Prepositions often confused:
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
On, At, In. (Time.)
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
Arrive at, not to:
✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
House and Home.
❌ Don't say: You should go to your house now.
✅ Say: You should go home now.
▪️ Take care not to say my house, his house, or your house when you should say home. A house is any building used for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which someone is living.
📌 Note: Home may also denote one's own country When an Englishman abroad says: I'm going home this summer he means going to England
❌ Don't say: You should go to your house now.
✅ Say: You should go home now.
▪️ Take care not to say my house, his house, or your house when you should say home. A house is any building used for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which someone is living.
📌 Note: Home may also denote one's own country When an Englishman abroad says: I'm going home this summer he means going to England
Examples:
- She can’t afford to lose that vote.
- They agree to leave at 10:30 am.
- They agree (that) they would leave at 10:30 am.
- We aim to launch next year.
- Keep me posted on what you decide to do.
- Your actions threaten to destroy everything we’ve worked for.
- She can’t afford to lose that vote.
- They agree to leave at 10:30 am.
- They agree (that) they would leave at 10:30 am.
- We aim to launch next year.
- Keep me posted on what you decide to do.
- Your actions threaten to destroy everything we’ve worked for.
Travel by train, etc., not with the train, etc:
✖️Don't say: He traveled with the train yesterday.
✔️Say: He traveled by train yesterday.
Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.
✖️Don't say: He traveled with the train yesterday.
✔️Say: He traveled by train yesterday.
Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.
Using "the other day" instead of "the next day", etc.
❌Don't say: David slept well and was better the other day.
✔️Say: David slept well and was better the next day (or on the following day).
💥Note: "The other day" is an idiom meaning "a few days ago": I met an old friend the other day.
❌Don't say: David slept well and was better the other day.
✔️Say: David slept well and was better the next day (or on the following day).
💥Note: "The other day" is an idiom meaning "a few days ago": I met an old friend the other day.
☕️ “Not my cup of tea” ☕️
👉🏻🙅🏻Something that you do not like or are not interested in.
🌟Examples:
🌀A: Do you like rock music?
B: No, that kind of music isn’t my cup of tea.
🌀Some people love football, but it’s not my cup of tea. I prefer tennis.
👉🏻🙅🏻Something that you do not like or are not interested in.
🌟Examples:
🌀A: Do you like rock music?
B: No, that kind of music isn’t my cup of tea.
🌀Some people love football, but it’s not my cup of tea. I prefer tennis.
📃 NEVER USE “TO” AFTER “ARRIVE”
Don’t say: We arrived to the airport.
Don’t say: When will you arrive to Rome?
The correct sentences are:
◾️We arrived at the airport.
◾️We got to the airport. (more informal)
◾️When will you arrive in Rome?
“Get to” is an informal way to say “arrive”… but don’t use “to” with the previous exceptions:
◾️I got home at midnight.
◾️What time did you get there?
◾️The dog got outside again.
Don’t say: We arrived to the airport.
Don’t say: When will you arrive to Rome?
The correct sentences are:
◾️We arrived at the airport.
◾️We got to the airport. (more informal)
◾️When will you arrive in Rome?
“Get to” is an informal way to say “arrive”… but don’t use “to” with the previous exceptions:
◾️I got home at midnight.
◾️What time did you get there?
◾️The dog got outside again.
