Use Simple past Tense to Tell a Story
Birthday Fun On my last birthday, I took the day off from work. My mom took me out for breakfast....
Use Simple Past Tense for Completed Actions
Yesterday’s Actions I did several things yesterday. I ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I did some teaching. And my niece...
The Problem of the ED Ending
Pronouncing ED Endings Have you ever noticed that words that end with ED in English are not always pronounced with...
Talk About Life Changes with “Used to”
Reading Books I didn’t use to like reading books about business. I used to not enjoy any non-fiction books. I...
English Expression of the Week: get Someone’s Goat
The Expression This week’s expression is “get someone’s goat.” This expression is very useful if someone is annoying or trying...
“Get” Means “Move/go Away”
Go Away When I was a child, I lived on a ranch, a place to raise animals for food. Sometimes...
“Get” Means Have
Because of an Accident Several years ago, my parents and I got my brother’s 2 kids for about a week...
“Get” Means “Prepare”
A Dinner Accident My grandparents were visiting from another state. I had just learned to cook. So my parents gave...
Conversation Questions for “get” = “Catch”
Practice is Important Did you think we were done practicing the crazy verb “get?” We are not. Get has many...
Conversation Questions for “get” = “buy”
Practice is Imperative You already know that “get” is a crazy verb that has many meanings. And you already know...