David MacFarlaneMay 24, 20212 min readDeterminers and pronouns 1 - B1some/any; somebody/anybody etc.; much/many etc. Context Listening Look at the four people in the pictures below. They’ve all left a...
DaveMay 24, 20212 min readThe presentSimple vs. continuous Present simple We use the present simple to talk about repeated actions or permanent situations in the present: I...
DaveMay 24, 20211 min readPAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUSDiscover how and when to use the Past simple and Past continuous The past simple and the past continuous tenses are used to talk about...
DaveMay 24, 20212 min readPRESENT PERFECT The present perfect is used to talk about past actions or situations that have a connection with the present. It is formed from the verb...
DaveMay 24, 20211 min readGRAMMAR TENSE REVIEW 1Present simple vs. present continuous States vs. actions Past simple vs. past continuous Changes from past to present Do this test to...
David MacFarlaneMay 24, 20212 min readPresent Perfect 2 - Simple vs continuousWhen we talk about things that happen in a period of time from the past up to now, we often use the: present perfect simple (have + past...
David MacFarlaneMay 24, 20211 min readLinguists found the ‘weirdest languages’ – and English is one of themAdam Schembri Reader in Linguistics, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Birmingham