Every time or everytime: write the phrase correctly
Write every time as two words. Use it when you mean each occasion or whenever something happens.
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Everyday English learning: a practical guide
Choose one everyday situation, collect one useful phrase from it, and use the phrase again soon. Keep the task small enough to repeat during an ordinary week.
Exclamation marks: use emphasis carefully in English writing
Use an exclamation mark to show strong feeling, a warning, or a forceful instruction. Use a full stop for ordinary information. One exclamation mark is normally enough.
Forms of be: use am, is, are, was, and were
Use am with I. Use is with he, she, it, and one person or thing. Use are with you, we, they, and plural nouns. For the past, use was with I, he, she, it, and one noun; use were with you, we, they, and plural nouns.
Full stops: end a sentence clearly
Use a full stop after a complete statement. Do not add one after a question mark or an exclamation mark because those marks already end the sentence.
Future with will: decisions, predictions, and offers
Use will plus the base verb for a decision made now, a prediction, an offer, or a promise. Say I'll carry that bag or I think the train will be late. Use won't for a negative future idea, and put will before the subject to make a question.
Going to: plans and evidence-based predictions
Use be going to plus a base verb for a future plan or for a prediction supported by what you see or know now.
Grammar rules: make clear choices in everyday English
Build a basic sentence with a subject and verb, then check agreement, small words such as a and the, and the order of the remaining information.
Hear and listen: what is the difference?
Use hear for receiving or noticing a sound. Use listen, usually listen to, for paying attention to a sound, a person, or a message.
Hear or listen: receiving sound and paying attention
Use hear when you notice or receive a sound. Use listen when you pay attention, usually with to before the person, sound, or thing you are listening to.
Him and his: use object and possessive forms correctly
Use him for a male person as the object of a verb or preposition. Use his to show that something belongs to that person, usually before a noun.
Home or house: what's the difference?
A house is a building for people to live in. Home is the place where a person lives, and it can also mean a feeling of belonging. We usually say go home, not go to home.