English Bite — My Daily Routine in La Réunion
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Tag: Grammar
Modal Perfects: The Grammar of Regret and Past Possibility
On a long flight from Paris to Réunion, I sat with nothing but my thoughts. 'Could I have done anything differently?' 'Should I have stayed in Sydney?' 'Would things have been different if I had…
Reported Speech: What My Best Manager Actually Said
My best manager at Merivale never gave direct orders. He said things like: 'I was wondering if you might have thought about checking the private dining room.' Reported to a colleague later: 'He suggested I…
Future Forms — Will, Going To and Present Continuous (B1)
Three ways to talk about the future — and each one sends a different signal
Gerunds and Infinitives — Enjoyed Working vs Wanted to Teach (B1)
Two verb forms, one big difference — know which one to use after every key verb
Comparatives and Superlatives — From Busy Nights to Beautiful Islands (A2)
Compare two things or find the extreme — the essential tools of everyday English
Reported Speech — Saying What Someone Said (B2)
Pass on what someone said — accurately, naturally, and without quoting word-for-word
Passive Voice (Present and Past) — The Language of Professional Settings (B1)
Shift focus from who does it to what gets done — a key skill for professional English
Past Perfect — Telling Stories in the Right Order (B2)
Tell stories about two events in the past — and show which one happened first
Articles — A, An and The: The Little Words That Change Everything (A2)
The smallest words in English — but they change everything about what you mean