In the first two posts in this series, I talked about how to start studying English and study methods. Today I'm going to dive into the...
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Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous
Oh. my. god. Claire. stop. Sorry everyone, but the problem with English isn't so much the singular tenses themselves, but the sometimes...
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The present perfect continuous
Have you been following my blog recently? If you have, you've already read this post on the present perfect simple, so now it's time to...
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Collocations...huh?
What is a collocation? Well, in grammar terms, it means two words that must go together, specifically a verb + a noun. Think of them like...
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The present perfect simple
IS MOST CERTAINLY NOT SIMPLE! Don't despair, I'll try to make it as simple as possible, even though the basic grammar rules cannot be...
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Do you use the future tense correctly?
I will. No, I won't! I'm going to. No, actually, I'm not going to... Do you really know the difference between the two future tenses?...
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What, where, when...?
Questions, questions, questions. Do you know how to form them properly in English? As per usual, English likes to complicate things and...
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Is 'spell check' your best friend?
Let's face it. One of the worst things about writing in English is spelling. Or one of the worst things about English is its...
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The trouble with using the Present Simple
The present simple. It's SIMPLE, right? Easy. The easiest tense in English, that's why it's called the present SIMPLE, no?!?! WRONG. The...
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Just 5 minutes a day!
wake up. shower. coffee. run to university or work. eat something. go to the gym. go home and walk the dog (or play with the kids). make...
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Have you ever been to...?
Have you ever been to Iceland? Yes, I have. I went last year with my boyfriend. No, I haven't. I'd like to go someday. The (dreaded)...
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Make a cake...or do a cake?
I made a cake, so now I need to do some exercise because I ate it all! So English strikes again. In both Spanish and Italian, and...
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A fruit...the fruit...fruit?
I like fruit. A fruit has fallen from the tree. The fruit is ripe. Why?!?!?! Articles are horrid little creatures. You can't live with...
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