Adverbs of frequency (from higher to lower frequency) : always- usually-often-sometimes-hardly ever/seldom/rarely-never Position: between the subject and the verb (I usually get up at 9 a.m), after the auxiliary (I have never travelled to China) or after the verb to be (I am never late). […]
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Get
The verb get has various definitions and uses. Here are the most frequent ones: 1) to receive: get a present 2) to acquire as a result of effort, earn: get a graduate degree; get a high mark in an exam. 3) to take, go after, bring: Get me […]
IN Used with years (in 1998), months (in April/May), seasons (in summer/spring), centuries (in the 20th century) and parts of the day (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening) except: at night/midday/noon/midnight. It is also used with events that will happen at the […]
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in, on, at (place)
Spanish-speaking students often confuse these two prepositions as both mean “en” in Spanish. These are their differences in English: IN Inside an enclosed place (building, office, room, bag, box, etc.) or a territory with borders (region, province, country, city, garden, etc.). Expressions with in: in […]
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to arrive
This is a verb which is often misused by Spanish-speaking students of English. Most students tend to translate the Spanish structure “llegar a” to English and this is why they say “arrive to a place”. They even doubt about the verity of what you are […]