The future with “going to”
Today we are going to learn all about, well… “going to” and how to use it correctly in English. The future expression “going to” is used for events which are planned or expected to happen in the...
View ArticlePast simple affirmative of the verb “to be”
Today we are going to look at the simple past affirmative of the verb “to be” in English. We have already studied the present simple form of the verb “to be” in unit 1. If you wish to refresh your...
View ArticleAdverbs of Manner
We are going to look at adverbs of manner today. You may remember that adjectives are used to describe nouns. However, adverbs are used to describe verbs or rather, to say how something happens, or how...
View ArticleHow to use the conditional with the future in English
Today we are looking at the “the future conditional,” or better known as “the first conditional,” and how to use it correctly. This conditional is normally used to express consequences or the results...
View ArticleIrregular verbs in English
We covered regular verbs in the previous unit, unit 66. So, today we are going to move forward and learn all about irregular verbs and how to use them correctly in English. Irregular verbs do not end...
View ArticleQuestion tags in the simple past
You do remember how to use question tags, don’t you? Let’s take a quick look at some questions tags asking for confirmation in the present. For example: You like him, don’t you? You don’t eat fish, do...
View ArticleSimple past in questions and negative sentences
Today we are going to be looking at the simple past in questions and negative sentences. Remember that in negative sentences in the present we use the auxiliary “do” and “does” plus the word “not.”...
View ArticleNot yet, still not and never
Today we are going to learn about the expressions, not yet, still not and never. Learning about not yet, still not and never with @ABAEnglishClick To Tweet Let’s start off with not yet. “Not yet” is...
View ArticleReported speech in English
Reported speech is used to explain what somebody said, without quoting the exact words. For example, you could say: “I found an article that said that reported speech is used to explain what someone...
View ArticlePhrasal verbs you need to know at work
As a modern European language, English is generally not grammatically complicated, however it does have certain elements which are tricky and do not necessarily exist in other languages and one of...
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