Raining cats and dogs When someone says “It’s raining cats and dogs”, they mean that it…
Category: LANGUAGE TIPS
language tips for learners of English
Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) Tense + Video
The present perfect progressive tense is used to express an activity which started in the past, has…
Snowed Under
Snowed under To be very busy. “Sorry, I can’t help you these days. I’m absolutely snowed…
Simple Present Perfect Tense
The simple present perfect tense is sometimes misused by the non-native speakers of English as they often…
Take My Hat Off To
Take my hat off to To show or express admiration to someone, especially for something impressive…
Future Perfect Simple/Progressive (Continuous)Tense + Video
The future perfect tense describes an action which will be finished in a certain future moment.…
The Early Bird Catches The Worm
The early bird catches the worm There is a higher chance of success if you come…
Other Forms Expressing Future + Video
We can express the future by the following forms, too. Be (in the present tense) going…
Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth
Too many cooks spoil the broth If there are too many people involved in an activity…
Future Progressive (Continuous) Tense + Video
The future progressive tense is created: be (in future = will be) + verb with ing. Positive sentenceThe train will be arriving soon.She will…