How to use the Future Simple for Planned and Unplanned Events
With the many different forms for making the future simple (will, going to, present simple and present continuous), specific uses of the tense may help demonstrate which form is best to use. One area that the different forms can have an impact on meaning is when...
5 points to show why grammar is worth learning
To perfect any language, English or otherwise, you need to know the rules. Rules can seem boring, and structure can seem rigid – so grammar can get a bad name. Don’t think this way, though. Grammar can be engaging, even exciting – as long as you remember...
Using the present simple for storytelling and commentary
Though the present simple’s main use is for general rules, and grammatically represents timeless facts, native speakers often use it in an colloquial setting for storytelling. This can be to recount a past event, a film or book plot, or for running commentaries, as...
Honeymoon period!
After a fantastic wedding weekend (I am now incredibly happily married), I’ll take this opportunity to explore a little extra wedding vocabulary – the expression honeymoon period (though it has slightly negative connotations). And I’ll put the expression to use,...Want to Master English?
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