Can't is often used when we think that something is impossible at the present moment.
"Helen can't be in Spain because I saw her driving past my house this morning."
Can't have + past participle is used when we are sure that something did not happen in the past.
Read through the following sentences and decide if they need a, an, the or no word. I must be in a good mood today because I've decided to be generous; you can use these points to help you choose the right answers!
Use very before adjectives, adverbs or -ing words. Very is neutral - it is not positive or negative. It makes the word that comes after it stronger.
"Wayne is a very funny man."
"I had a very busy day at work."
Time to brush up on (review) your understanding of participles as adjectives.
Some participles can be used as adjectives in either the present or past form.
Present Participle (-ing) is used to describe something or someone.
"I watched an interesting TV about American history last night."
"This film is boring. Let's stop watching it."
Read this recent news story and place the words into the correct places:
A Jordanian mayor is considering _A_ a newspaper over an April Fools' Day report saying aliens had landed nearby.
Al-Ghad's front-page story on 1 April said flying saucers _B_ by 3m (10ft) creatures had landed in the desert town of Jafr, in eastern Jordan.
It said communication networks went down and frightened townspeople _C_ into the streets.
Today we review the past simple tense. Change these ten verbs into the past simple tense and add them to the correct sentences.
Think carefully about the tense and spelling!
Link: Verb Tense Review
It doesn't matter what level of English you have, it's always important to practice your knowledge of prepositions.
Brush up on your understanding with this mixed exercise.
Choose the right preposition in each sentence.
Who will be the first person to get 10/10? Which questions did you get wrong?
These are the top questions we received from readers of our free newsletter, English in your Inbox , last month.
All questions are answered by Tim, a teacher at EC Brighton English school.
Complete the following sentences using the correct phrases from this list. Do not type in the phrase; type in the number next to each phrase.
1 - It was
2 - It will
3 - There were
4 - It is
5 - There are
6 - It has been
7 - There is
8 - There has been
9 - It will be
10 - There will be
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