English Adjectives for Describing Physical Appearance - Vocabulary for Talking About How People Look attractive - a person who is very good looking. (men and women). Attractive is a word you might use to describe someone who is very nice to look at, but who is not stunningly beautiful or strikingly handsome. Example sentence: - "Princess Diana was a very attractive woman." bald - As soon as possible. A.S.A.P. is an informal expression that is used to indicate when things need to be done really quickly. Example sentence: - "Could you finish that report for me today, please? beautiful - abbreviation for the English preposition 'before'. Online chat abbreviation for the English word 'before', a word we often use to talk about things that happened earlier than other events. We also use the word 'before' to talk about things we expect to happen sooner than other future events that are likely. blonde - textspeak for the expression 'bye for now'. 'Bye for now' is a slang expression that we use when we are saying goodbye to people we expect to see or speak to again in the near future. short - you.
Verb Cards A: ask, add, answer, arrrive B: blow, break, brush, bake, buy, bring, build, borrow, bathe, bite C:color, care, carry, chase, clean, catch, cut, crawl, clap, climb, comb, cry, close, cross, count, cook, cough, collect, choose, change D: draw, drink, dance, drive, drop, dream E: eat, enjoy F: feed, follow G: grow, give, grill,go H: hide, help, hold, hop, hug, hurt I/J: invite, imagine, iron, jump T: talk, touch, throw, taste U: use W: wash, watch, write, walk, wait, wear, wake up, wave, work Y: yawn, yell
Free English Grammar Lessons and Tests Ejercicio para aprender los Plurales en Inglés (Juego) ¿Cuál es el plural de ... ? En esta página tenemos un juego para que aprendáis los plurales irregulares. En el ejercicio tenéis que contestar correctamente el plural de cada palabra. Hay 4 opciones distintas. En este juego es tan importante la respuestas correcta como la velocidad en contestar. Si se responde correctamente el coche se acelera, cada segundo que tardemos en contestar el coche se frena. Didáctica Este ejercicio representa la vida real donde las respuestas tienen que ser correctas y rápidas para no aburrir a nuestro interlocutor. El objetivo es no sólo aprender sino además prepararnos para que las respuestas broten de nuestras cabezas de manera inconsciente. Si queréis repasar la teoría antes de hacer el ejercicio, podéis visitar el plural Requerimientos técnicos Este juego se puede ejecutar en: Internet Explorer 9 o superior, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, Android Browser o Blackberry Browser. 15 Comentarios cuales estan bien y cuales mal
Do vs. Make What do you do? What do you make? Can you do dinner tonight? Can you make dinner tonight? What’s the difference? For many English learners, the different between ‘do’ and ‘make’ can be a difficult one to distinguish. What do you do? What do you make? Can you see how they are different? Can you do dinner tonight? Can you make dinner tonight? Now that you have a clearer picture, come up with different activities using ‘do’ or ‘make.’ Rebecca Jee Rebecca is a Pedagogy & Curriculum Associate and a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University pursuing a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics. (Visited 469 times, 2 visits today)
20 Common Grammar Mistakes I’ve edited a monthly magazine for more than six years, and it’s a job that’s come with more frustration than reward. If there’s one thing I am grateful for — and it sure isn’t the pay — it’s that my work has allowed endless time to hone my craft to Louis Skolnick levels of grammar geekery. As someone who slings red ink for a living, let me tell you: grammar is an ultra-micro component in the larger picture; it lies somewhere in the final steps of the editing trail; and as such it’s an overrated quasi-irrelevancy in the creative process, perpetuated into importance primarily by bitter nerds who accumulate tweed jackets and crippling inferiority complexes. Below are 20 common grammar mistakes I see routinely, not only in editorial queries and submissions, but in print: in HR manuals, blogs, magazines, newspapers, trade journals, and even best selling novels. Who and Whom This one opens a big can of worms. Which and That Lay and Lie This is the crown jewel of all grammatical errors. Moot Nor
English Prepositions So what are prepositions? A preposition is a word which is used before a noun to show its connection to another word in the sentence. For example: The dog rests on the armchair. (The word "on" is used before "the armchair". The name "preposition" (pre + position) means "put before". Here are some more examples: She stands by the tree. The cat leans against the garbage can. The sign is under the car. The rocket went through the heart. They flew into the snow. She is reading to her babies. He is climbing up that mountain. A preposition can come before a pronoun as well. For example:
Verb Tense Tutorial Verb tenses are verb forms (went, go, will go) which English speakers use to talk about the past, present, and future in their language. There are twelve verb tense forms in English as well as other time expressions such as used to. For English learners, knowing how to use English tenses can be quite a challenge. Never fear. How to use this tutorial: 1. 2. 3. Verb Tense Exercises About the Verb Tense Chart Look at the verb tense chart above. There are also three simple tenses, three continuous tenses, three perfect tenses and three perfect continuous tenses. For example, all simple tenses have similar uses. Did you also notice that present tenses and past tenses only have one form whereas future tenses have two forms? Common Questions about Verb Tenses How can I learn verb tenses? Our native language changes the way we think about time. For this reason, you have to learn to think like an English speaker. Make sure you understand the details. How many verb tenses are there?
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