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:

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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!

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Now it’s your turn. Try using one of these phrases in an original sentence. Use the comment box below

 



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One-Point English Lesson: Ever vs Never with Present Perfect

Welcome to another one-point Happy English Lesson! Today, I’m going to teach you how to use ever and never with the present perfect. Have a look at the graphic here for the details.

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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 to talk about each thing:

  1. Jack finished his homework at 8:15
  2. Jack started watching TV at 8:30

Using the past perfect tense, we can combine both sentences into one sentence, like this:

  • Jack had finished his homework before he started watching TV.

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We often use time expressions like before, when, already, and by the time with the past perfect.

  • Jack had graduated from college before he got married.
  • Jane had gone to Washington two years before moving to the USA.
  • The class had already started when Joe got to school.
  • Most of the guests had already left when Bob arrived at the party.
  • By the time Cathy reached the station, the train had already left.

Now it’s your turn. Think about two things you did yesterday and write an original sentence using the past perfect tense. Use the comment box below!



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