Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Irregular Verb Wordsearch

WHAT??



Irregular verbs = those verbs that fall outside the standard patterns of conjugation in the language in which they occur.




PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT *\(^_^)/*




1) click at the link below
exercise 1
exercise 2

2) look at the base form and look for the past


Monday, April 18, 2011

Can Vs. Could

I received a question from a former student in my email:

"How could I explain the difference between the verb 'can' and 'could'? Does 'could' involve with one's willingness to do something and does 'can' talk about one's ability?".

I then replied:

"I can understand your confusion. there is more than one meaning for 'can' and 'could".


'Can' generally refers to ability (to be able to do something).

"I can walk in twelve minutes".

"I can speak Japanese".


'Could' however refers to past ability.

"When I was young, I could walk a mile in 8 minutes".

"At one time, I could speak Japanese. But then, I have forgotten how".


Sometimes, both 'can' and 'could' are used to make a polite request.

"Can you help me, please?".

"Could you help me, please?"



Sunday, April 17, 2011

Introduction

Assalamu'alaikum W.B.T and hello everyone. Here I publish another education-wise blog to the world with the objective of exchanging ideas and knowledge about English grammar. Throughout the blog entries, I would like to share and post some of the information and applications such as online games and exercises regarding English grammar. I hope the blog might help people out there to improve their English grammar. Have a good day, everyone! :)


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