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Level: Intermediate-Advanced
The following intensifiers often go together with comparative adjectives:
| much | a great deal |
| far | a good deal |
| a lot | a good bit |
| quite a lot | a fair bit |
They are much richer than us.
This pair of shoes is far more expensive than that bag.
Madrid is a lot bigger than Sevilla.
It’s quite a lot calmer now after the storm has passed.
The intensifiers much and far are used with comparative adjectives before a noun.
The UK is a much bigger country than Japan.
He is a far better tennis player than Federer.
The intensifiers easily and by far are used with superlative adjectives.
She is easily the greatest singer of all time.
This was by far the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to do.
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
MAKE
MAKE is used when you create or construct something.
The company based in Madrid makes the most modern computers.
She needs to make more verses for her new song.
Did she really make that dress herself?
DO
DO is used for activities in general. In this case, do is usually followed by something, nothing, anything or everything.
It is so frustrating that they did not do anything about the issue.
Carla is sick of doing everything at work.
Is he doing anything interesting during his vacation?
NOTE: What do you do? = What’s your job?
There are a lot of collocations with make and do. Unfortunately, there are no specific rules that can help you remember how to use both words correctly. All you can do is to familiarize yourself with all of them. Below is a list of words that come with either make or do.
DO
| do xx kph (miles per hour) | Most motorists do more than 30 mph through the city. It’s beyond the speed limit. |
| do badly | They did very badly at the preliminaries, so they’ll have to do better next game. |
| do your best | It’s alright if you make mistakes in your sentences. Just do your best. |
| do business | It’s been great doing business with this company. Everyone’s just very efficient and professional. |
| do chores | I’m going to spend the weekend doing chores at home. |
| do a course | After losing his job, Sam decided to do a course in German at a local language institute. |
| do a crossword | One of her favorite activities is doing crosswords. |
| do damage | His PR team couldn’t do much after the scandal he got involved in. The damage to his image has been done. |
| do the dishes / the washing up | Everyone I know hates doing the dishes. |
| do a drawing | She was able to have many things accomplished because her kids spent hours doing their drawings. |
| do your duty/responsibility | Do your duty as a citizen, go out and vote this election. |
| do an exam | She’s going to have to do a certification exam to get the job promotion. |
| do exercise | How long have you been doing this exercise? |
| do an exercise | To improve your English skills, make sure to do grammar exercises in your free time. |
| do someone a favor | Do me a big favor and clean your room! |
| do the gardening | My grandparents who live in the countryside spend most of their days doing the gardening. |
| do good | She tries to good by donating blood for sick children at that hospital. |
| do you good | Take a lot of rest this weekend. This will do you good for sure. |
| do your hair/your nails | Hurry up and do your hair already! We’re late! |
| do harm | He is so gentle, you wouldn’t think he’d do any harm on others. |
| do homework | I have so much homework to do this afternoon. I can’t go out with you. |
| do a job | I thought they did an excellent job in this film. |
| do the laundry / the washing | I have no other plans but to do the laundry this weekend. |
| do paperwork | It’s so tedious doing all this paperwork. |
| do research | Do not just believe everything you read online. Do your research too. |
| do the shopping | I do all the shopping for my grandmother ever since she became bed-ridden. |
| do time (in prison) | It was hard for him to find a job after he’d done some time in prison. |
| do well | My children are doing well at their new school. |
| do work | Do you have a lot of work today? |
MAKE
| make amends | In order to achieve peace on earth, nations should amend their differences. |
| make an appointment/arrangements | I have to make an appointment with my doctor for tomorrow. |
| make an attempt | She made an attempt in wining him back. |
| make believe | A lot of children likes to play make believe. It lets them think more creatively. |
| make certain | You have to make certain that they are going to sign this deal. |
| make a decision/change/choice/comment/complaint/confession | The couple needs to make a decision on whether they are going to get a divorce or not. |
| make a difference | She tries her best to be good and to make a difference in her community. |
| make an effort | You need to make an effort in practicing your speaking skills. |
| make an error/a mistake | I think they made an error on my bill. I’ve already paid for everything this month. |
| make an excuse | Stop making an excuse on doing things that make you happy. Just do it. |
| make a face | She didn’t like what he said so she made a face. |
| make a fool of someone | If you continue with this project, you’re only going to make a fool of yourself in front of the board of directors. |
| make a fortune | His family made a fortune from selling old cars. |
| make fun of | Stop making fun of his accent. |
| make one’s mind up | John and Mary need to make their mind up about buying this house. |
| make a scene | My greatest worry is for her to make a scene at the event if she gets too drunk again. |
| make progress | The scientists are proud to announce that they have made progress in coming up with a vaccine against the virus. |
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
The past continuous is formed by combining the past tense of the be-verb and the –ing form of a verb.
was/were + -ing (was/were doing)
This tense is used when speaking about something that happened before and after another past action.
The students were revising for their test when the teacher entered the room.
COMPARE: The student revised when (= after) the teacher entered the room.
It is also very typical to use it at the beginning of a story.
Two days ago, he was fixing the roof when …
Last month, as she was starting to learn Chinese, …
It can also be used for something that happened before and after a definite time.
It was 10 o’clock. I was reading a book.
COMPARE: At 10 o’clock, I read (= started reading) a book.
Another use of this tense is to express that something continued to happen for a period of time.
My back was aching.
The team was losing.
It is also used for talking about something that happened repeatedly.
I was practicing my speech every day, three times a day.
The members were organizing a protest against their leader.
Dan and Selena were always bickering.
It can also be used with verbs to express change or growth.
The company was growing sluggishly.
Her French was improving.
His hair was turning grey.
The climate was changing adversely.
The past continuous is NEVER used with stative verbs. The past simple is used instead.
CORRECT: When they decided to get a divorce, they really needed a lawyer.
WRONG: When they decided to get a divorce, they really was needing a lawyer.
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Level: Beginner-Intermediate
The prepositions at, in and on are often used in English to talk about times.
Here are some examples of their usage:
At
Specific Time:
Example:
at 7 o’clock
at midnight
at noon
Holiday Period:
Example:
at Christmas
at Easter
Meal Time:
at lunchtime
at dinnertime
Expressions:
at present
at the moment
at night
In
Months:
in April
in May
Seasons:
in summer
in winter
Years:
in 1990
in 2020
Decade:
in the 50s
in the 70s
Centuries:
in the 18th century
Long Periods:
in the present
in the past
in the ice age
Parts of the day:
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
On
Days:
on Tuesday
on my birthday
on Halloween
Dates:
on 15th of August
on May 4th
on our wedding
Parts of a day:
on Monday morning
on Saturday evening
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Level: Beginner-Intermediate
An adverb or adverbial phrase is one or more words that change the verb in a sentence. There are 3 main types of adverbial phrases: time, place, and frequency (how often something happens).
Adverbs that change the meaning of a sentence and tells us how often or how frequently something happens are called adverbs of frequency.
Example:
hourly.
annually.
usually
often
seldom
daily
Adverbs that change the meaning of a sentence and tells us when something happens are called adverbs of time.
Example:
today
tomorrow
over the summer
this week / this month / this year
next week / next month / next year
last week / last month / last year
the day before yesterday
Adverbs that change the meaning of a sentence and tells us where something happens are called adverbs of place.
Example:
here
down
there
up
back
up front
around the corner
near the (place)
away from
under the bed
in the box
out in the street