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Was or were: choose the past form of be
Was and were are past forms of the verb be that connect a subject to a past state or place.
Open lessonBought or brought: which past form do you need?
Bought is the past form of buy. In this lesson, it describes paying for something. Brought is the past form of bring: someone or something came with you, or you moved it to the place being discussed.
Open lessonDairy or diary: check the order of the letters
Dairy can mean milk and foods made from it, or a place that produces milk. A diary is a book for personal notes or appointments.
Open lessonDeterminers: choose the words before a noun
A determiner helps show which noun you mean or how much there is. It comes before the noun and any describing words.
Open lessonEnglish exercises: choose what to practice
Choose practice for one clear error, such as spelling, group nouns, or words that sound alike.
Open lessonEnglish grammar: choose a lesson and practice
English grammar explains how words fit together. Choose a topic by the meaning or form you need.
Open lessonPresent continuous: actions happening now and temporary situations
The present continuous describes an action in progress right now, a temporary situation around the present time, or a planned arrangement.
Open lessonRegular and irregular verbs: how past forms change
Regular verbs use the -ed pattern for the past simple and past participle. Irregular verbs have at least one form outside that pattern.
Open lessonSimple past: finished actions and past states
The simple past places an action or state before now. It can describe a single event or a past habit. Your listener may already know when it happened.
Open lessonAdvice or advise: noun or verb?
Advice is guidance about what to do. Advise is the verb for giving guidance.
Open lessonCould, would, or should: choose the meaning
Could can show possibility or ability, would can show an imagined result, and should can give advice. These verbs also have other uses.
Open lessonFacetious: meaning, tone, and use
Joking instead of speaking seriously, often when the joke seems silly or poorly timed.
Open lessonFinite and non-finite verbs: find what changes
A finite verb can show tense or subject agreement. Non-finite forms, including infinitives and participles, do not mark tense, person or number. A base form or core modal can also be finite.
Open lessonNostalgic: meaning and how to use it
Feeling affection for something in the past, often with pleasure and a little sadness.
Open lessonOstentatious: meaning, tone, and examples
Ostentatious describes a conspicuous display intended to impress, usually with a critical tone.
Open lessonWho or whom: everyday and formal English
Who is the subject form and is also common as an object in everyday English. Whom is the object form of who, used as the object of a verb or a preposition such as to or with. It is more formal.
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