stop doing something means not to do that any more, but stop to do something means stop one thing in order to do something else. Lets look at a clear example. We stopped dancing. We stopped to get some drinks. These sentences can even be put together...
Lets take an example. Whats the difference between I regret to tell you that your father died and I regret telling you that your father died? Well, I regret to tell, I regret to say are used to inform someone of bad news in a polite way. Before you t...
Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Todays tip is on the difference in meaning between forget doing something and forget to do something. Lets take an example. Whats the difference between I will never forget to lock the door and I will never...
Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Todays tip is on the difference in meaning between remember doing something and remember to do something. Lets take an example. Whats the difference between I remember locking the door and I remember to lock...
Some verbs are followed by infinitives, such as I plan to go. to go is an infinitive. Some verbs are followed by gerunds, such as I enjoy teaching English. teaching is a gerund. You cannot say, I plan going or I enjoy to teach English. Most verbs are...
pronunciation of the letter t. Of course the letter t is usually pounced t. But you may have noticed that in fluent speech, native speakers sometimes pronounced the t as d. That happens when the t comes between two voiced sounds. Do you know what sou...
In English, Yes is always followed by affirmative statements. No is always followed by negative statements. This means you cant say, Yes, I havent eaten dinner yet. Or No, I did my home work. Chinese allows this, but English does not. Therere differe...
Although auxiliary verbs are not usually stressed, when we want to strongly emphasize a verb, we stress the auxiliary verb. And if theres no auxiliary verb, we add one. These sentences are called emphatic sentences. For example, compare the sentences...
Tag questions are used in two very different ways, and the difference depends on whether you use a rising or falling pitch at the end of the tag question. One way tag questions are used is to get your listener to agree with you about something you th...
Remember that intonation is the rising and falling of the pitch of your voice. So shes here. is a statement, but shes here? is a question. But it isnt true that all questions have a rising intonation. Today, lets just look at the intonation of three...