👨🏻💻💬 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF "VERY"
● very noise 👉🏻deafening
● very often 👉🏻 frequently
● very old👉🏻 ancient
● very old- fashioned 👉🏻 archaic
● very open 👉🏻transparent
● very painful 👉🏻excruciating
● very pale 👉🏻 ashen
● very perfect 👉🏻 flawless
● very poor 👉🏻 destitute
● very powerful 👉🏻 compelling
● very pretty 👉🏻 beautiful
● very quick 👉🏻 rapid
● very quiet 👉🏻 hushed
● very rainy 👉🏻 pouring
● very rich 👉🏻 wealthy
● very sad 👉🏻sorrowful
● very scared 👉🏻petrified
● very scary 👉🏻chilling
● very serious 👉🏻grave
● very sharp 👉🏻keen
● very shiny 👉🏻 gleaming
● very short 👉🏻brief
● very shy 👉🏻 timid
● very simple 👉🏻basic
● very noise 👉🏻deafening
● very often 👉🏻 frequently
● very old👉🏻 ancient
● very old- fashioned 👉🏻 archaic
● very open 👉🏻transparent
● very painful 👉🏻excruciating
● very pale 👉🏻 ashen
● very perfect 👉🏻 flawless
● very poor 👉🏻 destitute
● very powerful 👉🏻 compelling
● very pretty 👉🏻 beautiful
● very quick 👉🏻 rapid
● very quiet 👉🏻 hushed
● very rainy 👉🏻 pouring
● very rich 👉🏻 wealthy
● very sad 👉🏻sorrowful
● very scared 👉🏻petrified
● very scary 👉🏻chilling
● very serious 👉🏻grave
● very sharp 👉🏻keen
● very shiny 👉🏻 gleaming
● very short 👉🏻brief
● very shy 👉🏻 timid
● very simple 👉🏻basic
🔹Take one's mind off something
🔸to make you stop thinking or worrying about something
🔺A good night out will help you take your mind off exams.
🔸to make you stop thinking or worrying about something
🔺A good night out will help you take your mind off exams.
📃 GIVE VS. GIVE AWAY
✏️ The verb give refers to transferring something to someone else:
▪️ Jen missed class yesterday – I’ll give her my notes so she can study.
▪️My best friend gave me a pair of headphones for my birthday.
✏️ The phrasal verb give away means to give for free something that would probably cost money in a normal situation:
▪️ When I bought a new computer, I gave away the old one. = I gave it to someone for free instead of selling it
▪️ The radio station is giving away two tickets to the rock concert.
✏️ The verb give refers to transferring something to someone else:
▪️ Jen missed class yesterday – I’ll give her my notes so she can study.
▪️My best friend gave me a pair of headphones for my birthday.
✏️ The phrasal verb give away means to give for free something that would probably cost money in a normal situation:
▪️ When I bought a new computer, I gave away the old one. = I gave it to someone for free instead of selling it
▪️ The radio station is giving away two tickets to the rock concert.
Slang of the Day
💥wicked
🇬🇧British English
💢Meaning: very good, excellent, outstanding
❗️For example:
🔺We saw this new band last night and they were wicked. Go and see them next time they play.
🔺Where'd you get the jacket, Dave? It's wicked.
👁🗨Variety: This slang term is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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💥wicked
🇬🇧British English
💢Meaning: very good, excellent, outstanding
❗️For example:
🔺We saw this new band last night and they were wicked. Go and see them next time they play.
🔺Where'd you get the jacket, Dave? It's wicked.
👁🗨Variety: This slang term is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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🗣 There are many, many ways of saying thank you.
😊 A few formal examples are:
⭕️ I'd like to express my sincere gratitude for...
⭕️ I'm most grateful.
⭕️ I'm very much obliged.
😊 A bit less formal, but still not informal:
⭕️ I'd like to thank you for...
😊 Or simply:
⭕️ Thank you very much
😊 A few formal examples are:
⭕️ I'd like to express my sincere gratitude for...
⭕️ I'm most grateful.
⭕️ I'm very much obliged.
😊 A bit less formal, but still not informal:
⭕️ I'd like to thank you for...
😊 Or simply:
⭕️ Thank you very much
🌀 Would
🎀Would you show me the way to the station?
🎀He used to get up early when he was ten
🎀He would get up early when he was ten
🎀I want to see Mr.pitt
🎀I would like to see Mr.pitt
🎀Do you want to come with us?
🎀Would you like to come with us?
🎀Would you show me the way to the station?
🎀He used to get up early when he was ten
🎀He would get up early when he was ten
🎀I want to see Mr.pitt
🎀I would like to see Mr.pitt
🎀Do you want to come with us?
🎀Would you like to come with us?
