Grammar

But, however, though / Linking sentences In English, these are the phrases we use more in formal, that is, official speeches. They are also used in daily conversations to express personal opinions. We can use the phrases above in formal situations and to give personal opinions. But When we want to express a contrast ideas […]

He is so trendy! In English, we use the connectors ‘so’ and ‘such’ to specify a certain amount, much like ‘too’ and ‘enough.’ So Let’s note that ‘so’ is used with adjectives: He is so good that he could be professional. He plays so well that he could play in the National team, too. These

Intermediate Irregular Verbs and Past Tense Expression As explained in the previous lessons, we use verbs in two categories when making sentences in Past tense in English 1.Regular verbs : It is made by bringing -e, ed and ied to the end of the verb. like – liked love-loved clean – cleaned watch- watched carry-

Past Perfect (Had + Past Participle) Past Perfect is used to express actions that happened before other past events. It is formed with “had” followed by the past participle of the verb. When two events occurred in the past, and one happened before the other, we use this structure to indicate the sequence of events.

SO: SUCH: In summary, “so” is used before adjectives, adverbs, and quantity expressions to intensify them, while “such” is used before nouns and noun phrases to emphasize them. Both “so” and “such” can be followed by “that” to explain the cause or consequence of a situation.

Direct and Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) When we want to convey what someone else has said or expressed, we use two methods: Direct and Indirect Speech. For example, if John says, “I like swimming”: Let’s look at more examples: Here are some tense and modal verb changes when reporting speech: Modal verbs change as follows

GERUNDS (-ING) A gerund is a verb form used as a noun. It can function as the subject of a sentence or as an object. For example: Here are some common verbs and expressions that are followed by gerunds: Some prepositions (on, at, in) are followed by gerunds: Additionally, the following expressions are followed by

PRESENT TENSE / Simple Present / -er, -ar INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR REFERENCE Present Tense Use: The simple present is used to describe a common action. In this usage, time expressions (time adverbs) are used, such as: Adverbs of Frequency In addition to the information provided in the Elementary section: The Present Simple is used in newspaper

Reporting Speech – Direct to Indirect Speech When reporting what someone else has said, we use the “He/She said” form and change the tense of the speaker. Also, note that the comma is removed when changing from direct to indirect speech. say / said “I need a book.” he said. He said (that) he needed