Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, and never
Put an adverb of frequency before the main verb, but after be. Put it after the first helping verb when a sentence has one. Use never without another negative word.
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Adverbs of frequency: talk about regular habits
Use always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, or never to say how often a habit happens. Put the adverb before most main verbs and after be.
Adverbs of manner: how actions happen
Use an adverb of manner to describe how someone does an action. Many adjectives become adverbs by adding -ly, but some common words have special forms.
Adverbs: add information about actions and descriptions
An adverb (a word that adds information) can change an action or description. It can also affect a whole sentence, and its form and position depend on the meaning.
Animal and bird sounds in English
English uses different verbs for different animal sounds. A dog barks, a cat meows, a cow moos, and many small birds chirp.
Antonyms exercise: find opposite meanings in context
Find the key idea in the sentence, then choose a word that gives its opposite meaning in that same situation. Antonyms often belong to the same word class, but the useful opposite depends on context.
Apostrophes: possession and contractions
Use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone or something, and in contractions such as don't and it's. Do not use an apostrophe just because a noun is plural.
Articles with jobs, nationalities, and roles
Use a or an before one singular job or role. Put a nationality adjective before the role when needed: a Brazilian engineer or an American architect. Use a plural role without a or an for a group: Brazilian engineers.
Auxiliary verbs exercise: use do, be, and have accurately
Use do for many present and past simple questions or negatives, be before an -ing form or a past participle in passive sentences, and have before a past participle in perfect forms.
Bought or brought: which past form do you need?
Bought is the past of buy: you paid for an item. Brought keeps the r from bring and describes arriving with someone or something.
Bring and take: understand the difference
Use bring for movement toward a person or place that is the destination in the conversation. Use take for movement away from that person or place, usually to a different destination.
Build a stronger English vocabulary: practical study methods
Choose useful words from real English, learn each word with a short example, and review it on several days. Keep the word with a plain meaning, a common partner, and your own sentence instead of keeping a long list of translations.