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One-Point English Lesson: Using Reason With For & Why
Hi English Language fans! How’s your week going? Today I want to show you how to use for and why with the noun reason. You can use reason + for. What is his reason for being late? Did you tell your teacher your reason for missing class yesterday? You can also use for + reason I like pizza for two reasons. It’s delicious and reasonable. I asked you to come here for a reason. You can also use rea... -
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English Grammar Lesson: Past Perfect Tense
In English grammar, perfect tenses are used to show that one thing happens before another thing in the past. For today’s English lesson, I am going to show you how to use the past perfect tense. The structure of the past perfect tense is had + past participle (pp): had eaten had gotten had arrived Look at these two sentences. Our friend Jack did two things last night, and we use the simple past tense ... -
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One-Point English Lesson: Using Do For Emphasis
Hi English Language fans! I want you all to know that I really do appreciate your comments and emails. Did you notice that I used do in that sentence? Today I’m going to show you how to use do to emphasize the verb. Usually, a sentence has one and only one main verb. For example: I like pizza. Jack works at ABC Company. Tom lives in Brooklyn. There are times however when we need to emphasize the v... -
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English Preposition Lesson: At vs. In For Location
Hi English Language fans! It was a bit chilly this morning in NYC. Well, today I have a special English lesson for you that I think is really going to help you learn the difference between the prepositions at & in when talking about location. I know so many people have trouble with these two words, but if you can remember a few basic rules and patterns, you’ll have it down pat! We often use both at & in t... -
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English Lesson: Confusing Vocabulary - Convenience vs. Convenient
Good morning from Happy English in NYC! I love the convenience of living in the Big Apple, and this city has many conveniences like the transportation, and huge number of restaurants. How about your town? Today, I want to teach you the difference between convenience and convenient. A lot of students have trouble with these words. How about you? Are you using them correctly? Have a look at the lessongraphic below... -
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One Point English Lesson: Should vs. Must
Should and must are both modal verbs in English, but basically have a different meaning. Must has a much stronger meaning because it expresses duty or a rule. Should is often used to mean "I think it is a good idea," so it has a less strong meaning. Here is a lessongraphic showing the basic differences: If you enjoyed this lesson, get email updates (it's free). Enter email address: If you know... -
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English Conversation Lesson: Casual Greetings with "How" & What"
Basic Greetings in English An English conversation a conversation usually starts with a question. There are two kinds of questions we use - how and what. Here are some examples of each: How are you? What’s new? How’s it going? What’s up? How’s life? What’s going on? How’s everything? What’s shaking? The how questions ask about our feeling or condition, so t... -
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English Preposition Lesson: Using “With”
Greetings from sunny and warm New York City. It’s such a nice day today. If you walk along Madison Avenue, you can see a lot of people with smiles walking around and enjoying the sunshine. Well, for today’s free English grammar lesson, we are going to look at the preposition with. A lot of people have written to tell me that they have problems with this preposition, so I hope that today I can make it a bit clearer fo... -
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One-Point English Lesson: Beside vs. Besides
Hi Everyone. Here is a one-point vocabulary lesson about beside & besides. Beside is a preposition of location. It means next to. The clock is beside the candleholder on the shelf. I was sitting beside Jack at the restaurant. Please put that table beside the sofa. Besides is used as conversational phrase to mean “in addition” or “as well” or “moreover.” I had a late lunch, so I wasn’t hungry whe... -
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One Point English Lesson: How to Use Sorry
Sometimes things go wrong and you need to apologize. In English, we generally say I'm sorry when we apologize. Today, I am going to teach you four basic grammar patterns you can use when you say, I'm sorry. I hope you find these English phrases useful, but at the same time I hope you never have to use them! Now it's your turn. Try using one of these phrases in an original sentence. Use the comment b...
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