Lessons

Using from

July 28, 2012 -

From indicates the starting point in space. He traveled from England to India. From can also indicate the beginning of a period. The conference will… Continue reading

Talking about what you are doing at the moment

July 21, 2012 -

The present continuous tense is one of the most commonly used tenses in English. It is the tense form that we use to talk about… Continue reading

Reporting questions

July 18, 2012 -

Indirect questions aren’t questions in the strict sense of the term. They do not have the word order of typical questions. They also don’t have… Continue reading

Using the past perfect tense

July 17, 2012 -

Many ESL students have problems with the past perfect tense simply because they don’t know how to use it. The past perfect is perhaps the… Continue reading

Reported speech: backshifting

July 16, 2012 -

Present tenses in the direct speech will become past tenses in the indirect speech. This change in tense is often called backshifting. Study the following… Continue reading