Verb: get/got (past)
have = have got
I’ve got my wallet = I have my wallet
In spoken english we often say:
I got my wallet
I’ve got to go = I have to go = je dois aller/il faut que j’y ailles
When contracted it becomes:
I gotta go
He’s gotta go
she’s gotta go
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Attention, les deux sont très différents!
I stopped eating fastfood : j’ai arreté de manger du fastfood
I stopped to eat fastfood : je me suis arreté pour manger du fastfood
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All languages have regional variations and English is no exception. As there are five times more speakers of American English than speakers of British English, it is important to be familiar with vocabulary differences between the two.
One variety of English is not better than another, and I don’t believe that the standard should be [...]
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Please note that ‘ain’t’ isn’t exclusively American English, as is commonly believed. The writer Charles Dickens (British, 19th century) put the word ‘ain’t’ regularly into the mouths of his characters, many of whom were working-class Londoners (Cockney).
“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in [...]
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Talking about money:
Brainstorm the vocabulary you will need. A good way is to make a mind-map. Write the word ‘money’ in the middle and around it write five words that you associate with the word ‘money’. For each of those five words, wirite another five words that you associate with it. It doesn’t [...]
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English vocabulary is a mixture of simple verb-preposition phrases and more intellectual Latin words. French speakers can easily recognise Latin words, and use them in their conversations. But the ‘Anglo-Saxon’ way of saying things is more difficult. Remember that generally, short word combinations are more informal and friendly, and that if you use only words [...]
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We use the verb ‘to have’ to speak about eating and drinking. Do not try to translate directly from your language, just learn it by heart and use it. Although we English teachers insist that you learn your irregular verbs – eat, ate, eaten, drink, drank, drunk – very often just one word is enough, [...]
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American English. Note that in British English we say ‘aubergine’ and ‘courgette’ for ‘eggplant’ and ‘zucchini’
Apple
Banana
Cherry
Date
Eggplant (aubergine)
Fig
Grape
Hazelnut
Indian jujube
Jackfruit
Kiwi
Lemon
Mango
Nectarine
Orange
Peach
Quince
Raspberry
Strawberry
Tomato
Ume
Vanilla
Watermelon
Texas Persimmons
Yam
Zucchini (courgette)
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Do I like trains?
I like trains.
Do I like ham?
I don’t like ham
Do you like school?
You like school
Do you like peanuts?
You don’t like peanuts
Do we like chesse
We like cheese.
Do we like asparagus?
We don’t like asparagus.
Do they like tomatoes?
They like tomatoes
Do they like spinach?
They don’t like spinach.
Does he like you?
He likes you .
Does he like your brother?
he [...]
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This video will show you how to use the verb ‘to have’. As you know, it is a very simple irregular verb, with only four forms: have and has in the present, has in the past, and having as the present participle.
Some of you will already know that some English speakers use ‘have/has got’ for [...]
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Many learners get confused between ‘fun’ and ‘funny’. We could translate these two words into French like this:
fun : (nom) plaisir (adjectif) amusant, plaisant
funny: (adjectif) drôle, rigolo; bizarre
what do you think is the right word in the following sentences, fun or funny?
1. I have a great joke for you, it’s really _________ .
2. You’re going [...]
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