Here is a mind map of irregular verbs organised into groups (click on it to see it in full). We can divide English irregular verbs into three main groups: Group 1: the infinitive, the simple past and the past participle are the same (eg, cut/cut/cut) Group 2: two words: either the infinitive and the [...]
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Quite a few of my learners have difficulties asking questions the right way in English. That’s because there are several ways to ask questions in French but only one in English. It’s not OK to use a positive sentence with a rising intonation like you would in French: Vous êtes anglais? You are English? Instead [...]
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I very often get asked the question, ‘when do we use whom, and what’s the difference between who and whom? The first thing I should say is that English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy – the bible of grammar for English learners makes no reference at all to whom as a question word. Collins [...]
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If I were you, I’d (=I would) get more rest si j’étais toi, je me reposerais davantage Practice: answer the questions in the comments section of this post
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Infinitive: to bet Present participle: betting Past participle: bet Present Simple I bet You bet She/he/it/one bets We bet They bet Present Progressive I am betting You are betting She/he/it/one is betting We are betting They are betting Present perfect I have bet You have bet She/he/it/one has bet We have bet They have bet [...]
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Le verbe can est un verbe modale. En français, le verbe can se traduit par soit “pouvoir” soit “savoir”. Regardez les exemples suivants: You can go – tu peux allerI can drive – Je sais conduire Dans les deux cas, “can” est suivi par l’infinitif – go, be, walk, want, etc.Vous voyez donc que au [...]
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Le temps qu’on utilise le plus! Positive I study you study we study they study he studies she studies Negative I don’t study you don’t study we don’t study they don’t study he doesn’t study she doesn’t study Question do I study? do you study? do we study? do they study? does he study? does [...]
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Ce temps en anglais correspond exactement avec le plus-que-parfait en français, c’est à dire, on l’emploie quand on veut parler de deux evenements au passé, l’un avant l’autre: When I arrived (prétérit), he had already finished (past perfect)Quand je suis arrivé, il avait déjà fini Notez que l’auxiliaire ‘be’ – was/were n’est jamais utilisé pour [...]
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You should know these verbs and their past forms (prétérit) Study the list quickly, then use the link below to test yourself. Je dors – I sleep j’ai dormi – I slept Je travaille – I work j’ai travaillé – I worked Je regarde – I watch J’ai regardé – I watched je mange – [...]
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