von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 23, 2025 | Grammar quirks, Tips and Tricks |
Incorrect: I will explain you the process. Correct: I will explain the process to you. Tip: After „explain,“ always use the structure: explain something to someone.
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 22, 2025 | Grammar quirks, Tips and Tricks |
Past Simple is used when you talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.Example: „I finished the report yesterday.“(Here, „yesterday“ gives us a clear point in the past, so we use the past simple.) Present Perfect is used...
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 22, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Vocabulary variations |
Hard means with effort or diligently. It’s used when you want to express that someone is putting in a lot of work or effort to do something.Example: „He worked hard to meet the deadline.“(This means he put in a lot of effort to meet the deadline.)...
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 22, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Vocabulary variations |
Actual refers to something real or true, without exaggeration or change. It is used when you want to emphasise that something is exactly as it is, not imagined or estimated.Example: The actual sales figures are impressive.(This means the real or true sales...
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 22, 2025 | Grammar quirks, Tips and Tricks |
In English, we generally use „a“ or „an“ before job titles when talking about someone’s profession in a general sense. Correct: She is a project manager. Incorrect: She is project manager.(The article „a“...
von Christine Burgmer | Jan. 22, 2025 | Grammar quirks, Tips and Tricks |
The first conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations in the future. Here’s the correct structure: If + present simple, + will + base verbExample: If I see her, I will tell her. Notice that „will“ is not used in...
