ADVERBS OF MANNER tell us how something happens. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object EXAMPLES .He swims well .He ran quickly .She spoke softly .James coughed loudly to attract her attention (He plays the…
ADVERB OF TIME
ADVERBS THAT TELL US HOW OFTEN Adverbs that tell us how often express the frequency of an action. They are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs (such as be, have, may, & must). The only exception is…
ADVERBS OF TIME
Part 1 Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for how long, and how often. Adverbs of time are invariable. They are extremely common in English. Adverbs of time have standard positions in a sentence depending…
قیدهای مکان
ADVERBS OF PLACE Adverbs of place tell us where something happens. Adverbs of place are usually placed after the main verb or after the clause that they modify. Adverbs of place do not modify adjectives or other adverbs. Some examples…
USING ADVERBS IN ENGLISH
Adverbs modify, or tell us more about, other words. Usually adverbs modify verbs, telling us how, how often, when, or where something was done. The adverb is placed after the verb it modifies :Examples The bus moved slowly The bears ate greedily…
wh- clauses
Wh-words are what, when, where, who, which, why and how. We use clauses with a wh- word: In wh-questions (see Questions and Negatives): What are you doing? Who ate all the pies? Why did you do that? after verbs of thinking: know – understand – suppose – remember – forget – wonder I know where you live. She couldn’t remember who he was. John wondered what was…
Present Perfect
The present perfect tense has a number of uses. 1 We use it to talk about experience. I’ve worked in 6 different countries. Have you ever been to Australia? She’s won many awards for her books. When these things happened is not…
Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
The present perfect simple suggests completion while the continuous suggests something is unfinished. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous We use the present perfect tense to talk about things where there is a connection between the past and the…
Words that are often confused
Some words are often confused by language learners – because they are similar to another word or because they look like a word in your own language but have a different meaning. Here are some words that often cause confusion.…
Wish and If only
Wish and ‘If only’ are both used to talk about regrets – things that we would like to change either about the past or the present. Talking about the present If only I didn’t have so much homework I could go…