Joanne Reilly 
English Academy
 

These two small words are really great to use when linking parts of a sentence together, or giving more information about something. For example (like and such as) I enjoy playing ball sports, like football, rugby and tennis. I enjoy playing ball sports, such as football, rugby and tennis. They enjoy creative hobbies, like painting, knitting and writing. They enjoy creative hobbies, such as painting, knitting and writing. Like and as can both be used in these sentences, w

Do you sometimes get stuck trying to work out whether it is 'a apple' or 'an apple'? Is it 'a university' or 'an university'? Keep these tips in mind and you won't get stuck again... Tip 1 As a general rule if a word begins with a vowel a, e, i, o, u then we use 'an'. If a word begins with any other letter we use 'a'. Using this rule we have 'an apple', 'an egg' or ' an ice-cream '. We also have 'a hamburger', 'a banana' or 'a bicycle' for example. an ice-cream However, as wi

These are all great words to use when asking a question, but how do you know which one to use? What Asks a general question about...

Not sure which one is correct? They both are! When a verb (doing word) follows another verb we either use 'to' in front of the second...

Should Should is a word used to give advice , we believe that it's the right thing to do: You should go and wash your hands now, it's...

It all depends on the time you are writing about. Can Can is used to talk about abilities in the present . It is used to make a...

May and might are used to say whether something is possible. Let's look at the following dialogue: "Has anyone seen Joe?" "He might be...

Learning a new language should be an adventure filled with excitement and challenges! Is the reality though that it's something you have...

We use 'said' so often in English, but there are many more words we could use! Not sure which ones? Read on. It is important to look for...

Will is used to talk about the future and to make decisions in the moment . Shall is used to ask questions using I and we and to talk...

We know we can use the present continuous to talk about what we are doing at the moment (note the shortened version in brackets). I am ...

We use 'used to' to talk about things that were true in the past, but are no longer true today. I used to play football every Saturday....

We use the present perfect to talk about something that happened in the past with a result now (the present). Examples: The windows were...

Travel opens doors to new experiences and cultures, but language barriers can sometimes dampen your adventure. Being able to communicate...

The past continuous tells us what was happening, at the same time as another event, in the past. When you called me, I was watching...

The present continuous is used to talk about what is happening now, in this moment. The construction of the present continuous is as...

This tense is perhaps the least 'simple' of all! We use it to talk about something that happened in the past where both the start and end...

This was probably the first tense, or time period, that you learnt when you started studying English. For this reason it's probably the one that is the most forgotten. You move on to more complicated grammatical structures and the building blocks of present simple are forgotten. Here's a quick reminder. The structure is as follows: Positive Negative Question I work.

Will is used to talk about the present or the future. Would is the past tense form of will, so is used to talk about the past. It can...

Adjectives are the words used to describe a noun (a person or thing), for example: the red box, the quiet mouse, the big cat, the fast...