On, At, In. (Time.):
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.
✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.
(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.
✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.
(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.
✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.
(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day
(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.
(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning
Also: at night and by day
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✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.
✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
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✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.
Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)
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All these words mean : very good
👌Great
👌Fantastic
👌Wonderful
👌Splendid
👌Excellent
👌Amazing
👌Incredible
👌Awesome
👌The best
👌Impressive
👌Breathtaking
👌Marvellous
👌Unbelievable
👌Remarkable
👌Astonishing
👌Extraordinary
👌Fascinating
👌Mind blowing
👌Unimaginable
👌Magnificent
👌Tremendous
👌Great
👌Fantastic
👌Wonderful
👌Splendid
👌Excellent
👌Amazing
👌Incredible
👌Awesome
👌The best
👌Impressive
👌Breathtaking
👌Marvellous
👌Unbelievable
👌Remarkable
👌Astonishing
👌Extraordinary
👌Fascinating
👌Mind blowing
👌Unimaginable
👌Magnificent
👌Tremendous
⭕️Top 10 Most Common Idiomatic Expressions with ‘Like’
💥Sleep like a log
✅Sleep very deeply, sleep very well
💥Sell like hotcakes
✅Sell very well, very quickly
💥Like a fish out of water
✅Completely out of place, not belonging at all
💥Feel like a million
✅Feel very happy
💥Like a bump on a log
✅Do not react in a useful of helpful way to the activities around them
💥Read someone like a book
✅Know exactly someone’s thinking or feelings without having to ask
💥Watch someone like a Hawk
✅Watch someone very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong
💥Fit like a glove
✅It fits exactly
💥Eat like a bird
✅Eat only small amount of food
💥Know someone or something like the back of one’s hand
✅Know very well, in every detail
💥Sleep like a log
✅Sleep very deeply, sleep very well
💥Sell like hotcakes
✅Sell very well, very quickly
💥Like a fish out of water
✅Completely out of place, not belonging at all
💥Feel like a million
✅Feel very happy
💥Like a bump on a log
✅Do not react in a useful of helpful way to the activities around them
💥Read someone like a book
✅Know exactly someone’s thinking or feelings without having to ask
💥Watch someone like a Hawk
✅Watch someone very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong
💥Fit like a glove
✅It fits exactly
💥Eat like a bird
✅Eat only small amount of food
💥Know someone or something like the back of one’s hand
✅Know very well, in every detail
🍭Grammar extra 🍭
Time expressions with the past Perfect
✨You can use the following time expressions with the past perfect. ✨
👉already / still / yet 👈
By the time I got to the restaurant, most people had already eaten.
When I left for class, I still hadn't completed my assignment, so I finished it on the bus.
My best friend hadn't arrived yet, but I couldn't wait any longer, so I went home.
👉(not) until after 👈
I didn't find my watch until after I'd bought a new one.
👉By the time 👈
I was exhausted by the time I'd finished cleaning the house.
👉never....before 👈
She was a great teacher. I learned things that I'd never understood before.
👉earlier / previously / years ago 👈
I got a stomachache from something I'd eaten earlier.
It was a problem I'd had previously, so I knew what caused it.
I knew exactly what to do because I'd seen a doctor about it years ago.
Time expressions with the past Perfect
✨You can use the following time expressions with the past perfect. ✨
👉already / still / yet 👈
By the time I got to the restaurant, most people had already eaten.
When I left for class, I still hadn't completed my assignment, so I finished it on the bus.
My best friend hadn't arrived yet, but I couldn't wait any longer, so I went home.
👉(not) until after 👈
I didn't find my watch until after I'd bought a new one.
👉By the time 👈
I was exhausted by the time I'd finished cleaning the house.
👉never....before 👈
She was a great teacher. I learned things that I'd never understood before.
👉earlier / previously / years ago 👈
I got a stomachache from something I'd eaten earlier.
It was a problem I'd had previously, so I knew what caused it.
I knew exactly what to do because I'd seen a doctor about it years ago.