Phrasal Verbs: Get, Take, Look, Put, Set, Give, Bring
Common Phrasal Verbs
Get
- Get Up: Rise to your feet.
- Get Across: Cause to be understood.
- Get Along: Have a friendship or relationship with someone.
- Get Away: Have a holiday, escape.
- Get By: Manage to survive despite difficulties.
- Get Down: Get serious about something.
- Get In: Go inside somewhere. Arrive at a place.
- Get Out: Become known.
- Get On: Start or continue an activity.
- Get Off: Leave something you were in.
- Get Over: Recover or overcome something.
- Get Through: Succeed or finish something.
- Get Rid Of: Throw
Student Success, Computers, and English Grammar
Qualities of a Successful Student
It is important to keep in mind that a successful student is someone who studies every day, completes their homework, and attends class regularly.
Responsibility and Dedication
Firstly, students must be responsible and hardworking. Responsibility means attending every class because missing classes can lead to gaps in understanding the material. Being hardworking means consistently completing homework after class, which usually results in good grades.
Classroom Participation
Secondly,
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Present Perfect Tense
Use the words given to make sentences. Use the Present Perfect:
- I / buy / a new car: I have bought a new car.
- My father / start / a new job: My father has started a new job.
- I / give up / smoking: I have given up smoking.
- Charles and Sarah / go / to Brazil: Charles and Sarah have gone to Brazil.
- Suzanne / have / a baby: Suzanne has had a baby.
For vs. Since
Put in for or since:
- It’s been raining since lunchtime.
- Tom’s father has been doing the same job for 20 years.
- Have you been
Present, Past Tenses, Vocabulary, and Grammar in English
Present Continuous
The present continuous tense describes actions happening at this moment, near-future events, or temporary situations. It is formed with the verb “to be” + -ing. Indicators include now, at the moment, tomorrow, tonight, this weekend, these days.
- Tomas is studying English.
- I am writing a song.
- Is Sara listening to music?
- Tom and Mary are playing tennis.
- The children aren’t running.
- What are you doing?
- This semester, they are having four lessons a week.
AM (I) – ARE (you, they, we) – IS (
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