The past participle is a form of a verb. It is very important in the use of the perfect tenses. It can also be used…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Matching the right verb with the right preposition is crucial for two reasons: It helps make your sentence grammatically…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher In a previous post, I explained the basics of the apostrophe and how you can use it in a sentence….
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Gerunds can be preceded by verbs, prepositional phrases and infinitives. In this post, we will be looking at verbs…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The apostrophe is generally used to indicate possession (one thing belongs to another). Possession can be used with a…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The definite article “the” has two distinct pronunciations. The difference in pronunciation depends mainly on the word it follows….
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What is a gerund? Simply put, a gerund is a word that looks like a verb with an –ing…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you learn anything at all from this blog or from me (if I am or was your teacher),…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question: One of my students asked, “Should I say my ex-boss or my former boss?” Answer: This is a…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Although fun and funny look and sound similar, these two words are very different. English learners, especially Quebec Francophones,…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A few days ago, one of my students, whom I had been coaching for a presentation she was going…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Most of my students, especially native French speakers still have problems using the adjectives good and right correctly both…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Earn money and win money are confusing especially for native French speakers. In French, gagner de l’argent means earn…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Breathe and breath are two of the most confusing words for English speakers (even native speakers) and learners. Confusing…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question from Musa: “When do I use being and been, with examples…please.” Similarity: Both being and been come from…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Fill in and fill out are both phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is simply a verb that is followed…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you’re finding it difficult to master prepositions in English, you’re not alone. Many English learners find learning and…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question: To form an adverb from an adjective, the rule says to add –ly at the end of the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have learned how to form adverbs from adjectives. If not, it’s quite easy. To change an adjective…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Our last post explained how to use the articles A, An and The. Today, we will look at the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at three more functions of So. Go here to see the first three. Using So Usage 4:…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Using So There are at least seven different situations (functions) in which so can be used. Today, we will…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When talking about animals and the meat of these animals, the names are not the same. Let’s look at…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher No more Meaning 1: A definitive and permanent stop of an action, a thing or a person Examples: There are…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Anymore Meaning 1: a definitive and permanent stop of an action, a thing or a person Synonym: any longer Example: …
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What makes these words confusing? 1. Difference in spelling Complement is spelled with an ‘e’ in the third syllable, while…