The Future Progressive Tense It’s really cold today in NYC. As a matter of fact, it’s-14C! I don’t like the cold weather at all, so I’m going to stay warm by thinking about the summer. In just a few short months, I’m going to be relaxing on the beach, enjoying the warm sunshine. I will probably be thinking of that …
How To Use As If & Like – English Grammar Lesson
I saw a new pizza shop on Madison. It looked as if it had good pizza so I went in. Everyone working there was nice, and they treated me as if I were a long time customer. They seemed to live their jobs, and worked hard, like they were the owners themselves! Today let’s have a look at the phrase …
Simple Present Questions With Do & Does – English Grammar Lesson
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Am not vs. Do not – Simple Present Negatives – English Grammar
I like pizza, but I am not the type of person who eats it every day. I don’t work so close to a good pizzeria, and I’m not able to take a long lunch break in order to eat it. I guess that’s better for my weight! A lot of students have trouble with using the negative form of be …
Simple Present vs. Present Continuous – English Grammar Lesson
What do you usually do on Tuesdays? What are you doing today? I always work on Tuesdays, and in fact, I am working right now. I’ve just given you two examples of sentences in English that use the simple present and present continuous grammar. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at the difference between both of these grammar …
Using THE – English Grammar Lesson
I like animals. I sometimes go to the animal shelter in my neighborhood and play with the dogs. I saw a cute dog and a cute cat yesterday. The dog was white with a brown spot on his nose. The cat was black, with some white on his belly. Using the can be tricky for a lot of English grammar …
Free English Grammar Lesson: Using Ever
A lot of readers and students have asked me how to use ever. Today, I am going to show you the various ways we can use this convenient English word. We’ll also look at the typical grammar patterns used with ever. Ever is an adverb and means at any time. I am sure you have learned that we use ever …
Free English Grammar Lesson: Using Go
I am to meet one of my students who is in the US this week on business. We usually have a lesson online, but today she is coming to my office for class. After the lesson we will go for lunch. I suggested we go for pizza at Lombardi’s, my favorite pizza shop. I like to go there whenever I …
English Grammar Lesson: Non-Progressive Verbs
I am writing this lesson on my laptop right now. I used the verb write in its progressive form (with the be verb) because I am writing now. We use verbs in the progressive form when we talk about actions that are happening right now. Here are some other examples: I’m working until 10pm tonight. Jack’s sister is staying at …
English Grammar Lesson: Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
When you want to tell someone what another person told you, you can use reported speech. Here’s an example: In the morning, you have this conversation with your friend Jack: Michael: Hi Jack. What’s new? Jack: I started a new job last week. Michael: Really? How’ it going? Jack: Oh, it’s pretty busy. Later that day, you have this conversation …