After present and future reporting verbs, the tenses in the reported speech are normally the same as in the original speech. Direct speech: He says,… Continue reading

English does not have any complicated grammatical gender system. People are usually he or she. Things are it. He is a teacher. (NOT It is… Continue reading

We can use take to say how much time we need to do something. Different structures are possible. Person + take + time expression +… Continue reading

Many English verbs can be followed by prepositions or adverb particles. Do sit down. Alice ran down the road without looking at anybody. Some verbs… Continue reading

The structure have to / have got to is used to talk about obligation. The meaning is similar to must. I have got to there… Continue reading