quarta-feira, 31 de agosto de 2011

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 98 Stative Verbs and Continuous

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Tip of the Day: 98 Stative Verbs and Continuous
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From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language

Stative Verbs and The Continuous Form

Stative verbs cannot be used in the continuous forms.

Example Sentences

I believe in magic. (NOT - I am believing in magic.)
She seems upset. (NOT - She is seeming upset.)

Quiz of the Day - Collocations - Save, Find and Go

Collocations are words that go together with specific verbs or other words. This collection of combinations focuses on and common words and expressions that go with the verbs 'save', 'find' and 'go'.


English Worksheet of the Day - Comparative - Superlative

This page is dedicated to helping both learners and teachers take advantage of all the resources related to both the comparative and superlative forms on this site. It should provide better (comparative form) access to help you become the most (superlative form) knowledgeable student in your class! Resources include explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, and activities all related to the comparative and superlative form.


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terça-feira, 30 de agosto de 2011

About ESL: Perhaps a Little Difficult, but Important

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From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL
This week's newsletter focuses on some English learning points that might be difficult, but that can really help your English become polished. There is an in-depth look at collocation (learning words that go together), and a guide to speaking about hypothetical situations to begin with. Next, we move on to quizzes to help you learn tenses through comparison. For example, the future with 'will' or the future with 'going to'.

What is collocation?
If you studied or taught English, you've probably heard about collocation, corpus linguistics, etc. These are great tools to help improve learning vocabulary by finding word groups or "chunks" that... Read more

Imagining - Hypothetical Situations
When imagining what might happen there are a number of forms in English. These are often referred to as hypothetical situations. These situations often use conditional forms, as well as... Read more

Key Quizzes to Help Review Tenses
Taking quizzes is a popular way to check your knowledge of English grammar. One of the most important grammar concepts is the use of tenses. Tenses indicate whether something happens in the past, present or future... Read more

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English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 97 Stative / Action Verbs

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Tip of the Day: 97 Stative / Action Verbs
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Stative / Action Verbs

Stative verbs are verbs which express a state. Action verbs are verbs which express something a person does.

Example Sentences

He wants to start school. (stative verb)
They are playing tennis at the moment. (action verb)

Quiz of the Day - Ask and Answer Questions

Make sure you understand the questions and try the 50 basic English questions quiz.


English Worksheet of the Day - Ask and Answer Questions

These 50 questions are ideal for English classes and learners. Each question has an appropriate answer or response. They are divided into related categories.


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segunda-feira, 29 de agosto de 2011

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 96 Remember to do / doing

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Tip of the Day: 96 Remember to do / doing
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Remember to do / doing

Remember + Gerund => to recall an action. Remember + Infinitive => to do an action you should do.

Example Sentences

I hope you remembered to put out the campfire!
She remembered visiting her uncle that day.

Quiz of the Day - Dialogue: The Presentation

Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the present perfect.


English Worksheet of the Day - Top 10 Grammar Resources

Here are the 10 most popular English grammar articles from this past year. These grammar resources provide comprehensive instruction and review for beginner, intermediate and advanced level learners.


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domingo, 28 de agosto de 2011

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 95 Forget to do / doing

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Tip of the Day: 95 Forget to do / doing
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Forget to do / doing

Forget + Gerund => to not recall an action. Forget + Infinitive => to not do an action you should do.

Example Sentences

He forgot to lock the front door.
Mary forgets speaking to him at the party.

Quiz of the Day - Adjective + Preposition Combinations

Check your understanding of the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.


English Worksheet of the Day - How to Use Adjectives

An adjective describes how something 'is'. For this reason, we usually use the verb 'to be' when using adjectives. Adjectives are used to describe nouns.


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sábado, 27 de agosto de 2011

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 94 Stop doing / to do

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Tip of the Day: 94 Stop doing / to do
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From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language

Stop doing / to do

Stop + Gerund => to finish an activity. Stop + Infinitive => to pause in order to do something.

Example Sentences

She stopped smoking last summer.
Tom stopped to ask the policeman directions to the hotel.

Quiz of the Day - English Article Usage Quiz

Quiz focusing on article usage in English. Choose a, an, the or nothing to complete the gaps.


English Worksheet of the Day - Relative Clauses

Use relative clauses to provide extra information. This information can either define something (defining clause), or provide unnecessary, but interesting, added information (non-defining clause).


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