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November 29, 2019 When describing a place or thing and placing an emphasis on numbers, there is a proper way to do that: number-thing noun
It’s important to notice that the noun following the number is not in the plural form. Also, the number and the noun are hyphenated. So, don’t do this:
Click here for the lesson of the day. November 28, 2019 It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Click here to learn about this national holiday.
November 27, 2019 The word of the day is "decay."
November 25, 2019 Today’s featured lesson shows you how to form the future perfect tense. This is a difficult tense to use because it describes a situation that comes to the end in the future. Here’s an example:
So, I haven’t finished reading the book yet, but by next week I should be finished with it because I don’t have that much more to read. How do I know for sure? Actually, I don’t. I’m not completely sure, but the future perfect tense provides a way to describe that possibility. November 23, 2019 The word "how" is used when forming many different kinds of questions and statements. You can find examples for the word "how" on this page.
November 21, 2019 If something is genuine, it’s real. How can you tell if something is genuine?
Are those pearls genuine? November 19, 2019 You can use the future continuous tense when talking about things that you will be doing in the future. This is similar to the simple future tense; however, in the future continuous tense, an activity is continued over a period of time. Here are some examples:
All of the above activities happen over a certain duration of time. This time period can last an hour or several days and weeks. It’s easy to form the future continuous tense: Subject + will be ___________ing The main verb is in the simple form with an "ing" ending. That’s it. November 18, 2019 The word of the day is "formal."
November 16, 2019 Talking about what another person said is challenging in any language. In this case, you have three people to think about: yourself, the person you are quoting, and the person you are talking to. In Yellow Level Lesson Sixteen, you will learn how to form indirect quotations in order to relay the words spoken or written by another person. I created a new PDF for Lesson Sixteen in the Blue Level. This is for the verb "be" in the past tense. November 15, 2019 The helping verb "had" can go at the beginning of a clause in about the same way as "if I had…." Here’s the video:
November 13, 2019 The word of the day is "dirt."
Your lesson for today is on the present perfect continuous tense. What have you been doing all day? Have you been studying your English? The present perfect continuous tense is very useful when talking about activity that takes place over a long period of time and includes the present time. November 12, 2019 The lesson of the day is Lesson Twelve in the Yellow Level. Use this formula when talking about past possibility: modal verb + have + past participle You are limited, however, to modal verbs could, should, would, and might when doing this:
November 11, 2019 The word of the day is "constant."
November 10, 2019 This week students will study modal verbs. Modal verbs change the condition, the tone, or the mood of the main verb. Sometimes the changes are not very noticeable. At other times, the changes are very significant, so you really have to pay attention to which modal verbs are chosen. November 8, 2019 How are you doing so far this month? Do you feel like you are making progress with your English? As you continue to move forward through the website, from one level to the next, improvement might be harder to find. That’s because it’s necessary to let time pass. It takes time for your brain to absorb new skills and new knowledge. Students become frustrated because they want immediate results from a website or an app. It doesn’t work that way. Keep working on your lessons, and try not to become too frustrated. You will have to wait for those new skills to kick in. (kick in = be of use) November 5, 2019 Some of the most popular lessons in the Yellow Level are for the present perfect tense. It’s a good idea to study these lessons together. Lesson Three – The Present Perfect Tense Lesson Four – The Present Perfect Tense, negative Lesson Five – The Present Perfect Tense, questions Many of the students who use this website to work on their English are studying in the Yellow Level this month. If that’s you, complete the lessons in order. The word of the day is "blue."
Blue has a calming effect on people. November 2, 2019 There is a particular word order when using more than one adjective in front of a noun. This video explains what it is.
November 1, 2019 At the begriming of each month, students move forward to the next level if they believe they are ready. Students who were studying in the Blue Level moved on to the Red Level. Students who were studying in the Red Level move on to the Yellow Level. From Green to Purple, and so on. The word of the day is "go." There are many idioms and verb phrases that include the word "go." Each course level on this website has a checklist. Print out and keep the checklist next to your computer, tablet, or phone and use it to track your progress as you move through the lessons: PRINT: Click here to go back to October 2019 Click here to go to the LAEO Blog Archive. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
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He learned how to play the guitar.
He’s dressed in formal attire.
Use a shovel to dig in the dirt.
If something is constant, it doesn’t stop. This can be very annoying!