THE PASSIVE FORM
The Passive Form –
The subject in the passive sentence receives the action and always needs the verb TO BE followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Category: Second Year Program
REPORTED SPEECH – part 2
It’s easier than you think, a quick and brief guide to master Reported Speech. Needless to say that practice is also essential.
REPORTED SPEECH – part 1
It’s easier than you think, a quick and brief guide to master Reported Speech. Needless to say that practice is also essential.
OFFERTA SPECIALE – LEZIONI D’INGLESE ONLINE
Con l’inizio del nuovo anno e la chiusura imminente o prossima del primo periodo dell’anno scolastico, molti di voi si troveranno nella posizione di recuperare lacune disciplinari o di voler … Continue reading OFFERTA SPECIALE – LEZIONI D’INGLESE ONLINE
IF-CLAUSES OR CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
If-Clauses or Conditional Sentences are used to express doubts, conditions or hypothesis. This post outlines the most important aspects to learn them thoroughly and it provides easy tips and charts to apply them quickly.
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
And after the Present Perfect it’s time to learn to use the Past Perfect Simple and Continuous.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS: THE DURATION FORM
The Duration Form is the last piece of the puzzling present perfect tenses. It’s meant to stress the effects that an action starting in the past has on the present, it can be stressed from the starting point with “Since”, or how long it lasts with “For”.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
If you want to be taken seriously when communicating you must polish your language. Here is a good way to show off your skills.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
Present Perfect Simple: a mind boggling verb tense for Italians, it’s actually less complicated than it might appear. Just think out of the box: it’s not how recent the past action has taken place, but wether it has effects on the present as well.
How to write a professional email
This is an informative video in which I give some tips on writing professional emails, how to distinguish between formal and informal language registers and to introduce yourself in a polite way especially to people you have never met before, or in a professional setting.
REPORTED SPEECH – Video Lesson n. 2
This secon video lesson on Reported Speech is part of the Intermediate English Grammar, or second year course for Italian Liceo Linguistico and it explains the topic more in detail. … Continue reading REPORTED SPEECH – Video Lesson n. 2
REPORTED SPEECH – Video Lesson n. 1 – Introduction to Reported Speech
This first video lesson on Reported Speech is part of the Intermediate English Grammar, or second year course for Italian Liceo Linguistico. As I always recommend in class, a good … Continue reading REPORTED SPEECH – Video Lesson n. 1 – Introduction to Reported Speech
L. R. CAPUANA 