Listen and repeat. Please do NOT read and repeat. The spelling won't help. Use your ears and your brain. 1. I saw a balloon in a cartoon.2. It was cool in the swimming pool.3. The table top was very smooth.4. Th...

The present perfect and present perfect continuous  generally allow us to talk about things which start in the past and continue into the present.1. I’ve lived in Turkey for three years. I’ve been living in Turkey for three...

Verb tense review: the present continuous (also called the present progressive.The present continuous is mostly used for actions which are happening right now. Sometimes we also use it for future actions. Compare these two sentences:...

Verb tense review: the simple past.The simple past is used for actions that took place in the past and are finished. For example:“Yesterday I went to the gym after work.”“Last week I met a woman who is a yoga instructor.”<...

In writing, regular English verbs add “ed” to the infinitive to show past tense. So hope becomes hoped, grab becomes grabbed, and wait becomes waited. Now close your eyes and listen to the ending sound of these three verbs.Hoped, hoped, ...