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The present perfect at CEFR Level A2

The present perfect at CEFR Level A2

The present perfect at CEFR Level A2. On this page, we will look at another common English tense - the present perfect. Here are some examples of the present perfect tense: I have cleaned my shoes. He has finished work for today. I have travelled through Asia, but I...

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The present simple to talk about the future

The present simple to talk about the future

The present simple to talk about the future. In Level A2, we have already looked at how the present continuous and will can both be used to talk about the future. On this page, we will also look at the 2 ways the present simple can also be used for the future. As you...

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The future simple with will

The future simple with will

The future simple with will. In Level A1, we looked at using the future simple tense with be going to. On this page, we will look at the future simple with will. Here are some examples: A: "Oh no! We don't have any milk!" B: "No problem - we will go to the shop and...

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Comparing 3 or more adjectives in English

Comparing 3 or more adjectives in English. When we compare one adjective to another adjective, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare 3 or more things in English, we superlative adjectives. For most adjectives, we can compare them by adding the +est to the...

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Using the present continuous for the future

The present continuous at CEFR Level A2. In this lesson, we will look at how the the present continuous is used to talk about the future. We have already looked at the present continuous in Level A1, but let's start with a review of how the present continuous is used...

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The past continuous at CEFR Level A2

The past continuous at CEFR Level A2

The past continuous at CEFR Level A2. The past continuous (also known as the past progressive) is used to talk about something that was happening in the past. Here are some examples: He was washing his hands when the phone rang. We were singing and they were dancing...

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Another 6 rules for using articles in English

Another 6 rules for using articles in English. We have already looked at 6 simple rules for using articles in Level A1, so now we will look at another 6 rules for when to use A, AN (the indefinite articles), THE (the definite article) or no article (this is shown as Ø...

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Showing interest in English conversations

Showing interest in English conversations can be difficult - you are trying to follow the conversation, understand what the speaker is saying, thinking about how you might need to answer, what vocabulary to use and so on. The problem is that while you are thinking and...

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Interrupting in English conversations

Interrupting in English conversations. On this page, we will look at how to stop someone when they are speaking, how to change the topic and how to continue a conversation after an interruption. Being able to use a range of phrases to hope you manage conversations is...

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Improve your conversation skills in English

Improve your conversation skills in English. On this page, we will look at some of the important language and phrases you can use to further improve your conversation skills. We will look at how to ask if the listener understands, how to interrupt and how to continue...

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Pronunciation of past simple verbs

Pronunciation of regular past tense verbs can change. There are three 'sounds' that are used when saying past tense verbs, so to improve your pronunciation of the past simple, you need to become familiar with which past tense uses which sound. For example, 'He worked'...

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CEFR Level A2 list 1 pronunciation

Now test your pronunciation! Click the 'Push to speak' button and say the word you see. For this practice exercise to work, you will need to be using a mobile device or the Chrome browser. Unfortunately it doesn't work yet with other browsers.

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Comparing 2 adjectives in English

Comparing 2 adjectives in English. When we compare one adjective to another adjective, we use comparative adjectives. Note that we don't use comparative adjectives when comparing THREE or more things.  For most adjectives, we can compare them by adding +er than to the...

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Understanding reference words in English

What's wrong with this sentence? Some people believe that a university education should be available to everyone as a university education will help with employment. The problem here is that 'university education' has been repeated - the sentence would have been...

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