IELTS Writing Tips

Beware of tall claims

Often IELTS coaching centres claim to have contacts with the examining bodies IDP or British Council and give away lists of speaking topics claiming that such questions are going to…

IELTS Graphs

IELTS Graph 4

The above figure gives us illustrates how Chorleywood village in London grew in size between 1868 and 1994. Between 1864 and 1883 there were two main roads, one running in…

IELTS Graphs

IELTS Graph 3

The line graph above gives us information about the number of passengers present at an underground station at different time on a typical day. The number of passengers is the…

IELTS Graphs

IELTS Graph 2

The diagram gives us information about the presence of acid in the mouth after consumption of three types of sugar. According to the diagram no acid is present when the…

IELTS Graphs

IELTS Graph 1

The bar graph above gives us information about the amount of money spent of three types of food; fish, chips and hamburgers by three income groups in Great Britain. The…

Common Errors in English

Errors with Conditionals using WILL

In conditional sentences, we do not use WILL with the first clause. If it WILL rain, I WILL not got out to play. Wrong. If it rains, I will not…

Grammar

How to form negatives?

We can form negatives very simply by adding NOT after the Auxiliaries in the sentences. I am tired. I am not tired. He is a good friend. He is not…

Common Errors in English

Difference between Simple and Continuous Tense

I live in America. (Permanently) I am living in American. (Temporarily / At present). I am coming from a village. (Just now). I come from a village. (Belong to a…

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Errors with Continuous Tenses and Perfect Continuous Tenses

It is snowing for three days. Wrong. It has been snowing for three days. Right. The dog was sleeping since morning. Wrong. The dog had been sleeping since morning. Right. He was suffering…

Common Errors in English

Errors with Perfect Tenses

I HAVE slept well yesterday. Wrong. I HAD slept well yesterday. Right. I HAVE eaten my lunch today. Wrong. I HAD eaten my lunch today. Right. I ATE my lunch…