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Lie (Tell Untruths) vs. Lie (Recline) vs. Lay (put) – Common grammar mistakes in English with examples and conjugations Watch this video on YouTube Lie (tell untruths) Conjugation: lie – lied – lied – lying Wrong: Many years ago, his wife laid to him. Right: Many years ago, his wife lied to him. Wrong: He…
Grow vs. grow up Grow: to become larger or bigger Right: The crops grow fast on this fertile farm. Wrong: The crops grow up fast on this fertile farm. Grow up: to become an adult Right: They grew up in Missouri. Wrong: They grew in Missouri.
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Present Perfect Tense Present perfect tense is used to refer to an action that started in the past and continues to the present time: Watch this video on YouTube The film has already started. Sometimes the action is completed before the present time: She’s got a new haircut. The structure Subject + have / has…
Present and Past Participles in English Grammar Present and Past Participles in English Grammar Present participles Watch this video on YouTube Both present and past participles are also called verbal adjectives because, on the one hand, they are used to describe a noun; and on the other hand, they look like a verb. Present participles…
Compound-complex sentences in English Compound-complex sentences in English Simple sentence A simple sentence includes one independent or main clause. Furthermore, the meaning of a simple sentence is complete by itself. Watch this video on YouTube These days, computers are used for a variety of purposes. Compound sentence A compound sentence consists of two independent or…
Indirect Speech Indirect speech, unlike direct speech in English, is used to report what somebody has said or thought in a particular situation. Pay attention to the following examples: Watch this video on YouTube Direct speech: She said, “I’m deeply upset about the way my father treated me.” Indirect speech: She said that she was…
Adverb Clause in English Adverb Clause in English The Outline of This Lesson on Adverb Clause in English Watch this video on YouTube What is an adverb clause? An adverb clause is a dependent clause or subordinate clause in English, which is the opposite of an independent clause. In a compound sentence, both the independent…
Conjugating Irregular Verbs in English Conjugating Irregular Verbs in English The Outline of This Lesson on Common Grammar Mistakes Simple Form Simple Past Form Past Participle Form -ing Form awake awoke awoken awaking be was / were been being blow blew blown blowing build built built building buy bought bought buying catch caught caught catching…
Common Grammar Mistakes in English Common Grammar Mistakes in English The Outline of This Lesson on Common Grammar Mistakes Today morning, I woke up late. :arrow: This morning, I woke up late. “This morning” makes a common collocation in English, while “today morning” is not a collocation at all. What’s the different? :arrow: What’s the…