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Advanced English Grammar: The Subjunctive Mood

May 30, 2017 by Melanie

Advanced English Grammar: The Subjunctive Mood

In this lesson you’ll learn … all about mood what the subjunctive mood is how to form the subjunctive the 5 types of sentences in which you use the subjunctive when it’s OK to use “I were“! The subjunctive is not a tense like the past simple or the present perfect. It’s a mood. This […]

Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: verbs

English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My

November 28, 2016 by Melanie

English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My

Why are the smallest words in English so difficult to master? Even native speakers get very confused with the English pronouns I, me, myself, and my! Why do we have so many different words to describe the same person? Each word is a different part of speech and has a different role to play in […]

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English Grammar: “If You Could … ?”

October 23, 2016 by Melanie 10 Comments

English Grammar: “If You Could … ?”

Could is a modal verb. Modal verbs are common in English. Modals are used before other verbs to express ideas such as ability, possibility, certainty, necessity, or permission. A modal verb is an auxiliary verb. It is a helping verb. It can’t be used by itself in sentence. It must be used before another verb. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Grammar Tagged With: conditionals, modal verbs

English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest”

April 26, 2012 by Melanie

English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest”

A lot of English learners struggle with the verb suggest because suggest is an unusual English verb. It is not used in a sentence the same way that other verbs are. Suggest means mention or recommend something to think about, or something someone should do. You suggest a thought or an idea.   1. “I […]

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Present Perfect: “Have You Ever Been to (a Place)?”

April 21, 2012 by Melanie

Present Perfect: “Have You Ever Been to (a Place)?”

Have you ever been to Rome, Italy? You can use the present perfect to talk about a place, city, or country you have visited. The present perfect is used to talk about if, at any point in your life in the past, you have visited or traveled to a specific place. The present perfect is […]

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