The English verb "take" has many different meanings and uses. "take" is used in many different expressions and phrasal verbs. In this lesson, you will learn the most common uses and expressions. Form "take" is an irregular verb. base form: take ing form: taking past tense: took past participle: taken Meaning and uses = to remove something without … [Read more...]
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English vocabulary: Enjoy
In this vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word "enjoy". Enjoy is a regular verb. It means to feel pleasure from something or to like something. Form base form: enjoy ing form: enjoying past simple form: enjoyed past participle: enjoyed Sentence structures using "enjoy" There are 3 main structures: enjoy + noun Examples: She … [Read more...]
English vocabulary: Train travel
This is a vocabulary lesson all about train travel. This will help you in English speaking situations. The important vocabulary is in blue. Train times To know the train times, you must read the timetable. Departure times are the times of the trains leaving the station. Arrival times are the times of the trains coming into the station. Off-peak time is … [Read more...]
The ing form of English verbs
The "ing form" refers to verbs when they end in the letters "ing" Example for the verb "fish", the ing form is fishing When is the ing form used? There are 3 main uses of the ing form in English grammar: Continuous tenses Examples: I am fishing. (present continuous tense) He was fishing. (past continuous) We will be fishing. (future continuous) As an … [Read more...]
The present continuous tense in English
The English language has 2 different present tenses: The present simple The present continuous (also called present progressive) Both tenses are quite different in both form and meaning and in this English grammar lesson, I will explain the present continuous. Form Affirmative subject + verb "to be" + ing form of the verb I am working you are working he / she … [Read more...]
