Gerunds after Prepositions
Use Gerunds After Prepositions Use gerunds after prepositions. Gerunds after Prepositions Verbs + Preposition + Gerund Some verbs require a preposition before the gerund. She insists on going early. He succeeded in solving the problem.
Second Conditional
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Changing from Direct to Reported Speech
Briefly about Direct and Reported Speech Changes of Tenses in Reported Speech When changing from direct to reported speech, the tense usually shifts back one step in time. Direct Speech (Present) - Reported Speech (Past)
Linking Words of Contrast
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Modal Verbs
Let's Learn Modal Verbs Modal verbs are special verbs that help express a speaker’s attitude or opinion. Modal verbs are verbs that express necessity, possibility, permission, ability, obligation, advice, expectation and deduction. The main modal
Negative Prefixes
Learn to Use Negative Prefixes A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. Negative prefixes create a new word with an opposite or
Inversion after Negative Adverbials
Inversion after Negative Adverbials What is an inversion? An inversion is when we put a verb before the subject in a sentence. A very effective way to make our language more emphatic is by inverting the
Test 3 Level A2
Do Test 3 Level A2 Pre-Intermediate Test 3 Level A2 Pre-Intermediate is for students of the ninth and tenth grades learning English as a foreign language. Task 1. Read the passage and answer the questions