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Common English Mistakes: Questions and Negative Sentences

Not all languages form questions and negative sentences the way we do in English. In English, we must add the auxiliary (helping) verb “do.” This confuses many non-native speakers when they start learning English. For that reason, incorrectly forming questions and negatives is a very common English mistake. Sentences in Simple Present  This English grammar lesson will concentrate on the […]

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Did You Know That These Words Have No Plural?

Yes… many ESL students don’t know this and find it difficult to believe, but some words in English have no plural form. These words are called “mass nouns,” that is, nouns that don’t have a plural form in English and can’t be used in plural or with plural verbs. Mass nouns are singular in form. […]

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The Difference Between “Being” and “Been”

Confused as to when to use being and when to use been? Are both pronounced the same way? Is it that important to know the difference? It is most definitely very important to know the difference between the two. Let´s start with the ONE thing they have in common. They are both participles of the […]