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English Grammar Usage

You can find links to pages explaining basic grammar below. If you have any examples, corrections or better explanations you would like to add to any of the pages, send your updates along with the URL of the page you would like to update. Click to send updates or advice.


Transition Words

Transition words are used to connect ideas and show flow. This page shows a list of transition words you can use to guide your reader through your essays or stories.

For Example: Single Transition Words

accordingly, additionally, afterward, afterwards, albeit, also, although, altogether, another, basically…

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Bring vs Take

Third party → take → another location

Talking partner → take → another place

Speaker or writer → take → another place

Third party → bring → the partner of the conversation

Third party → bring → speaker or writer

Speaker or writer ↔ bring ↔ Talking party

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Past Tense Verbs

atedrank, etc…

In English, past tense verbs are actions or events that have finished. There are regular verbs that simply end with a “d” or an “ed” and irregular verbs that look different from the original verb sometimes using an “ied” at the end, like in the past tense verb married.

Regular Verb: “I have cereal every day. I eat breakfast everyday.”

Past Tense: “I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast yesterday. I ate breakfast yesterday.”

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“get to” vs “got to”

get to vs got to

“Get to” is often about opportunity, arrival, starting something or being bothered.
“Got to” is typically about obligation (“have to”) or reflecting on an opportunity in a casual tone.

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8 Bits of Advice

Use the Active Voice if possible.

Link Ideas with Conjunctions.

Use Commas to Connect Multiple Ideas As One Idea.

Use a Serial Commas in Lists.

Use the Semicolon to Join Ideas.

Use the Simple Present Tense for Habitual Actions.

Use the Present Progressive Tense for Current Action.

If You Don’t Know the Past Tense Verbs Add “ed”.



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自身はIELTSを受けるにあたり個人レッスンを受けています。熱心で丁寧な指導なので満足しています。

またMotivation Letterの添削もお願いしました。試験のための指導だけでなく、ビジネスに関する英語のヘルプが必要な時は、生徒の希望に対応して下さいます。

アクセスが良いので、対面でできることもオススメできる理由です。初めはオンラインでの添削業者等を検討していたのですが、対面の方が自分が求めている添削をしてもらう上で効率がよいですし、理解を深められることに気がつきました。 熱心で丁寧な指導なので、満足しています。

Asaka ISE


Translation: The website offers a lot of free study materials, which I'm making good use of. The online lessons are just as high-quality as in-person ones.

Original: ホームページには無料の学習コンテンツがたくさんあり活用させていただいています。オンラインレッスンも対面と変わらないクオリティです。

Hitomi Ohmiya