June 2017

  • True vs The Truth

    True vs The Truth

    One mistake a lot of learners make is the difference between true and truth and when to use them. True, defined as in accordance with fact or reality, is an adjective so can be used to describe something. “This is a true statement.” “Be true to yourself.” And in that respect can be also used…

  • A brief guide to….past perfect continuous tense

    A brief guide to….past perfect continuous tense

    Past perfect continuous (or progressive) is a tense commonly used in English to express something you started in the past, continued and ended at some time before now. The structure of this uses HAD BEEN and the verb ending -ing. When, since, for and before often appear alongside past perfect continuous in these sentences. I had…

  • 5 British English Slang expressions for….Hello, how are you?

    5 British English Slang expressions for….Hello, how are you?

    As with all languages, there are a number of ways to greet people in English, especially in the UK. While you might have learned the formal greetings like good morning, good afternoon and good evening, the following are slang terms you might use with someone you are familiar with. Hi/Hey – As in the US,…

  • 30 minutes of English a day

    30 minutes of English a day

    You can’t always be talking to a conversation tutor (as much as I’d love to, even I can’t work 24 hours a day!) One thing I’m recommending to my students that are not already immersed in an English speaking country is doing something in English for at least 30 minutes EVERY day. So here are…

  • 5 British English Slang Expressions for….Friend

    5 British English Slang Expressions for….Friend

    As with most languages, English has many different words for things, some ‘proper English’, some slang. This series intends to teach you some of these expressions that you can use every day. This article deals with other words that can be used instead of friend. Now these are mostly not specific to gender but men…