Language Use
Using Indirect Questions in English
Is there a difference between sentences and questions that you need to know when changing direct speech into indirect/reported speech? Although we’ve already reviewed necessary rules for indirect speech on this blog, including required time tense changes, I haven’t yet taught the specifics related to indirect questions. Because it’s “question month” for the rest of July, I want…
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How to Use Embedded Questions in English
I am not sure if you’ve studied embedded questions in English before. Can you tell me in the comments what confusions you have about embedded questions? I am wondering how much you have studied them… I also hope that you realized this lesson has already begun and includes 3 examples of embedded questions above. Do you…
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3 Questions to Start a Conversation
Have you been in a situation where you needed to start a conversation, but you didn’t know what to say? Perhaps you were with new friends, at a work party, or waiting for class to start with some fellow classmates. If you need English for your everyday life, then it’s important you get comfortable with starting…
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How to Ask Questions in English: Question Structure
There are many different types of questions in English, various ways to ask them, and questions are necessary for starting and maintaining English Conversations. How do you ask questions in English? What’s the correct question structure in English? Do auxiliary verbs go before or after the subject? What about tenses? There are all kinds of…
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Past Perfect Practice: How to use the Past Perfect
The foundation of your English relies on your understanding of the time tenses in English. In order to effectively talk about the present, past, and future, you need to be able to differentiate these 3 tenses. However, within those 3 tenses, there are differences between the simple, progressive, and perfect structures. Are you comfortable with the differences?…
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