English as a Foreign Language

2021-11-27 11:00:22 #Modalverbs. Necessity. Past Open / Comment

2021-11-26 10:22:59 ​​ #Modalverbs. 
Necessity. Present/Future  Open / Comment

2021-11-25 11:00:48 #Modalverbs. 
Permission
PRESENT: You can/can't borrow my car. (giving or refusing permission; informal) // Could I use your phone? (more polite; asking for permission) // You may use the phone. (formal; giving permission) // Might I speak to Mr. Jones, please? (more formal; asking permission) // I'm afraid you can't/mustn't see the patient. (informal; refusing permission) // Children may not be left unaccompanied. (formal; refusing permission - written notice)
PAST: He wasn't allowed to/couldn't cross the border. He was allowed to enter the country. (NOT: could) Open / Comment

2021-11-24 11:00:28 #Modalverbs. 
Probability
PRESENT: They will be home soon. (100% certain; prediction) // Greg should win easily. (90% certain; future only; he'll win easily.) // They ought to be home by now. (90% certain; they will probably be home.)
PAST: He should have received his prize by now. (He has probably received it by now.) // They ought to have arrived an hour ago. (They have probably arrived.) 
Logical assumption 
PRESENT: She must be working. (90% certain - positive; I'm sure she's working.) // She can't be over forty. (negative; I'm sure she isn't over forty.) // He couldn't be at work. (negative; I don't think he's at work.) 
PAST: She must have been working. (positive; I'm sure she was working.) // She can't have stolen the money. (negative; I'm sure she didn't steal the money.) // He couldn't have been at work yesterday. (negative; I don't think he was at work yesterday.) Open / Comment

2021-11-23 11:01:14 ​​Modal verbs are different from normal verbs like "work, play, visit..." They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety of communicative functions.
To be continued...
#modalverbs Open / Comment

2021-11-22 11:02:47 ​​Hi, English lovers!
Today we are starting a series of posts about MODAL VERBS. Here are some characteristics of them:
They never change their form. You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"...
They are always followed by an infinitive without "to"
They are used to indicate modality and allow speakers to express certainty, possibility, willingness, obligation, necessity, ability
To be continued...
#modalverbs Open / Comment

2021-11-21 11:20:40 The Answer Key // More QUIZZES Open / Comment

2021-11-20 11:00:58 ​​ You resign yourself to or become resigned to a situation when you accept it and understand that you cannot change it. You can also reconcile yourself to or become reconciled to a situation or unpleasant idea.
I have resigned myself to the fact that I'll never work again. People have become resigned to the fact that increased security means much longer wait times at airports. He reconciled himself to the fact that he would never be an excellent cook. It took a while, but I've become reconciled to the idea that I will never get to travel abroad.
Tolerate has a similar meaning.
I can tolerate her selfishness, but not her bad moods.
If you try to make the best of a bad situation, you accept it, but try to make it as pleasant as possible.
It's not ideal, but we'll just have to make the best of it. (The End) Open / Comment

2021-11-18 11:00:53 ​​Today I will add two more verbs about accepting or continuing in a situation that is difficult or unpleasant
Bear is used more often in writing than in speech. Negative phrases like can't bear to are used more in speech to say that you do not like what is currently happening.
I will bear the responsibility for whatever happens.
I can't bear the suspense!
I can't bear to watch.
Endure can also be used to refer to continuing in a difficult situation. Endure can also be used of physical pain.
She endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon.
We've endured countless hardships throughout our lives.
To be continued... Open / Comment

2021-11-16 08:47:58 ​​As I wrote above, if you embrace a difficult situation, you accept it with a very positive attitude.
She embraced her hardships without complaint.
Here are a few other words that mean to continue in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially because you understand that you cannot change it.
When you face or face up to something unpleasant, you accept that it exists and you try to address it. Face and face up to are often used with abstract nouns like facts, reality, or truth.
It's about time you faced up to the fact that you need to look after yourself. (Grammar Tip)
To be continued... Open / Comment