English Prepositions - Use of In / On / To / At
INUse 'in' with spaces:
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in a room / in a building
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in a garden / in a parkUse 'in' with bodies of water:
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in the water
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in the sea
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in a river Use 'in' with lines:
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in a row / in a line
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in a queueATUse 'at' with places:
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at the bus-stop
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at the door
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at the cinema
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at the end of the streetONUse 'on' with surfaces:
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on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
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on the tableUse 'on' with small islands:
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I stayed on Maui.Use 'on' with directions:
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on the left
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on the right
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straight onTOUse 'to' with movement from one place to another:
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I went to school.
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Did you go to work?
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Let's go to the shopping mall.
When to Use Any or Some
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Use "some" in positive sentences. We use some for both countable and uncountablenouns.
Example: I have some friends.
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Use "any" in negative sentences or questions. We use any for both countable anduncountable nouns.
Example: Do you have any cheese? - He doesn't have any friends in Chicago.
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Use "some" in questions when offering or requesting something that is there.
Example: Would you like some bread? (offer) - Could I have some water? (request)
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Use "any" in negative sentences or questions. We use any for both countable anduncountable nouns.
Example: Do you have any cheese? - He doesn't have any friends in Chicago.
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Use "some" words - somebody, someone, somewhere and something - in positivesentences.
Example: He lives somewhere near here.
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Use "any" words - anybody, anyone, anywhere and anything - in negative sentences or questions.
Example: Do you know anything about that boy? - She doesn't have anywhere togo.
English Articles - The / A / An
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a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) withconsonants
She has a dog.I work in a factory.
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an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) withvowels (a,e,i,o,u)
Can I have an apple? She is an English teacher.
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the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know)
The car over there is fast.The teacher is very good, isn't he?
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The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that objectuse "the".
I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.
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DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountainsexcept when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".
He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.They live in northern British Columbia.
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Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas -
My country borders on the Pacific Ocean
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DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general
I like Russian tea.She likes reading books.
DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport
He has breakfast at home.
I go to university.He comes to work by taxi.
English lesson - Uses of 'Like'
'Like' can be used as a verb or as a preposition. There are a number of common questions with'like' that are easy to confuse.
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What's he like?
- 'What … like?' is used to ask about a person's or object's character and is general in nature.
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What does he like?
- This use of the verb 'like' is for general preferences. 'Like' as averb is generally followed by the 'ing' form of the verb (I like playing tennis).
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What does she look like?
- 'Like' is used as a preposition to express physicalappearance. In this case, 'like' can also mean 'similar to' if you are making a comparisonto other people.
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What would you like to drink?
- Another common use of 'like' is in 'would like' toexpress wishes. Note that 'would like' is followed by the infinite form of the verb NOT the'-ing' form.
Past Tense Irregular Verbs
The past form of regular verbs ends in 'ed'. Irregular verbs must be studied individually. Here is alist of past forms of some of the most common irregular verbs.be - was/werebecome - becamebegin - beganbreak - brokebring - broughtbuild - builtbuy - boughtcome - camecost - costcut - cutdo - diddrink - drankeat - atefind - foundfly - flewget - gotgive - gavego - wenthave - hadkeep - keptknow - knewleave - leftmake - mademeet - metpay - paidput - putread - readsay - saidsee - sawsell - soldsend - sent
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