Gerunds & Infinitives – What is the difference?
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by mhardy3222
10M ago
GERUNDS Gerunds are usually nouns but they are different from other nouns because they are made from verbs. ∗ Changing verbs into other forms: nouns or adjectives, for example, is common in many languages. Think about how your language changes verbs into other forms as you continue reading.  Gerunds are always singular: Cooking dinner takes a long time.                                                          Cooking is hard work. The ‘ing’ for ..read more
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Present Perfect Tense – Part 1
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by mhardy3222
1y ago
FORM  (have / has + past participle) Look at these sentences: Leo’s English improved when he started a course at Langports English College. His English is improving. His English has improved since he started at Langports. The first sentence gives information about the past, only the past. So we use the Past Simple: improved. We don’t know if Leo’s English continued to improve. We don’t know about his English now. The second sentence only gives information about what is happening now, what is in progress. So we use Present Continuous: is improving. (Present Continuous is also known as Pr ..read more
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A Song with First Conditional, Imperatives, and Collocations
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by mhardy3222
2y ago
Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now Dua Lipa sings a song, Don’t Start Now, in which she tells an ex boyfriend very clearly that their relationship is finished and she is not interested in seeing him again. Her life is so much better without him. Her message to him is clear: If you don’t want to see me with another man, don’t look! Click on the above picture for the official YouTube video. For the YouTube video with lyrics, click here. Sentences starting with ‘If” are usually conditional sentences, and Dua Lipa is telling her ex what not to do in the future if he doesn’t want to see her with another ..read more
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Phrasal Verbs: 3 Easy Rules
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by mhardy3222
2y ago
Phrasal Verbs: come back, run off with, go around, wear out, ………. http://www.anglonautes.eu/learning%20english There are just 3 things to know if you want to understand and remember Phrasal Verbs: 1. Phrasal Verbs are Vocabulary. 2. There are two types: a)Separable andb)Non-separable. 3. When they are Separable, the pronoun must always go in the middle. Phrasal Verb: get up .……………….. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=peanuts+cartoons Phrasal Verb: give up ………………….. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com 1. Phrasal Verbs are Vocabulary. Phrasal Verbs are verbs plus ..read more
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English Grammar Quiz
Mary's English Blog » Grammar
by mhardy3222
2y ago
Hello English Students! The end of the year is fast approaching  and I wonder how you have all managed with your English studies. Are you happy with your progress? Perhaps it’s time to test your grammar skills? I am more than halfway through watching a Turkish TV Series called Magnificent Century. (There are more than 130 episodes!) I am enjoying it immensely; however, I don’t speak Turkish so I have been reading the English sub-titles.  Translating a fast-paced TV Series is a huge undertaking. The people responsible for translating Magnificent Century into English did a remarkable j ..read more
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A Song with ‘going to’ (gonna) for Future Predictions based on Evidence & ‘had better’ for Warnings
Mary's English Blog » Grammar
by mhardy3222
2y ago
Today, I’m focusing on the  song, Street Boy, by Rodriguez to highlight the use of ‘going to’ for future predictions: predictions based on evidence. Click on the picture for the video. Rodriguez has an amazing voice and you will hear every word clearly. I’ll also explain some common idioms in the song and the collocation ‘had better’. 1. BE + going to + base infinitive for Predictions based on Evidence First, some revision from an earlier post on ‘going to’: *We OFTEN use BE + going to + base infinitive for Future Plans (see my post April 8, 2013). When we use   BE ..read more
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A Song with Second Conditional & Present Tenses
Mary's English Blog » Grammar
by mhardy3222
2y ago
We often use the Second Conditional to talk about how we would like things to change (our life, other people, the world). Sometimes, we are not satisfied with a current situation and imagine how it could/would improve, if … ‘If I earned a lot of money, I would buy a car. If I had a car, I wouldn’t have to walk to work.’ Frequently, the wished-for result is the opposite of what is true now. The above speaker does not have a car. He/she has to walk to work. The Second Conditional describes hypothetical situations and their hypothetical results. How would you express the above situations in your ..read more
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Gerunds & Infinitives – What is the difference?
Mary's English Blog » Grammar
by mhardy3222
2y ago
GERUNDS Gerunds are usually nouns but they are different from other nouns because they are made from verbs. ∗ Changing verbs into other forms: nouns or adjectives, for example, is common in many languages. Think about how your language changes verbs into other forms as you continue reading.  Gerunds are always singular: Cooking dinner takes a long time.                                                          Cooking is hard work. The ‘ing’ for ..read more
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Defining Relative Clauses: #6
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by mhardy3222
2y ago
For Grammar Rules about Defining Relative Clauses see my post  September 22, 2013.                                                                                      &n ..read more
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What is a Comma Splice?! ?
Mary's English Blog » Grammar
by mhardy3222
2y ago
Comma Splices are a common mistake I see in my students’ writing.  I understand why they make them: they are not a mistake in their languages! Rachel Schultz has written a very easy-to-follow guide on how to fix this error. Read on! English with Rachel Comma splices -what are they ? They sound like a good thing (the name reminds me of a delicious ice-creamI loved as a kid) but they aren’t .They are punctuation mistakes often made by English native speakers and non native speakers alike. Yes, native speakers make this mistake too! Let’s have a look at an example of one : I love stu ..read more
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