Category Archives: English Grammar

ESL Grammar Practice Questions – The Conditional

Conditional sentences can be tricky for the ESL student. People will understand you if you use the conditional incorrectly, but those who master it, speak with real polish. Continue reading

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Introducing Frequency or Mid-Sentence Adverbs

Adverbs tell us more about the verb – they refer to how often something happens. Continue reading

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Super Success with Children’s Bingo Games!

Try using ESL games. They make teaching English as a second language a lot more fun. Continue reading

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ESL Grammar Practice Questions – Past Tense 2

  For regular verbs, forming the past tense is simply a matter of adding “ed” to the root form of the verb. (The root form of the verb is the infinitive without the “to”.) Example: Infinitive: to walk Root form: … Continue reading

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ESL Practice Questions – Past Tense – Arctic Balloon Expedition – 1

Grammar can be a deadly bore. We’ve seen student sigh and shut their eyes at the thought of it. We know that in many countries it’s considered a necessary part of learning a language. When we tried to teach English … Continue reading

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ESL Practice Questions – Present Tense – Andrée’s Balloon Expedition – Part 2

The present tense is usually introduced first for English second language beginners. Although students will need to have studied this tense before they attempt these practice questions, a review is always a good idea. It may alert students to some … Continue reading

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Successful ESL Lists of Ways to Enhance Your Teaching

Many languages of the world are regular in the way that they are structured. This makes English grammar very difficult for thousands of students whose first language follows a consistent grammatical pattern. Although there is nothing anyone can do about the … Continue reading

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Suggestions and Activities for Teaching Verb Tenses

The order followed for teaching verb tenses can make the structure of the English Language easier for the students to understand. Continue reading

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为中国英语作为第二语言的初学者制做的视频 Videos for Chinese – English Second Language Beginners

在过去的十年中,中国已成为世界大国,同世界大多数的国家交往和贸易。 中国人需要会讲国际语言,英语。让我们来思考怎样可以学好英语。 第二英语的视频以句子形式介绍内容。学生可以看书面的英语、 听说母语的人讲英语,并根据需要任意遍地重复句子。翻译提供理解,而多彩的图片可以帮助学生记住新的词汇。一旦新的语法正式介入,学生便可通过在自然环境中参加日常对话的方式来练习。 During the past decade China has become a major world power. The Chinese people, communicating and trading with most of the countries of the world, need the international language of English. Let’s consider what might help … Continue reading

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Teaching the Present and Past Progressive Tenses

We have put special effort into providing plenty of practice after introducing the explanation of the grammar. The following paragraphs will briefly discuss the grammar and give some examples of practice activities. Continue reading

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