by Martin Burke | Jan 19, 2021 | This is how we say it
Next and last or the next and the last? A student recently said to me ‘I won’t be available for my lesson the next week’. Although my student’s English is of an upper intermediate level, she hadn’t fully understood the difference between ‘next week’ and ‘the next...
by Martin Burke | Dec 1, 2020 | Everyday grammar
I was asked recently by one of my students of English if I could tell him what is the most common meaning of the English word ‘would’, since it has more than one translation. Here I have detailed six uses for this sometimes-troublesome little word… 1 – It is...
by Martin Burke | Nov 17, 2020 | This is how we say it
When speaking to my students of English I notice that they are often very unsure about using the expression ‘have got’, when talking about possession. I can completely understand that. After all, when learning English at elementary level, it is always easier to learn...
by Martin Burke | Nov 6, 2020 | This is how we say it
This is a reminder to learners of English that we do not use the Future Simple ‘will’ as often as you might think. In fact, if you use that tense in the wrong situation to talk about the future, it ‘will’ sound unnatural… so, be warned! Present Progressive (or...
by Martin Burke | Oct 30, 2020 | Everyday grammar
Many of my blogs are written in response to mistakes made by my students of English, and this one is no exception. Sometimes I make a note of these mistakes, correct my student at the time and then that’s the end of the issue. However, sometimes when I hear the same...
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