Hi, guys! I’ve decided to tell you about reported speech. There are basically three parts that we need to talk about: Statements, imperative sentences and questions. So let’s begin with STATEMENTS. Today I’d like to start with a quote from one of my favorite books. Harry Potter, the…

Hello, guys! Today I’m going to tell you about one of the most interesting words in the English language: the word LIKE. Do you know how we can use LIKE? What part of speech is it? What functions can it have? Let’s begin with a quote that I really like: “If you don’t like something,…

Hi, guys =) I’m back. Today we’re going to discuss questions. We all have questions in our life, starting from Shakespeare and his “to be or not to be?”, and ending with the every-day “Why am I doing this?” Tony Robbins, self-help author and guide, said: “Successful…

What had you already done before you started reading this page? Had done – what tense is this? Yay! You’re right =) this is Past Perfect. So today I’m going to tell you about the Past Perfect tense and when to use it. Let’s watch this video now. “And he pointed out on the…

Тo begin with, I'd like to tell you that we have decided to change the concept of our blog and present you English Grammar from another view point so that it will be easier for you as a Ukrainian speaker. In our future posts we are going to draw some paralels between English and Ukrainian grammar…

Jealousy is the fear of comparison. Max Frisch Since our early childhood, we keep on comparing things, people, feelings, tastes, kisses, etc. This comes natural. “My mom is prettier than yours”, “Your shoes are cheaper than mine”, “I can jump higher than you” - we…

The distinction between countable and uncountable nouns is fundamental in English, because only by distinguishing between these two forms we can understand when to use singular or plural verb forms and when to use the indefinite (a/an), definite (the) and zero articles or the appropriate quantifier…

So far we have looked at such verb forms as GERUND and THE FULL INFINITIVE, so this time I am going to show you how THE BARE INFINITIVE is used. At first let me remind you that THE BARE INFINITIVE is simply a base verb which has no "TO" in front of a verb, like; Speak (Bare Infinitive) To…

В этой статье мы рассмотрим правила и примеры использования MUST и HAVE TO в английском языке. Как must, так и have to (have got to) используются для выражения обязанности или необходимости. Под обязанностью мы подразумеваем моральное или юридическое обязательство сделать что-либо. Например, родители…