By Teaching English, Verbs

hi, I'm a teacher in a local school in Malaysia. I teach english subject. my first degree was social science and diploma was tesl. english taught in my country is communicative. teaching english in a rural school is a great challenge.at the moment, i am considering to pursue my studies to a...

My job is to teach English. My job is teaching English. My wish is to win the game. My wish is winning the game. Your bad habit is to bite nails. Your bad habit is biting nails. May I ask which forms of verbs in the above pairs of sentences are better/commonly used? Thank you for your help!!

Hoa Thai wrote:Hi Amy, I totally agree with you on your assessment. It has been very frustrating for me to deal with the problems that you’ve just talked about. In my country, in the distant past, teachers were trained well and I was fortunate enough to study under the great care of an...

Hoa Thai wrote: Yoong Liat wrote:You're right. In an exam, it is advisable to use a verb in the past tense. However, in fact, if the marker is knowlegeable, he will not mark the answer as wrong.Hi Yoong Liat,I agree. I have had a chance to discuss this issue with many English teachers, friends...

Dear all, For whatever its worth – Here is my opinion as I promised to deliver: The issue we have been dealing with here boils down to one question – “In one sentence, grammatically and semantically, could we use both simple past and present perfect for one item?” Evidently, the...

This is definitely one of the perks of teaching English here in Holland - learning the delightful creativity of another language when it comes to idioms. Dutch is similar to Finnish when it comes to being "... as poor as a church RAT." Another Dutch example I came across recently: - "I can't make...

Hi! I am learning gerund, and hopefully I could help you out with something that I learned. Rule one: You have to use a gerund after some verbs, such as: admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, endure, enjoy... Rule two: A lot of clauses are required gerund after them, such as be...

Fairydusk wrote: Helloeryone, I am new to this website. I have recently started teaching English as a Foreign Language. I am a native speaker, so I know how to use the verb to wonder, but I am having difficulty explaining the uses to my students. How can I explain the difference between "I...

Hello everyone, I am new to this website. I have recently started teaching English as a Foreign Language. I am a native speaker, so I know how to use the verb to wonder, but I am having difficulty explaining the uses to my students. How can I explain the difference between "I wonder what we will...

Yes, the original sentence was incorrect, but I do not agree with Timbo's answer as for the correct semicolon usage and the punctuation for the two sentences, i.e. two completely different thoughts, both with an independent subjext and verb. The correct way of making these two statements and...