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Today we’re going to see a discussion between two people using the following phrasal verbs: break up, bring down, cheer up and get over. Try and work out the meaning of each one by the context: Today’s Phrasal Verbs – Bring Down, Break Up, Cheer Up, Get Over Bring Down If something is bringing you …

Welcome to our new blog category – “Common Phrasal Verbs in Use.” Here you will learn around three phrasal verbs per day. We are going to give you the phrasal verbs with lots of examples and repetition. It’s important to understand the phrasal verb completely and practice it as much as possible. Read the following …

This post will explain a typical Christmas day in the UK using the present simple. We use the present simple to describe habits and routines. The following example is perfect for practising this tense. It is written from the perspective of a young boy. A Typical Christmas Day – Young Boy It’s hard to sleep …

Here you will see some examples of the present simple tense using dialogues. It is important to learn through dialogue as this is how we apply the different tenses in everyday speech. Talking About things in General “What time do you usually get up?” “At 8:00 am. What about you?” “I get up at 9:00 …

This post will show some dialogues highlighting when the present perfect simple is used. While reading think about the different ways we use the present perfect simple. Dialogue 1 Paul: Hello Sara, nice to meet you. Sara: Nice to meet you too. Paul: How long have you studied here? Sara: I’ve studied here for three …

This article will help you with using the present simple. Below you will read about Pedro, his daily routine and his family. While reading the article look for all the tenses in the present simple and think about the use. This is discussed after Pedro’s article. I have also included some exercises and links to …

The following story will help you practice the past simple and past continuous tenses. This story is good practice for all levels of English but it has been written with lower level learners in mind. While reading the stories look for verbs in the past simple and the past continuous tense.  I have included notes …