Present Continuous vs Be Going to We use both going to and present continuous to speak about future plans. Exam in Mind Level A2/B1 What do Going To and Present Continuous have in common? Both going to and present continuous are used to express the same idea. Going to and present continuous are used to
Must and Have to for Strong Obligation Both words must and have to are used to indicate a strong obligation. In the affirmative form, have to has the same meaning as must and is used to express obligations. However, have to is much more flexible than must because we can use it in the past, the present and the future.
Grammar Time: Do and Make When we use do and make with noun phrases, do focuses on the process of acting or performing something, make emphasises more the product or outcome of an action. Let's learn the basic differences between do and make. Try to memorize the common collocations with these verbs. Exam in Mind
What to use: infinitive or -ing form? Do you know when should we use infinitive or -ing form? Let's learn the verbs after which use to-infinitive and the verbs which must be used with -ing form (Gerund). Level A2 To-Infinitive We use to + the infinitive form of the verb after the verbs: want - хотіти
Grammar Time: Phrasal Verbs Part 2 Learn some more phrasal verbs with Phrasal Verbs Part 2 and have practice doing exercises as well as using them in your own sentences. Exam in Mind Level B2 Phrasal Verbs Part 2 Remember! ask out - запрошувати A few boys asked her out but never the right ones back
Past Perfect Tenses The past perfect is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past. The Past Perfect = had + V3 The past perfect passive says the something had been done by someone before some time in the past: The city had been defended by the brave men.
Using Infinitives With Too and Enough We use Infinitives with too and enough. Let's read the rule to see the difference. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 Compare: That box is too heavy for Bob to lift it. - In the speaker’s mind, the use of too implies a negative result. Too heavy = It is impossible for
Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verbs Part 1 will help you remember some phrasal verbs and use them in your own sentences. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination
Past Perfect Tense: Grammar Exercises We use Past Perfect Tense to express that an action or actions happened before something else happened. I had eaten dinner before they came. Tilly had seen that film before it was on TV. Level A2/B1 Have practice in using the Past Perfect Tense Task 1. Past Simple or Past Perfect
Adjectives: Extreme and Gradable Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something. What are extreme and gradable adjectives? Some adjectives in English are gradable – that means you can have different degrees or levels of that quality from “a tiny bit” to “extremely”. For example, the weather can be a little cold, rather cold, very cold,
