Archives for January 2013

Let me see, well, you know etc Expressions of this kind are often used when the speaker needs time to think. ‘How much are you… Continue reading

Short answers are often grammatically incomplete because we do not usually repeat the words that have just been said. A typical short answer pattern is… Continue reading

If you are an ESL teacher you should know how difficult it is to teach tenses. Teaching the present continuous tense immediately after teaching the… Continue reading

The simple present tense is perhaps the first tense form ESL students learn. While learning this tense form, it is always a good idea to… Continue reading