After the prepositions before, after, and without, we use the VerbING, like this: Please put your dish in the sink after eating. I always have a lot of energy after exercising. Before eating something, please wash your hands. Make sure you have your passport before leaving for the airport. If you go outside without drying your hair, you may catch …
Using Wait – English Grammar Lesson
I think most people don’t like waiting for things, but if you think about it, we wait all the time. We wait for trains, busses, meetings, and wait for people to do things for us. We wait hours for flights to arrive and concerts to begin. Maybe you have waited to see an English lesson that deals with the verb …
Using Move vs. Go – English Vocabulary Lesson
When I was five years old, we moved from an apartment to a house because we needed more room. It was great to be able to grow up in a house with a backyard. My family never moved from that house and in fact, my mother still lives there. I moved a lot, though. I even moved overseas, but in …
Convenient vs. Convenience – Confusing English Vocabulary
Most people like to live in a city because of the convenience. Everything is close by; shopping, dining, and transportation. The convenient bus and subway systems make getting around easy. And no matter where you are in the city, you are usually never far from a deli or convenience store. A lot of people get confused between convenient and convenience, …
AFTER vs. IN To Talk About Time – English Preposition Lesson
We use in + time period to talk about a point in the future that is related to now: I’ll see you in thirty minutes. This means 30 minutes from right now. Jack said he will be here in an hour. This means one hour from right now We use after to talk about a point in time in the …
Fit vs. Suit – English Vocabulary Lesson
Jimmy bought a new jacket this week. It really suits him. He looks good in leather. The jacket fits him very well too. I think leather jackets don’t suit me, even if they fit. Today, let’s have a look at the difference between fit and suit. We use fit to talk about the size or shape of something. Fit means …
Still vs. Yet – English Grammar Lesson
It was pretty warm here in New York yesterday. In fact, it is still warm today. We have had some summer-like weather even though it is not officially summer yet. Actually, it is still spring. I do love the summer weather, especially since I live close to the beach. Up until this weekend the weather has been cool and rainy, …
Why vs. Because – English Vocabulary Lesson
When you want to talk about the reason something happens, you can use why or because. Do you know the difference between these two words? Lets have a look at why and because today. We use because to introduce the reason an action happens. We use because to connect two clauses. The pattern is [action clause] + because + [reason …
Both vs. Either vs. Neither – English Vocabulary Lesson
You can use both, either, and neither when we talk about two things or people. We use both when we talk about two things or people that are together. We generally use both with and: I have both a Windows and a Mac computer. Jack likes both coffee and tea. Do you want both books, or just one? We use …
Not Any, No, & None – English Vocabulary Lesson
We use not any, no, and none to talk about the absence of something. Today, lets have a look at how these words are used in everyday English. We use not any + [plural noun]. In everyday English, we usually contract not with the be verb or auxiliary verb: There aren’t any people in the meeting room now, so let’s …