English Speaking People

Past simple ***We use the past simple to talk about actions and states, which we see as, completed in the past. ***We can use it to talk about a specific point in time. Eg: · She came back last Friday. · I saw her in the street. · They didn't agree to the deal. ***It can also be used to talk about a period of time. Eg:· She lived in Tokyo for seven years. · They were in London from Monday to Thursday of last week. · When I was living in New York, I went to all the art exhibitions I could. ***You will often find the past simple used with time expressions such as these: Eg:· Yesterday · three weeks ago · last year · in 2002 · from March to June · for a long time · for 6 weeks · in the 1980s · in the last century · in the past

Proverbs are popular sayings that provide nuggets of wisdom. By using some of these 150 popular proverbs, you can up your English language skills by few notches. Here they are: 1. A bad workman always blames his tools. This proverb is used when someone blames the quality of their equipment or other external factors when they perform a task poorly. Example : X: The turkey isn’t cooked well because the oven is not functioning well. Y: Well, it’s the case of a bad workman blaming his tools. 2. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Things we already have are more valuable than what we hope to get. Example : X: Why did you turn down that job offer when you don’t have anything concrete in hand at the moment? Y: Well, I’m confident I’ll land one of the two jobs I interviewed for last week. And they’re better than this one. X: In my opinion, you should’ve taken it. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 3. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. When people...