Past Simple- Spelling Rules 115 (A2)
TeachersEducationGrammarTeacher CafeLanguageIf a verb ends in -e, you add -d. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed. If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied.
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Comma Story- TED-Ed
TeachersGrammarTeacher CafeEducationWatch this TED-Ed entry of the Comma Story by Terisa Folaron, with your students and have them visually understand what a comma is and what is does. Remember the lessons on the side for discussion.
English Grammar Lesson: Phrasal Verbs (Part One)
AdultsSmrt LiveGrammarEducationLanguageCraig gives the first part of a video lesson / tutorial on the usage of phrasal verbs in English. In part one, Craig discusses separable phrasal verbs. This lesson is aimed at ESL students studying English grammar at an upper-intermediate level.
English Grammar Lesson: Participle Adjectives
AdultsSmrt LiveGrammarEducationLanguageLeanne gives a video lesson / tutorial on the usage of the participle (participial) adjectives. This includes an explanation about the difference between ~ing (present participle) and ~ed (past participle) forms. This lesson is aimed at ESL students studying English grammar at an upper-intermediate level.
English Grammar Lesson: First Conditional & Time Clauses
AdultsSmrt LiveGrammarEducationLanguageLeanne gives a video lesson / tutorial on the usage of the First Conditional grammar rule as well as how to talk about the future with time clauses. This lesson is aimed at ESL students studying English grammar at an upper-intermediate level.
Review and the Past Simple
AdultsSmrt LiveGrammarEducationLanguageMark reviews the differences between the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous and also explains the similarities and differences of the present perfect with the past simple. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.
Explaining Now
AdultsSmrt LiveGrammarEducationLanguageLeanne explains how English speakers use the present perfect simple to explain the present with finished, past actions and the present perfect continuous to describe longer, possibly unfinished actions. This lesson is for students at a pre-intermediate level.