Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:03:44 -0800WeeblyFri, 21 Jan 2011 23:51:44 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/few-and-a-few.htmlWe use "few" in a negative sense. Use "a few" in a positive sense.

Example Sentences

I have few friends in Los Angeles.
I have a few friends in New York.

]]>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:50:20 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/let-make-and-help.htmlWith the verbs "let, make and help" we use the following structure:S + let, make or help + object + verb without to For other verbs that take this structure we use: S + verb + object + verb with toExample Sentences

She let him stay out late.
What did your father make you do?

]]>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:45:13 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/past-continuous-for-interrupted-actions.htmlPast Continuous for Interrupted Actions

Use the past continuous to express an interrupted action in the past.

Example Sentences

She was talking on the phone when he arrived.
What was she doing when you asked her the question?

]]>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:34:23 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/already-and-yet.htmlUse "already" in positive sentences to express something done recently. Use "yet" in the question and negative forms.

Example Sentences
Have you finished that report yet?
He's already talked with Bob.
]]>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:32:31 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/yesno-short-answers.htmlWhen answering yes/no questions, use the auxiliary verb to reply.
                        Examples:      
                        Did he come here last week? - Yes, he did.
                        Have you lived here long? - No, I haven't.
]]>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:29:53 -0800http://www.ukenglishclub.com/3/post/2011/01/tips-for-daily-english.htmlWe use the verb "to be" to express age in English. There are two possibilities: He is eight or He is eight years old

Example sentences: Billy is nineteen
                               My sister is twenty-four years old
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