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Blog challenge: may/might/could have + a past particle (By Expector)

Where could he be?

"He might have been on line by now. I am waiting for him for an hour. Where could he be? He might have had some bad connection. Damn internet………..! I am missing him so much………..why?

We have met just for few hours if counts in total. There may have been some connection……..some unseen connection between us. He used to come online exact at 2200 hours……..very punctilious……this always surprised me, but now, something

Yes, this structure can be used to talk about the possibility that something happened in the past. 

For example, you can say 'Expector may/might/could have missed my blog.' (You're not certain whether it was actually the case, though.)

'Could have' can also be used to say there was a possibility of something happening in the past, but it didn't happen. For example, 'I could have been killed.' (But in fact you weren't killed.)

It's such a useful structure - let's try to create a blog to practice it.

Do you know anyone around you, who tries so hard to be chirpy during the family get-togethers, or in a friend's birthday party, but the moment the fun's over they look like a poster child for depression ads?

You think to yourself maybe I should go to them, give them a friendly nudge and say:" Hey pal, everything alright?" But in the end you just smile at them, they smile back and that's that. 

Next time, go and ask, before it's too late.

In loving memory of my best friend...

Question: If someone offered to give you a free vacation trip anywhere in world, where would you go? Why do you want to go to this place? What would you do when you got there?

Source:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/essay/freetrip.shtml

I love to answer these kind of questions, because makes you imagine how uplifting is to travel. You know, it's like you've already had been there, that is, in your imagination you do have been to the places you wish before. We can even visualize the trip tour we co

Have you ever wondered what are you going to do with a heap of garbage that is staring at you? Certainly they are going to pay a little visit to the trash can. But there is another way. Reuse them! You heard me, this way, you can do the mother nature a huge solid. I am not going to bore you with statistics here and say how many used bottles are thrown out every minute, or how many plastic bags are scattered in the wilderness after a lovely camping, or...I think you got the picture. That is not m

This little boy is giving us an important life lesson:
You don't have to hurt any piñata just because other people tell you to do so!

Whatever you do, do it because you feel like
... and be kind! :)


Have a lovely week.
Hugs!

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"To be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting." ~ e. e. cummings

It was not a long journey for me as it was for you, nevertheless I enjoyed accompanying you. You told me about your childhood herding sheep and playing with other boys. As you grew older you realized that there was a difference between you and the people whom you called ‘white people’. One of these white families helped you to go to school; when you didn’t accept the pre-arranged marriage your difficulties began. Despite all obstacles you became a lawyer. Now you could see all the disparities to

Hello my friends,

what about to take another Writing Challenge? Let's make ourself smarter in kind of an interesting way because I am coming up with my this awesome idea :-) You might know, where your friends, you met here come from and where the country is situated in the map.. but what about to get to know something more about their country?

I think, it would be great to share, what your country is famous for. Be it something traditional or something you would surprise others with, just try to w

How many times have you bumped into colorful, weird looking drawings that do not make any sense at the first glance while crossing a street? Honestly, I can't remember. I don't mean those giant words that are either the name of a band or a curse word. I mean real art. 

The society calls it graffiti and those who are into this kind of stuff are labeled as vandalists. I neither confirm nor condemn their work. The point is some of these so-called graffitis belong in a museum. If authorities or city

In the autumn of life, when everything has been said,

All hopes and expectations are all but not yet dead,

Misty memories are all there is left to cling to,

With alzheimer  knocking at the door too,

The echo of  days long past,

Flood the failing mind,

Oh, how very fast,

Nothing to find!

And yet,

  In still warm cinder,

One may still be able to get,

Something worth the trouble to concider,

Something to forget, many to cherish, more to regret,

For not always is the sea placid, sometimes it poses a threat.

Whate

Is my cat laying or lying sideways on the ground?

