Present Perfect Tense
Example: Nafis has seen Niagara Falls.Learn more about the present perfect tense here.
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Used to do vs. Be used to
Example 1: The MyEC photo gallery used to be a place where members could upload as many photos as they wanted with little or no effort. Now it is a moderated section with guidelines members have to follow. Thanks to these changes the photo gallery ha
Read more…The Word of November 07, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “T” and has 7 letters long.• Their marriage was in t_ _ _ _ _ _ so they got divorced.• Your mind is in such a t_ _ _ _ _ _ you do not know what you are saying.• My relationship with my work colleagues a
Read more…Correction
Hello friends!Many students ask me to correct them when they write something wrong here on MyEC. But, honestly, I think I shouldn't do it everywhere, because (in my opinion, as a teacher) if you are comunicating, if the message is going through, some
Read more…Can, Could, Be Able To
Examples:Grace's friend can decorate very well!I could speak French when I was in grade school.You will be able to watch the 7th video of this Learning English series in a few weeks.Learn more about these modals here.
Read more…The Word of November 08, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “G” and has 7 letters long.• I’d been given a g_ _ _ _ _ _ of a great secret. The secret to life.• She g_ _ _ _ _ed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.• The g_ _ _ _ _ _ came in a hundred
Read more…The Word of November 11, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “A” and has 7 letters long.• Summer a_ _ _ _ _ _s visitors to the countryside.• What first a_ _ _ _ _ _ed me to her was her incredible experience of life.• I was married to a man who had ceased to a_ _
Read more…Passive Form
The MyEC blogs are written by English learners and teachers of all different skill levels. Don't be shy! Give blogging a try!Learn more about the passive form here.
Read more…The Word of November 10, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “M” and has 7 letters long.• It is a m_ _ _ _ _ _ no one was killed in that• It is a m_ _ _ _ _ _ if there is a drug to be a cure for Aids and cancer.• I do believe in the m_ _ _ _ _ _ of the Virgin Bir
Read more…Future Continuous
Examples:Teacher Melanie will be adding a new video to her website soon.Daniel Emmerson will be releasing his 7th Learning English film at the end of November.Learn more about the future continuous tense here.
Read more…Present Perfect
Examples (by Expector):1. Tara has encouraged us to do so.2. Expector has read the book three times.Sounds simple? Now, it's your turn to write a similar sentence with the correct tense!
Read more…Past Perfect Continuous
Example (negative): The chat room had not been working when Nadira requested member feedback about its usefulness.Learn more about past perfect continuous here.
Read more…" The Alchemist " Chapter 2 Part 11
The caravan began to travel day and night. The hooded Bedouins reappeared more and more frequently, and the camel driver—who had become a good friend of the boy's—explained that the war between the tribes had already begun. The caravan would be very
Read more…Brazilian sts
Hi dear friends!As Brazilian students who study English just once a week, but use to listen to music, watch movies, use the Internet in English, what are your difficulties when you have to talk to other people in English, like here on MyEC for exempl
Read more…Present Continuous
Example Sentence: We are blogging about our 7 secrets.Learn more about the present continuous tense here.
Read more…Simple Present Tense
Example: Expector Smith likes idioms.Share your simple present tense example! Add a link to the member or example.Learn about the simple present tense here.
Read more…Words of Chapter 2 Part 11
hooded adjective ( CLOTHES )/ˈhʊd.ɪd/ adjhaving a hooda hooded jacketarmed and hooded intrudershooded adjective ( EYES )/ˈhʊd.ɪd/ adjdescribes eyes which are partly covered by the eyelids because the eyelids are bigHe watched her from under hooded ey
Read more…The Word of November 06, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 8 letters long.• Most of the deaths were caused by the landslides and c_ _ _ _ _ _ing buildings.• It’s commonplace to see people c_ _ _ _ _ _ing from hunger in the streets.• A few days after
Read more…The Word of November 05, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “G” and has 4 letters long.• She keeps on g _ _ ing at herself in the mirror.• The boys stood still, g _ _ ing around the building, trying to picture life there fifty years before.• She felt increasingl
Read more…To be like a fish out of water
"To be like a fish out of water" means to not be comfortable in a situation.Examples :* "I don't like football so when I went to the football game I was like a fish out of water."* "I was like a fish out of water at the party - it was full of bank ma
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