by Martin Burke | Mar 27, 2019 | Everyday grammar
Prepositions are short words (on, in, to, etc.) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs). A number of my students sometimes have difficulties selecting the correct prepositions but, don’t worry, even advanced learners of...
by Martin Burke | Mar 25, 2019 | Everyday grammar
For those wishing to ‘brush up’ on their English basics, here’s a simple guide to forming questions in English in all of the main tenses and when using auxiliary verbs; Forming Questions In English Yes/No questions follow ASM (Auxiliary verb...
by Martin Burke | Mar 15, 2019 | This is how we say it
Another common element of spoken English is that of the question tag. This is often a challenge to learners of English because although to native anglophones it is an everyday part of our language and as such is a natural ‘reflex’, for students of English it can be...
by Martin Burke | Mar 14, 2019 | My language journey
I have a lot of sympathy with learners of English. They have to learn all of the grammar rules which we native speakers never have to. Many of my students are able to tell me the names of the various tenses and explain to me the rules which apply to their application,...
by Martin Burke | Mar 4, 2019 | This is how we say it
This is a sentence structure which sometimes causes confusion among non-English speakers. In French, as in many other languages, the following sentence structure is used; Je veux que vous lisiez ceci This phrase, which employs the subjunctive, would be translated...
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