How to use the First Conditional in English

In the previous post/video, we discussed ‘The Zero Conditional’. If you haven’t read/watched it yet, please watch it here. If I win a lottery, I will go to Malaysia on a holiday. If she asks him, he will help her. These sentences mean that when a condition exists, there is a possibility for something to …

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How to use the zero conditional

If you eat too much, you get fat. If babies are hungry, they cry. If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. Have you noticed one thing in all the three sentences? When a condition is fulfilled, something always happens.         Eating too much always results in getting fat.         Hungry babies always …

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4 uses of apostrophe

1. Apostrophes are used to replace missing letters in contracted forms. For example:           isn’t (= is not) To suggest that we have removed the letter ‘o’, we used an apostrophe here           can’t (= cannot) To suggest that we have removed the letters ‘n’ and ‘o’, we used an apostrophe here.           You’re (= …

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Talking about PAST REGRETS using ‘SHOULD HAVE’

Should have + Verb 3 is used to express a regret. Sometimes we feel bad about something we did not do. For example…          I should have invited my friends. The meaning is…          I did not invite my friends. I regret it. I feel bad about it. Sometimes, we feel bad about something we …

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How to use on the one hand and on the other hand

On the one hand…on the other hand (to talk about ‘contrast’) రెండు పరస్పర విరుద్ధమైన విషయాలను చెప్పడానికి ఇవి ఉపయోగిస్తాం. Let’s look at a few examples. On the one hand, she wants financial freedom, but on the other hand, she doesn’t want to work. ఒకవైపు, ఆమె ఆర్ధిక స్వాతంత్ర్యం కోరుకుంటుంది. మరోవైపు, ఆమె పని చేయాలని అనుకోవట్లేదు. On the one …

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Kinds of sentences – explanation and quiz

According to expression, sentences are of four types. They are: Declarative sentences/Assertive sentences: These sentences make statements. They can be affirmative (positive) or negative. They end with full-stops (Periods in American English) They sell all kinds of vegetables. We are not interested in playing games. Interrogative sentences: They ask questions. They end with question marks. …

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Present Perfect Tense

                                      Time line showing the use of Present Perfect Tense           We use Present Perfect to talk about action/state/habit that started in the past and continues to the Present. I have liked chocolate …

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