When it is deemed that by doing a particular action we will not achieve anything or our effort will go in vain we use the expression it’s no use(doing). •It is no use going there. •It is no use telling her. She won’t listen. •It is no use trying to bribe me.you will be selected …
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When we want to advise someone or want someone to do something in a particular situation we can use had better. Form: 1.Had better is always in the past form ( have better is impossible ) You had better go Not you have better go 2.After had better we use the infinitive without to Don’t …
When you feel that you have delayed doing something but you should have done it before. You can use the expression it’s time. Rules: 1.It is time can be followed by an infinitive •It is time to go home now. •It is time for her to buy a car. 2.Followed by past tense with present …
We use the structure could have (done) to mean that we had the ability to do something but did not do it, or something was possible but did not happen. I could have killed her for her being rude to me. (I can kill her but I did not do it) Our team could have …
When we want to say that we are unable to control ourselves from doing something though we don’t want to do it. We use can’t help Rule: can’t help + verb(ing) •I can’t help laughing at his jokes. •She can’t help going shopping. •He can’t help smoking. •I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. •She …
We usually love to talk about our past life. We enjoy telling what we did or how we were in the past or our childhood. And is this case, the expression ‘used to’ is there to help us. However, we use the expression ‘Used to’ to indicate those repeated actions happened in the past which …
Hear or listen (to) difference Hear is sounds that come to ear but we don’t understand the sound that is going on. •I heard a strong noise •I heard their conversation but don’t try to listen to it. Listen (to) is used to mean that you understand the sounds that core to your ear and …
Fastly: Fastly an incorrect word Adverbs are usually formed from adjectives by adding ‘ly’. Beautiful- beautifully. Kind – kindly Because of that, many English learners think that all the words added by ‘suffix-ly’ are adverbs. In the same way, they use the word ‘fastly’ as an adverbial form fast. But, the fact is that there …
Enough: If we want to mean we have as much as we need, we use enough. In a word, enough means sufficient. Enough can be used in two different ways. Adjective\adverb + enough I won’t go with him. He is not driving fast enough. Nadia was selected as she is worth enough. He is handsome …
Each: When we consider several persons or things individually we use each. Each is a determiner. We use it before a singular noun. We stayed in Cox’s Bazar for 3 days and we enjoyed ourselves each moment (not each moments) Each is also followed by a singular verb. Each day was different. Each of: Before …
