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Somebody, Anybody, Anywhere and Nobody

Singular indefinite pronouns  Somebody, Anybody, anywhere, nobody       The compound of some and any act in the same manner as some and any. Some – affirmative Any – in the negative and questions Some – to offer something, … Continue reading

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What is there? What are there?

  What is there in the classroom? There IS a table… There is a chair… there ARE windows! There IS a ceiling!     There is/There are – used to indicate that something is in a certain location or that … Continue reading

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APRIL Monthly Quiz

  Test your knowledge with our April Monthly Quiz!    

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P2 Titanic prepositions of time

  Is it in the weekend, at the weekend or on the weekend? What time do you go to work? When were you born? What day is it today? What do you do ON Wednesdays?   IN ON AT Months, … Continue reading

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Homophones…TWO, TOO, TO

  Do you know how to use TOO, TWO & TO correctly? These are homophones (words that are spelt differently but have the same pronunciation)   TOO – used with adverbs and adjectives. (too can also mean ‘as well’ or … Continue reading

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To be or not to be

TO BE I am You are He/She is It is We are They are Examples I AM a teacher. You ARE a student. He IS an actor. It IS a cat. We ARE Spanish They ARE politicians AM/IS/ARE The verb … Continue reading

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like and as

Like and as can be confusing in English. Both like and as can be used to describe how similar things are. Like + noun/pronoun. For example I’m like my mother. Like my mother, I have brown hair. As + subject + verb. For example, However, in spoken English, like is … Continue reading

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2nd Conditional – If I had a million dollars, I would give it to charity

We use the second conditional to talk about impossible situations. IF + PAST SIMPLE – WOULD + INFINITIVE (Condition) WOULD + INFINITIVE + IF + PAST SIMPLE  (Condition) If I went to Madrid, I’d visit the Prado Gallery. I wouldn’t … Continue reading

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P2 into, in to, onto, on to…

In to or INTO – On to or ONTO INTO (preposition) Into + object + modifiers of objects. Examples: She put the toys into the basket. He walked into the room and found a mouse. The prince turned into a … Continue reading

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I studied English last week. (Past Simple)

How do we construct the simple past? Verb + ed / irregular verbs I went to the cinema yesterday. He shopped at Wal-Mart. She phoned her mum. They stopped at the petrol station. Negative form of simple past Did not … Continue reading

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