Could you explain to me what is the meaning of "X"? Strictly speaking, incorrect but often used. Could you explain to me what the meaning of "X" is? Correct . Could you explain to me what the difference in the meaning between

But even the definition of "fluency" is one which can debated at length. To different people it means different things. So to avoid getting sidetracked, the point is that irregular verbs have got to be learnt if one wants to speak

My kids are 3 and 5, completely fluent in English, but, like many kids of their age, frequently regularise verbs, both in English and their mother tongue. Classroom time is a limited resource and would be better spent learning rules that can be

The infinitive is the basic form of a verb. If you don't know a verb and look it up in a dictionary, the dictionary gives you the infinitive, or more precisely the plain/bare present infinitive of the verb in question: speak, know, need etc.

. I think you misunderstood. Have to + infinitive : I have to study; We have to speak English . 'Have (got) to ' is classified as a semi-auxiliary verb, and 'to ', I believe, is called an infinitive particle'.

Hi Kooyeen I believe the natives seldom refer to grammar and English usage books because they speak English since they were very young, and so they do not have to refer to such books, If you bother to refer to grammar or English usage books,

Hello to you :) My name's Isabella, I'm 15 and I'm from Sweden, I've been learning French for 3 years now and I might be going to France this summer and I would therefore really like to improve My skills in French! I know how to

Hi, Neil can't .. tennis. He's broken his arm. a.to play b.playing c.play What is the correct answer? C. With 'can', you need the base form of the verb. eg We say 'I can speak English', but not 'I can

Hi, I couldn't hear what she was __ . a) telling b) saying c) talking d) speaking Can anyone tell me how to explain why a , c and d are the wrong choices in this particular case? The idea here is that I couldn't hear the vocal

Hi Manisha, When we would like to relate a failure in the past to an ongoing activity that is still considered unfulfilled today, we can use a mixed conditional statement in which one relates a present unreal condition (i.e. verb in the simple