Category: basic grammar

  • Present: questions and negations

    Let’s look at the general structure of EVERY phrase in English! You will see that it’s very easy: Now all you have to do is place your action in TIME: PRESENT, PAST, or FUTURE(there are no other possibilities for time, except if you live in another galaxy or another dimension! Do you know this? Do…

  • Negations and questions in the Past

    ↓ You have already met Lea and practiced negations and questions in the present with her. Let’s now practice constructing negations and asking questions in the past using the example of Lea’s parents : Lea’s parents lived in France a long time ago. They immigrated to New York before Lea’s birth. They came with a…

  • Basic structures : negations and questions in the present

    Meet Lea who will be your guide! You will get to know her here: Lea, (23 years old, a native English speaker), lives in New York city. She studies in college and specializes in law. Her friends appreciate her, but find her a little too serious, sometimes. Let’s now use Lea’s life to practice with…NEGATIVE…

  • Specific Past: practice with regular and irregular verbs

    Do you remember Lea? Read about a family friend who recently moved to Lea’s house and turned a lot of things upside down THE STORY: Lea’s parents, who came to the US a long time from France, have long-distance friends from their country. One of their friends has a son, Sebastian, who studies programming in…

  • Past: questions and negations

    Do you know that when you speak about an action that took place yesterday, two days ago, last week, last year etc, you need to place it in the past? It’s very logical. The SPECIFIC PAST has a very simple structure: What about NEGATIVE phrases? Do you remember the general structure of a negative phrase…