There are two common questions we ask friends and acquaintances about other people. “What’s she like?” “What does he look like?” In this post I’ll take a look at these questions and possible answers when talking about people and also things.
Nobody knows the future for sure but in spite of this it is still possible to talk about it. Here is a post to help you speculate about the future.
In some languages, to make a negative statement you use a negative determiner and negative verb. English uses only one negative, unless we take a look at the vernacular (slang, basically) or how people might talk at home.
When you move up to the pre-intermediate stage in your learning there are some tricky bits of grammar that are very useful to learn. One of the main pre-intermediate obstacles is the confusion between ‘you have done it’ and ‘you have got it done/you have had it done’. Here’s how they work.
“What kind of crazy talk is this, Marc? You can’t count uncountable nouns!” I hear you say. Oh, yes you can. You only have to use your loaf.
A lot of students have problems using the correct form of the word they need when they are speaking. Here are some examples of how to use the words ‘safe’, ‘safely’ and ‘safety’. As a bit of homework, you could write a sentence using each word. Leave them in the comments and I’ll check your … [Read more…]
It is useful to be able to talk about decisions that you or other people have made. It causes difficulty for some people but really it is straightforward. In today’s post I’ll help you talk about decisions. The Patterns The patterns are (SUBJECT) (VERB) (PREPOSITION) (OBJECT) (SUBJECT) (VERB) (INTERROGATIVE) (INFINITE VERB) [MAYBE A PREPOSITION] [MAYBE … [Read more…]
A lot of us have unreliable friends. Sometimes it makes us feel good to cover for them. Here’s a post to help you make excuses for them.
It is quite common to hear people make mistakes when talking about things they like. Here’s a guide to talk correctly about what you like.
When you talk about your childhood, you need to use past tenses and probably ‘used to’ as well. Here are some tips to avoid some of the most common mistakes.