english tricks

Present simple We use the present simple to talk about actions we see as long term or permanent. It is a very common and very important tense. Here, we are talking about regular actions or events. �          They drive to the office every day. �          She doesn't come here very often. �          The news usually starts at 6.00 every evening. �          Do you usually have bacon and eggs for breakfast? Here, we are talking about facts. �          We have two children. �          Water freezes at 0� C or 32� F. �          What does this expression mean? �          The Thames flows through London. Here, we are talking about future facts, usually found in a timetable or a ...

The present continuous is used to talk about present situations which we see as short-term or temporary. We use the present simple to talk about present situations which we see as long-term or permanent. In these examples, the action is taking place at the time of speaking. �          It's raining. �          Who is Kate talking to on the phone? �          Look, somebody is trying to steal that man's wallet. �          I'm not looking. My eyes are closed tightly. In these examples, the action is true at the present time but we don't think it will be true in the long term. �          I'm looking for a new apartment. �          He's thinking about leaving his job. �          They're considering making an appeal a...

First and foremost, I noticed that most of the students are weak in their writing due to the difficulty in making even a simple sentence. Thus, for the last few weeks � I have been focusing on the sentence structure learning. Moreover, I had done my tutor on how to differentiate a simple sentence, a compound sentence and a complex sentence. Here are the examples of the said sentences: Variety of Sentence Structures In writing or identifying sentences, we use the following formulas:  Simple Sentence = one Independent Clause Four Sentence Formulas: 1. SV (one subject, one verb)  2. SVV (one subject, two verbs)  3. SSV (two subjects, one verb)  4. SSVV (two subjects, two verbs)  Compound Sentence: Two Sentence Formulas  1) I,cI (Independent Clause + comma + coordinating Conjunction + Independent Clause)  2) I;I (Independent Clause + semicolon + Independent Clause)  Complex Sentence: Two Sentence Formulas  1)  D,I (Dependent Clause + comma...