Category: Grammar
In previous lessons, you’ve learned how to do reported speech and reported questions/commands – now here are some verbs you can use to do the reporting! Pay special attention to …
Advanced English Grammar Course What are direct and indirect objects? A direct object is something or someone that is directly acted on by the verb. Direct object examples …
Your DEFINATELY spelling these words wrong! Today you’ll learn words that most people misspell. In fact, two of them are in that sentence! 1. The word definitely does NOT …
Download 30+ ask the teacher lessons Grammar e-books Today’s student question is, “Can we say ‘less tall’ for the opposite of taller?” The answer is no, we don’t use …
Download 30 Ask the Teacher lessons English grammar e-books Today’s student question is “When do we use FEW vs. A FEW – what’s the difference?” I’m happy to explain …
Download lesson PDF Contractions combine two words into a short form with an apostrophe to replace the missing letter or letters – for example, I am becomes I’m could …
Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! Many English learners say WILL all the time… but native English speakers have a whole bunch of ways to talk about …
Let’s learn 50 irregular plural nouns – these are nouns that don’t follow the normal rules for forming plurals! Even a lot of native English speakers aren’t sure about …
Did you know that we have two types of verbs in English? They are action verbs (or dynamic verbs) and state verbs (also called “stative verbs” or “state of …
What are linking verbs? Linking verbs do not describe an action – instead, they connect the subject of the sentence to a word describing it or providing additional information …
Download 30 Ask the Teacher lessons $1 grammar e-books Should we say there is or there are an apple and two bananas on the table? That’s multiple things, so …
What is the past tense of lead, read, and dream, and how do we pronounce them? That’s our question of the day! Past tense of lead – led The …
Download Ask the Teacher lessons “Is it canceled or cancelled?” Both spellings are correct! Canceled is more common in American English, and cancelled is more common in British English. …
Complete Program for English Learning One of my students asked me what’s the difference between these two questions: “Does she have a car?” “Doesn’t she have a car?” This …
Download lesson PDF + Quiz What’s the difference? When do we use each of these English verb tenses? Today I’m going to explain two simple rules so that it …
Download free PDF + Quiz Subject-verb agreement is one of the first things you learn in English class. It means the subject of the sentence has to have the …
Download Free PDF + Audio In English it’s very common to use the present continuous to talk about the future, in the case of activities that are planned, arranged, …
What is a complex sentence? A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause contains a subject and verb, and can stand alone as a complete …
600+ Confusing English Words Explained E-BookThe prepositions in, on, and at can be very confusing for English learners! Today you’ll learn the basic difference between them and the …
What are countable and uncountable nouns, and how do we use them in English grammar? Let’s learn all about these two different types of nouns today! There are some …