The verbs lay and lie have been confusing English learners around the world for hundred of years! Their irregular forms make them even more troublesome. They're also common pet peeves even to people with PhDs. So on this blog, I'll tackle this topic with simplicity for the sake of our fellow learners of the club.

Let's define 'lay' first. Lay means to put or place something down (and to put on something). Its past tense and participle form is 'laid

Today I am very happy to hear the news of our future sixth king born from queen Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. Not only me but the whole people of Bhutan is full of joy .

I congratulate both their majesties king and queen a happy lives ahead ..

I wish the baby stay healthy and peacefully and grow strong who can rule the country like his father and the four kings who made what Bhutan is now...

When we consider which animals are clever, what do we think of ? Should we compare the brain weight of animals ? That would mean whales are the most clever, but that is wrong, isn't it?　And so there is an interesting index, which measures the rate of brain weight to body weight. It is called the encephalization quotient.
If a cat is 1 in this index, then a human is 7.6, a dolphin is 5.3, a chimpanzee is 2.4, a whale is 1.8, a fox is 1.6, a gorilla is 1.3, an elephant is 1.3, a crow is 1.3, a dog

Hello little EC birds!

Have you ever felt like a stranger?
I guess the answer is: "yeah, sure!", because we all have been newcomers on any occasion: The 1st day at primary/secondary school, college, work… Do you remember now the feeling of not knowing anybody around you, and how nice and important was any small gesture of kindness, any friendly greeting or any nice smile towards you?

Sometimes a nice gesture that for you means nothing can be very important and appreciated by others who you don't e

The Nanny Diaries is a movie about a girl named Annie, (Annie the Nanny, ha!), who becomes a nanny against her will, forcing to live with a little brat 24/7. Being the baby of the family, I never had the chance to deal with kids. They are cute from a reasonable distance, but entering in their world is not always rewarding.

Here are some freaky things that these little raisins told to their nannies and/or babysitters:

1- "I once babysat a girl named Louise who used to love when I went round. Her Mo

Dictionary Love Letter

BY: KELVIN G. NOYNAY

Hi friend

Do you know me?

I know you know me

But you often times ignore me.

I am your friend

A really good friend

I can make things clearly

If you just visit me.

I am always here to guide you

Willing to give everything that you need,

Because I am your friend and I will never leave you.

Remember those times

That you have difficulties

In understanding words, I guide you

Remember those times

That you have difficulties

In pronouncing the words, I teach you

And remember

Yes, it's an English idiom, which means 'manage to deal with responsibilities'. 

That's not what I'm trying to say, though. People here (where I live) use 'underwater' or 'dive' for those who keep reading or watching but don't bother to leave a comment or say something to show they're here/online.

They'll try to hide. Sometimes they failed to show up for weeks or longer. The thing is you can tell they are still online - you know they're watching. They must have had a good reason to do so - maybe t

Once the Wind and the Sun had an argument. “I am stronger than you,” said the Wind. “No, you are not,” said the Sun. Just at that moment they saw a traveler walking across the road. He was wrapped in a shawl. The Sun and the Wind agreed that whoever could separate the traveller from his shawl was stronger. The Wind took the first turn. He blew with all his might to tear the traveller’s shawl from his shoulders. But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller gripped the shawl to his body. The

But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.

H. P. Lovecraft

 He was right. The ocean is a secret, full of life and joy.If you ask me what is your first choice for taking a vacation to cool your head I would certainly say a long walk on the beach, while letting the wind whisper in your ears and the waves tickle your toes. The ocean is teaming with fascinating creatures from those friendly and joyful dolphins which greet you with their ridiculously

Nowadays, we use computers to write (formal) letters, notices, resumes, or numerous posts on facebook, twitter, Instagram, etc. Word software offers a variety of fonts that we can choose from. I always have been curious why people choose a certain font for a certain purpose. For instance, academic papers are favored to be written in Times New Roman (which I hate the most, by the way), and comic strips are written in comic sans. No brainer, right? Look at the image below and you can get my point.