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⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-present-perfect-past-simple/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ What’s the difference? When do we use each of these English verb tenses? Today I’m going to explain two simple rules so that it will become clear to you!  Not only will I give you example sentences, but I’ll also ask you to make your own. That’s the type of thing I do throughout the lessons in my Advanced English Grammar Course – I’m always helping you put it into practice and use the grammar yourself. This active practice is what will really help it stick in your mind and become a natural part of your English! Join the course to learn English grammar easily and effectively. ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/  

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Download free PDF + quiz - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-10-different-replies-to-thank-you-conversations/  How do we reply to thank you? “You’re welcome” is the most common response, but we have many other phrases in English! Today you’ll learn multiple responses to "thank you," so you can speak more fluently. First I’ll teach you the phrases, and then we’ll see examples of how to use them in short conversations. I also prepared a free PDF download for you, which has all the information from today’s lesson as well as a quiz to help you practice and review! To learn English phrases for many, many more situations in daily life, I’d encourage you to join my Everyday English Speaking Courses so you can find out exactly what to say, giving you more confidence and more fluency.

Download FREE PDF + Quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrasal-verbs-for-socializing/  Today we’ll learn  10 English phrasal verbs for socializing. These phrasal verbs are used very frequently when native English speakers talk about getting together with other people, and I want to help YOU use them confidently. Learning phrasal verbs is essential for becoming fluent in English, and you can learn lots of them in my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course. It’s designed to teach you phrasal verbs naturally - again, through conversations - and help you practice them through homework - in just about 10 minutes a day. Join my phrasal verbs in conversation course to start learning today!

Download lesson PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-how-to-form-questions-easily-with-quasm/  Are you wondering how to form questions in English with correct grammar? Well today I’m going to teach you a simple method for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses! I think you’ll find this lesson very helpful, and I’ve made a free lesson guide available for you to download. It also includes a quiz so you can practice forming questions.  All right, let’s take a look at this question formation formula. I like to remember it with the acronym QUASM, and that stands for QU estion word A uxiliary verb (also called the helping verb) S ubject M ain verb Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM. Click on each link for my lesson on those topics!   Now you know how to make questions in English! Try the quiz on the next page to test yourself.   And if you want to master complex English grammar and learn to use it confidently, come join my Adva

Download free lesson guide PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-40-funny-sounding-words-in-english/  Let’s have some fun today - we’re going to learn and practice 40 words that sound kind of silly and they’re fun to say. A lot of these words are a little more advanced, so you might not be familiar with them yet.  The best way to review and remember this funny-sounding vocabulary is to download the text and audio from this lesson - just click here to do that. It has all the words, the definitions, and the example sentences. Now get ready to learn, and especially get ready to listen and repeat - yes, I want you to practice saying these silly words out loud, and I’ve left space in the video for you to do so. If you want to really take your vocabulary to a higher level by learning over 1000 advanced words, check out my Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations Course. The words inside will help your English become more sophisticated, so you can express yourself more fluently.

Download Free PDF + Quiz - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-countable-and-uncountable-nouns/  What are countable and uncountable nouns, and how do we use them in English grammar? We’ll learn all about them today, with lots of examples! Make sure to download the PDF guide to this lesson, because it has the lesson text as well as a quiz to help you practice countable and uncountable nouns.  If you’d really like to take your grammar to a higher level, come join my Advanced English Grammar Course, which you can find at EspressoEnglish.net What other English grammar topics would you like to learn about? Leave me a comment and let me know. Bye for now!  

When do we use difficulty (singular) vs. difficulties (plural)? I’m going to explain this and also teach you a number of collocations, typical combinations of words, to expand your vocabulary! Learning collocations improves your English fluency because instead of trying to put a sentence together word by word, trying to think “which verb goes with this noun?” or “which adjective sounds more natural?” – instead, you’ll already know combinations of words that go together. My e-book, 1000 collocations in 10 minutes a day, makes learning collocations quick and easy. It has 50 short lessons, 50 quizzes, and comes with audio as well.

DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON GUIDE PDF + QUIZ - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-worse-vs-worst/  Wondering when to use worse vs. worst? Even some native English speakers make mistakes with these. Today I’ll teach you how to use them correctly, with lots of examples! And I’ve got a little bonus for you - a free PDF download with the text of this lesson as well as a quiz to help you practice worse and worst. Click here and enter your e-mail address to get that free PDF. The opposite of worse is better, and I’m here to help your English get better! You can learn more when you join one of my online courses – you can get more information and free sample lessons by visiting EspressoEnglish.net I have courses to help you improve all your English skills – from grammar to vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and much more. I hope you enjoyed today’s lesson, and I hope to see you inside one of my courses.

DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-time-expressions/  Time is one of the most common words in English, and it’s used in a LOT of different phrases beyond just asking “What time is it?”  Today we’ll learn 20 idioms or expressions with the word “time” - and you can download all of them by clicking here. When you enter your e-mail address, I’ll send you a free PDF guide to this lesson as well as a quiz. So make sure to get a copy of that to practice and review. Now that you’ve learned these 20 expressions, it’s time to practice! Make sure to try the quiz inside the free PDF of this lesson, which you can download by clicking the link under this video. As you can see from this lesson, common English words are used in lots of idiomatic expressions with meanings that might not be obvious. I have a course to teach you over 300 common idioms in English, you can join that by visiting https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-idioms-course/  - Learning these expressions can really he

One of my students asked me what’s the difference between these two questions: “Does she have a car?” “Doesn’t she have a car?” This is an excellent question because there IS a difference between positive questions like the first one, and negative questions like the second one. I’ll teach you about it in today’s lesson, and we’ll also cover question tags, like “She has a car, doesn’t she?” But first I have a question for YOU: Do you want to be a well-rounded English speaker? That means someone who is good at ALL the areas of the language – speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. You need all of those skills for fluency. That’s why my Complete Program for English learning has courses in every single area of the language. It’ll help you improve ALL your skills in just 10-15 minutes a day. The good news is that the Complete Program is available at a 50% discount compared to buying all my courses individually... ...and the even better news is that you can divide up the payment ov

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DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON GUIDE PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-audio-50-food-collocations/  I hope you’re hungry… I mean, hungry to learn some new vocabulary today!  I’m going to teach you 50 common collocations with the word “food” - these are words we often use together. So you’ll be able to talk about food more fluently in English! There’s a lot of vocabulary in this lesson, and I’ve made a free lesson guide available for you to download - so you can review everything we learn today and also practice with a quiz. The collocations we’ll cover can be divided into 3 groups: adjectives with food, verbs with food, and nouns with food. If you’d like to take the next step in learning from me, check out my e-book with 1000 collocations on all sorts of topics. You can find that along with all my other courses at my website EspressoEnglish.net

Wondering when to use lie vs. lay? Should we say someone is “laying down” or “lying down”? And what about lied, laid, and lain? It can be so confusing, especially for students learning English! Today we’ll learn the difference between lay and lie, as well as all of their forms, with plenty of examples. My goal is to make it clear for you. That’s also why I wrote an e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained! It’s full of clear explanations and examples helping you understand the difference between words that lots of English learners mix up – like specially and especially, advice and advise, and many, many more.

Wondering whether to use sell vs. sale vs. sold? Should we say “for sale” or “on sale”? Learn the difference easily in today's lesson on sell, sale, sold. I also wanted to let you know that our Black Friday sale is coming up soon! It starts November 24, and there will be discounts on ALL Espresso English courses and e-books. Save the date and remember to check your e-mail for details.

Interjections are words used to express emotion. There are hundreds of them, and they are very common in everyday English conversation. The best way to learn interjections is not by studying a list, but by learning how each interjection is used in real life. Here are are 10 interjections in English and examples of how we use them. Learning from conversations is a great way to learn English more naturally! That’s why all the lessons in my Everyday English Speaking Courses are based on conversations. This way, you can learn English phrases in context, and know what to say when you’re in a similar situation.

Download free lesson PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-helping-verbs/  In today’s lesson you’ll learn all about how to use different helping verbs - these are an essential part of English grammar. Helping verbs, also called “auxiliary verbs,” are verbs that have the grammatical function of “helping” the main verb of the sentence. We’ll cover basic helping verbs like do/does/did, be (and all its various forms), have/has/had, as well as modal helping verbs like can, may, should, must, will, shall, and would. There’s a lot of information in today’s video, so make sure to download the lesson guide by clicking on the link below and entering your e-mail address. Now you know how to use these important helping verbs! I’d challenge you to try writing a few of your own sentences and questions with each one. You can review this lesson by downloading that free PDF, which is available under the video. And I’d love to help you further inside my Advanced English Grammar Course, where we go in-depth into man

⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/present-perfect-free-pdf-audio/  ⭐ Advanced English Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/  Today we have a mega-lesson about one of the most common English verb tenses, and that is the present perfect tense. This lesson will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the present perfect: we’ll cover: - What is the present perfect tense & when do we use it? - How to form the present perfect: Positive, Negative, Questions - What is the past participle? - Present perfect with ever/never - Present perfect with already, yet, recently, lately, just - Present perfect with for and since - Present perfect active voice and passive voice - Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous This is like the complete guide to the present perfect, and you can actually download a free PDF with all the information from this lesson as well as some practice quizzes. Click on the link under this video and

Let’s learn English phrases you can use to ask for a favor! If you’re not sure what a favor is, that means asking someone to help you or to do something nice for you, even though it might inconvenience them a little bit. You can speak more confidently when you know the specific phrases that native English speakers would say in this situation. I always want to teach you real and practical phrases, ones that you’ll actually use. That’s why I created the Everyday English Speaking Courses, with lessons full of useful phrases for daily life, in many different situations!