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Short answers

January 25, 2013 -

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

Short answers exercise

January 24, 2013 -

Short answers are normally constructed with subject and auxiliary verb. Other words in the question are usually omitted in short answers. In affirmative short answers,… Continue reading

Teaching the present continuous tense

January 23, 2013 -

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

Learning the simple present tense

January 22, 2013 -

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

Must and have (got) to

January 21, 2013 -

Both must and have got to can be used to talk about necessity. They are usually interchangeable; however, have got to is mainly used to… Continue reading