Both must ________(base verb) and have to _______(base verb) are used for important obligations. They mean the same thing when used in the positive.
Don't have to ____(base verb) = no obligation -- The situation is not important. You can, but it's not necessary.
Must not ______(base verb) means DON'T DO IT. You have an important obligation NOT to do it.
Mustn't = must not. Mustn't is very common in British English. In the USA, must not is usually two words
To Learn English website quiz
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Pronouncing a final S
Do you understand "voiced" and "unvoiced?" If yes, go to the second video.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Adjectives that end with --ing or --ed
Sometimes we add ed or ing to the end of a verb and use it as an adjective. Sometimes we use the same verb base for the adjectives: bored/boring confused/confusing tired/tiring relieved/relieving exhausted/exhausting interested/interesting relaxed/relaxing
Use ____ING for the cause of a feeling Use ______ed for feeling (experiencing)
the feeling
Use ____ING for the cause of a feeling Use ______ed for feeling (experiencing)
the feeling
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Practice Using Irregular Verbs
Practice Irregular Verbs
Common Irregular Verbs Set 1 on Quizlet
80 Irregular Verbs on Quizlet
In Low Intermediate, we use some irregular verbs in simple past. Simple past is usually the second column of an irregular verbs list.
- Do not use "was" or "were" before another verb when you use simple past.
- Use the past form in positive sentences. Do not use it in negative sentences or questions
- Examples: I drove to school. She didn't drive to school. Did you drive to school?
- Use base form with Did or didn't Use the past form in positive sentences.
- Examples: Did you go to school? He didn't go to school. We went to school.
Sometimes we use the third column or an -ed form of a verb as an adjective in low intermediate.
She is tired. I am bored. The window is broken. The table leg is bent.
Many online exercises that practice irregular verbs mix up simple past and present perfect.
- If there's a have or a has, use the third column word. I have driven. He has driven.
- If there's no have or has, use the second column. I drove. He drove too.
Video songs for memorizing lists: (Scroll down for exercises to practice)
The British accent doesn't change the words...
Monday, March 5, 2018
AND, BUT or OR
Conjunctions and using commas....
(or one reason why I often talk about the differences between phrases, clauses, and sentences
when I talk about conjunctions)
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday, October 26, 2017
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