Conditional Sentences


Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6   Conditional sentences generally describe a possible situation (If Jim forgets my birthday…) and the consequence/result of that situation if it indeed happens (…I will be very angry). They can also be used to describe hypothetical situations (when we are only imagining something) in the present, past and future. …

The present Continuous


Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 The Present Continuous is a verb tense in English. It is also known as the Present Progressive. In general, we use the Present Continuous for an action that is in progress at the moment.   Download Exercise   To form the Present Continuous, we use the auxiliary …

Remember vs Remind


Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 When to use the verbs remember and remind can cause students some confusion, as both verbs can express the idea of bringing something to your mind, or not forgetting something. However, it is important to know that we use each verb in different situations.   Download Exercise   Remember …

Much, Many, Few, Little


Stage 2 Stage 3   Today we’ll be speaking about quantifiers in English, but before we begin to go over them in greater detail, it is essential that we understand the basic meaning of each quantifier.   Download Exercise   Many, Much, Few, Little.   Many, Much We use “many” to express the idea of …

Tail Questions – Part II


Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8   In Spanish, there’s a very interesting way that we can use the word ‘no.’ When we think something is true and we want confirmation from another person, we can say it at the end of a sentence, with the intonation we use to indicate a question. The following …

Using ‘Should’ for the Past and Future


Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9   The modal auxiliary ‘should’ communicates the idea that we don’t necessarily have to do a particular action, but that it is the right thing to do; it is the best idea. You have alternatives, but the particular action is the right thing to do. Consider the following examples: …

Difference between – ‘Die’, ‘Death’ ‘Dead’


Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6   These three words often confuse us because they revolve around the same meaning. Die is a verb, dead is an adjective and death is a noun. For example:   Download Exercise   What are the differences between: ‘die’, ‘death’ y ‘dead’ La diferencia es tan sencilla como reconocer …

The difference between No and Not in English


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3   We use both words for negations and negative sentences, but often find it difficult to distinguish their differences in how they are used.   Download Exercise   No and Not: their differences in how they are used 1. No, has the same use as in Spanish and is …