There, their, or they're: place, possession, or they are?
Use there for a place or in there is. Use their before something that belongs to them, and use they're when they are fits.
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This, that, these, and those: choose by distance and number
First choose singular or plural. Then choose near or farther away: this is near and singular, these is near and plural, that is farther and singular, and those is farther and plural.
Threw or through: action or movement?
Use threw for the past of throw. Use through for a path inside a place, time, or something finished.
To, too, or two: direction, also, or the number?
To can mark a place or an action; two means 2. Too means also or more than you need or want.
Too and enough: form, meaning, and examples
Use too for more than needed and enough for the amount you need. Put too before an adjective or a noun phrase, but put enough after an adjective.
Used to: past habits and states
Use used to plus a base verb for a past habit or state that is no longer true. Say I used to walk to school or We used to have a dog. For negatives and questions, use did or didn't plus use to.
Verbs exercises: find the verb and choose the right form
Find the subject and any time word before you choose a verb. Use the base form with I, you, we, and they in the present simple; add -s or -es with he, she, and it; and use the past form for a finished past time.
Verbs: actions, states, and sentence patterns
A verb can name an action or event. It can also describe a state, while a helper builds the main verb form.
Very and very much: understand the difference
Use very before most adjectives and adverbs. Use very much after the main verb to say that you strongly like, want, miss, or enjoy something; it can also come before comparatives and some past participles.
Wait vs weight: hear and use the right word
Wait means to stay until something happens. Weight means how heavy a person or thing is. In Please wait by the door, wait is an action. In The parcel has a weight of two kilograms, weight is a thing you can measure.
Wh questions: ask for precise information
Put the question word first. In many present and past questions, follow it with do, does, or did, then the subject and the base verb: Where does the bus stop? When did you arrive? With be, put be after the question word: Why are you late?
Wh-questions: question words and word order
Choose the question word for the answer you need. Then use question word + be + subject, or question word + do, does, or did + subject + base verb.