Grammar

Fill in each gap with an appropriate phrasal verb.  Don’t forget to conjugate the verb, and to place any objects (in parentheses) in the right place!  There are two extra. E.g.: Bill _____ (his parents) by disobeying them. Answers: Bill let his parents down by disobeying them . / Bill let down his parents by […]

Can you complete each sentence with the correct preposition? Go! Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition I’ve been reading this great book 1)__ the history of Dracula.  It talks about everything, 2)_ the original Count Vlad 3)__ all the legends that were made up about him 4)__ he died.  Of course, it spends […]

  Fill in each gap with an appropriate phrasal verb.  Don’t forget to conjugate the verb, and to place any objects (in parentheses) in the right place!  There are two extra. E.g.: Bill _____ (his parents) by disobeying them. Answers: Bill let his parents down by disobeying them . / Bill let down his parents […]

Some of you have learned that you need to use “a” in front of words beginning with consonants, and “an” with words beginning with vowels.  While the rule is easy, it’s not quite right: you need to use “a” with words beginning with consonant sounds and “an” with words beginning with vowel sounds. I drive […]

  Can you complete each sentence with the correct preposition? Go! Fill in the blanks with “in”, “at”, or “on”. I knew you’d come back to me __ the end. I’m almost __ the end of the book—no spoilers! Ian is __ the hospital right now, visiting his sister. Ian’s sister is __ the hospital […]

This is a very difficult modal verb for Spanish speakers, as it’s very hard to directly translate it into Spanish.  But in English, it’s sometimes necessary. Some of you will undoubtedly already know this verb for its use for the future for the first person I shall go to the shops after lunch We shall […]

Fill in the blanks with “on” or “in”. The train was due to arrive at 4:02pm, and it arrived precisely __ time, neither early nor late. I turned on the TV just __ time to see the last three seconds of the show before the commercials started. Sherlock Holmes noticed that Irene Adler, who was […]