'one' and 'ones'
Level: beginner We use one (singular) and ones (plural): after an adjective: See those two girls? Helen is the tall one and Jane is the short one. Which is your car, the red one or the blue one? My trousers are torn. I need some new ones. after the: See those two girls? Helen is the one on the left. Let's look at the photographs – the ones you took in Paris. after which in questions: You can borro
Relative pronouns and relative clauses
We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses tell us more about people and things: Lord Thompson, who is 76, has just retired. This is the house which Jack built. Marie Curie is the woman that discovered radium. We use: who and whom for people which for things that for people or things. Two kinds of relative clause There are two kinds of relative clause: 1. We use rela
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Clause structure and verb patterns
The first noun phrase of a sentence is the subject. English clauses always have a subject: His father has just retired. He was a teacher. (NOT Was a teacher.) I'm waiting for my wife. She is late. (NOT Is late.) except for the imperative, which is used for orders, invitations and requests: Stop! Please come to dinner tomorrow. Play it again, please. If we have no other subject, we use there or it.
Verbs followed by the '-ing' form
I love swimming but I hate jogging. They always enjoyed visiting their friends. phrases with mind: wouldn't mind (= would like) don't mind (= I am willing to) would you mind (= will you please …?) I wouldn't mind having some fish and chips. I don't mind waiting for a few minutes. Would you mind holding this for me? verbs of saying and thinking:
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Episode 01
Welcome to LearnEnglish podcasts! In this episode the presenters, Tess and Ravi, introduce themselves, and their guests talk about Angelina Jolie, New York City and celebrities who work for charity. You can also meet Carolina, a Venezuelan student who’s coming to live in the UK. Listen to the podcast then do the first exercise to check your understanding. If you have more time choose some of the l
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The definite article: 'the'
Level: beginner The definite article the is the most frequent word in English. We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring to: because there is only one: The Pope is visiting Russia. The moon is very bright tonight. Who is the president of France? This is why we use the definite article with a superlative adjective: He is t
Conditionals: third and mixed
Do you know how to use third conditionals and mixed conditionals? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how third and mixed conditionals are used. We would have walked to the top of the mountain if the weather hadn't been so bad. If we'd moved to Scotland when I was a child, I would have a Scottish accent now. If she was r
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English Grammar | LearnEnglish | British Council | can, could and could have
Questions and negatives: We make questions by putting the subject after can/could: Can I …? Can you …? Could I … Could you …? and so on. The negative form is can’t in spoken English and cannot in written English. We sometimes say cannot, but it is very emphatic. The negative form of could is couldn’t in spoken English and could not in written English. We sometimes say could not. We use can and c
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