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Pay! This English verb can be tricky because we use it with different prepositions. Learn the rules we follow and fix some common mistakes. Click here to see more vocabulary videos Click here to download our free checklist on common mistakes How to use the verb pay in English video script Yes? I’d like to […]
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The prepositions for and to can be confusing in English, especially if you speak a language like Spanish or Portuguese, where one preposition covers many of the uses of them both. Let us help! In this video we explain their key uses. Hi! We’ve had a number requests for a lesson on these prepositions. They
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Negative questions can be confusing in English. In this video lesson we demonstrate different ways native speakers use them and you’ll also learn the best ways to answer them. Negative questions can be very confusing in English. In this lesson we’re going to look different ways we use them and you’ll also learn the best
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The verbs avoid and prevent have similar meanings in English. They are both followed by a noun or gerund but the grammatical patterns they follow are rather different. Watch this video lesson to learn how to use them correctly and avoid mistakes. Oh Jay! It’s like he’s avoiding me. Today’s lesson is about two useful
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Learn how to use English adverbs of frequency with our dog Carter. He’ll tell you about his exciting life as an international fashion model and demonstrate the key adverbs you need to know. This lesson’s about adverbs of frequency, but really it’s about me, Carter. I’ll teach you how to look cool. People often ask
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English sense verbs like smell, sound, feel, look and taste are unusual because they have two or more meanings. In this video lesson you’ll learn their meanings and how to use them correctly in conversations. You’ll also learn some important grammar to do with stative and dynamic verbs. Kathy, my dog has no nose. Really?
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If you’re learning business English prepositions can be VERY important. This lesson is about the way we use the prepositions by and to to describe trends, numbers and figures. There are situations where you could translate both by and to with a single preposition in many languages, but in English, their meanings are different. Watch
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Mind is such a useful English word. We can use it in lots of different ways and it’s often just the verb we need to be polite. But mind has some peculiar ways of behaving grammatically that you should know about. And knowing how to reply if someone asks you a question with mind is
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For and Since – we use both these prepositions to talk about time in English, so how are they different? Learn how to use these English prepositions correctly in this video. Thank you for calling Pattersons. Your call is very important to us. Please hold. Sorry to keep you waiting. This is Rachel speaking. How
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Wait, hope, expect and look forward to – they’re very common and useful verbs that you’ll need to talk about the future in English. The thing is, we don’t always use a future tense. In fact technically speaking, English doesn’t have a future tense. You’ll find that very often we use a particular verb to
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