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VARK Questionnaire version 8.01
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VARK Questionnaire: How do you learn best?

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Fill in the VARK questionnaire to find out your learning style - do you prefer to use Visual, Aural, Read/write or Kinesthetic learning strategies, or a combination?

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Explanations of several commonly-used idioms, and worksheets to practice using them.

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Self study idiom and phrasal verb practice

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Self study idiom and phrasal verb practice

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Study English with Quizzes, Crossword Puzzles and other activities for students of English as a second language.

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L1 listening practice with videos and questions

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Past habit - used to/would/past simple

When we talk about things that happened in the past but don't happen anymore we can do it in different ways.

Used to

We used to live in New York when I was a kid.

There didn't use to be a petrol station there. When was it built?

We can use ' used to ' to talk about past states ....

I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school.

I used to smoke but I gave up a few years ago.

... or we can use 'used to' to talk about repeated past actions

Remember that ' used to' is only for past states/actions that don't happen now - we can't use it for things that still happen now. Also, ' used to + infinitive' should not be confused with ' be/get used to + 'ing' form' - this is covered in a separate section.

Would

Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.

My teachers would always say "Sit down and shut up!"

We can use ' would' to talk about repeated past actions.

Often either ' would' or ' used to ' is possible. Both of these sentences are possible.

Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.

Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.

However, only ' used to ' is possible when we talk about past states.

We used to live in New York when I was a kid.

We would live in New York when I was a kid.

Past simple

We went/used to go/would go to the same beach every summer.

We can use the past simple in the same way as ' used to' and ' would ' to talk about repeated past actions.

I had/used to have a dog called Charlie.

We can also use the past simple for past states.

However, if something happened only once we can't use ' used to' or ' would ' - we must use the past simple.

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Past habits: 'used to', 'would' and the past simple

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Past habit - used to/would/past simple When we talk about things that happened in the past but don't happen anymore we can do it in different ways. Used to We used to live in New York when I was a kid. There didn't use to be a petrol station there.

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past simple or 'used to' gap fill exercise

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Intermediate Grammar | Past Simple or 'Used To' Gap Fill Exercise | esl-lounge Student

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Past Simple or 'Used To' Gap Fill Exercise

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2A the past: narrative tenses, used to, and would

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Students >English File Student's Site >New Advanced >Grammar >File 2 >2A the past: narrative tenses, used to, and would

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Students >Solutions >Elementary >Grammar >Exercise 2 - Present simple: questions

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Level: beginner

The present tense is the base form of the verb:

Present simple questions

Look at these questions:

We use do and does to make questions with the present simple. We use does for the third person singular ( she / he / it) and do for the others.

We use do and does with question words like where, what and when:

But questions with who often don't use do or does:

Here are some useful questions. Try to remember them:

Present simple questions 1

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Present simple questions 2

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Present simple questions 3

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Present simple questions 4

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Present simple negatives

Look at these sentences:

I like tennis but I don't like football. (don't = do not)
I don't live in London now.
Idon't play the piano but I play the guitar.
Theydon't work at the weekend.
Johndoesn't live in Manchester. (doesn't = does not)
Angela doesn't drive to work. She goes by bus.

We use do and does to make negatives with the present simple. We use doesn't for the third person singular ( she / he / it) and don't for the others.

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Present simple and present time

We use the present simple to talk about:

something that is true in the present:

something that happens regularly in the present:

something that is always true:

The human body contains 206 bones.
Lighttravels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, always and never with the present simple:

Here are some useful sentences. Complete them so they are true for you and try to remember them:

Complete these sentences so they are true for a friend and try to remember them:

Level: intermediate

Present simple and future time

We also use the present simple to talk about:

something that is fixed in the future:

The school term starts next week.
The trainleaves at 1945 this evening.
Wefly to Paris next week.

Level: advanced

We sometimes use the present simple to talk about the past when we are:

I was walking down the street the other day when suddenly this man comes up to me and tells me he has lost his wallet asks me to lend him some money. Well he looks a bit dangerous so I'm not sure what to do and while we are standing there...

summarising a book, film or play:

Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts School. He has two close friends, Hermione and ...Shakespeare's Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. One night he sees his father's ghost. The ghost tells him he has been murdered...

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The present tense is the base form of the verb: Look at these questions: We use do and does to make questions with the present simple. We use does for the third person singular ( she / he / it) and do for the others.

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Learn phrasal verbs with videos | LearnEnglish Teens - British Council

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Watch animated videos to see how phrasal verbs are used, then do the online exercises to practise.

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Lesson B must, may, might, can't (deduction) (2)

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Students >English File Student's Site >New Intermediate >Grammar >File 3 >Lesson B must, may, might, can't (deduction) (2)

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Weak Forms - How to Pronounce Weak Forms in English

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How to give a strong presentation: key phrases

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How to give a strong presentation: key phrases

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How to give a strong presentation: tips & key phrases

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