The word get has many different meanings in English, such as 'receive'. However, another very common meaning is also 'become'.
For example: “I’m getting cold” means the same as “I’m becoming cold”
The only real difference is that get is more informal and popular to use.
The structure is: GET + ADJECTIVE.
Do you know where to put the adjective in a sentence? Follow these simple rules to help you remember:
1. The adjective comes before the noun.
"I live in a small house."
"I have a blue umbrella."
2. The adjective comes after the verb 'to be'.
"I am very tired. "
"Careful, the food is hot!"
Auxiliary verbs, also known as 'helping verbs' are verb that comes before another verb in order to form a question, a negative sentence, a tense or a passive sentence.
For example, in the following sentence what do you think is the auxiliary verb?
I don't like swimming.
Read the text below and decide word best fits each space.
When I was younger I had a job working in a factory, it was _1_ after I graduated from university. I worked there for about six months while I did interviews for a 'real' job that would start my career.
This cartoon looks at two meanings of let down.
Definitions of let down
Let down - When you let something down, you deflate it (let the air out of it).
World-english.org has created a list of the most used words in the English language.
Each of these sentences includes one of these words and it's your job to decide which word goes in each gap.
The words I've chosen are ranked in popularity from 1-200.
Use the following ten words to complete the sentences ago.
In some cases, it's possible there's more than one right answer. Post your ideas and we will tell you if your idea is possible or not.
Good luck!
Subject + Verb + Object combine to make basic English sentences.
"She drinks milk."
The Present Simple is learned when we first begin to study English and is used all the time.
Remember that for I/you/we/they the verb doesn't change but for he/she/it you add an 's' on the end!
For example: (never/Shawn/soccer/play/at school) = Shawn never plays soccer at school.
Many verbs can have two objects – one direct object and one indirect object.
Usually the indirect object refers to a person, and this often comes first.
Adverbs of frequency are used to say how often (or frequently) we do something. In English, the adverbs of frequency are:
Always
Usually
Frequently
Often
Sometimes
Occasionally
Rarely
Seldom
Hardly ever
Never
You probably remember the vocabulary, but can you remember where we must place them in the sentence?
