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Expressing wishes in English

The phrase I wish I had… is the most common structure used to talk about our wishes. Here are some common wishes people have. I wish I had more money. I wish I had...

Command | A word a day

To command is to order, instruct, direct or require. The king commanded his guards to execute anyone who dared to enter his chamber. Note the word pattern: command + noun/pronoun + to-infinitive The father...

Class 9 vocabulary worksheet

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. If he were more ……………………., we would know his true feelings. (communication) 2. Every citizen has a ………………….....

The past perfect tense overview

The past perfect tense is used to talk about the earlier of two past events. Form: Subject + had + past participle form of the verb I had finished dinner before dad came home....

Past continuous tense overview

The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions or events that were going on around a particular point of time in the past. What were you doing at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon?...