He born in London

He born in London

If you say “I born in 1999”,  this is incorrect. The right way to say it is “I was born in 1999.” This is because born is not a verb you can use directly in the past simple when referring to having a baby. It’s the past participle of bear (in the sense of “to give...
Listen and count the words

Listen and count the words

Many English language learners complain that sometimes it sounds as though all of the words spoken in a sentence are joined together and it is tricky to work out what exactly is being said. Many students complain that it is hard to identify what is important and what...
More percentages for IELTS

More percentages for IELTS

25% of the students failed the exam. This percentage can be expressed in other ways. A quarter of the students failed the exam. Exactly a quarter of the students failed the exam. Can you think of different ways of expressing the following percentages? 49% 50% 99% 3%...
Quite

Quite

  Be careful when you are using the adverb quite. You can change the meaning of a sentence by putting the main stress on this adverb. Imagine someone has just cooked dinner for you and they ask you what you think of the food. This is your reply: It’s quite nice....
analysis vs analyse

analysis vs analyse

Make sure that you know the difference between analyse and analysis. Analyse is a regular verb. It means to study something in great detail. We analysed his results and found that they contained errors. Analysis is a noun. It is the results of the verb to analyse. Our...