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Guidelines and Common Questions - Start Here
Guidelines
The Englishpage.com Student Forum Page is a place to share English learning advice, ask questions, make recommendations, and conduct general discussions with people around the world. If you start a new topic, be sure it's in the appropriate forum. If you reply to a message, stay on topic. When asking a question, search or read through the question titles to see if the question has already been answered. Please use appropriate language and refrain from personal insults or discriminatory comments. Please do not advertise products or services. Respect the privacy of others. The English Page staff reserves the right to block access to anyone who, in our opinion, steps outside the boundaries of good taste and common courtesy. To learn how to use the forums click the "FAQ" link at the top of the page. To register free of charge for full Forum use including Personal Messaging and Topic Notification, click the "Register" link at the top of the page. Thanks! Commonly Asked Questions 1. Verb tense problems (study, studying, studied, will study) The following resources will help you learn the various verb forms. Verb Tense Tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html Other verb tense resources http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/Verb_Tenses/ You can also use the forum search function to look for the following terms: verb tense, simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous. ---------------- 2. Conditional problems (would travel, would have traveled) The following resources will help you learn conditional forms: Conditional Tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/condition...onalintro.html Other conditional resources http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/Conditional/ You can also use the forum search function to look for the following terms: conditional ---------------- 3. Verb + Preposition problems (interest in or for) If you are having difficulty knowing the correct preposition to use with a particular verb, use the following resources: If you just want to know a normal verb preposition combination, use our Verb + Preposition dictionary http://www.englishpage.com/preposition/preposition.html If you want to see how using different prepositions with a particular verb changes the meaning, use our Phrasal Verb Dictionary http://www.englishpage.com/prepositi...ictionary.html You can also use the forum search function to look for the following terms: phrasal verbs, prepositions ---------------- 4. Who, Whom or Whose If you are having trouble using "who," "whom" or "whose," use the following resources: Who, Whom, Whose Mini-Tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/who_whom.html Other who, whom, whose resources http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/Pronouns/ ---------------- 5. Modal verb help (can, could, would, may, must...) If you need help learning modal verbs, use the following resources: Modal verb tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html Other modal verb resources http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/Modals/ You can also use the forum search function to look for the following terms: modal, modals, modal verbs ---------------- 6. The various meanings of "get" If you need help learning how to use "get", use the following resources: Check our Phrasal Verb Dictionary under "G" http://www.englishpage.com/prepositi...ictionary.html "Get" phrasal verb exercises on our Preposition Page http://www.englishpage.com/prepositi...positions.html ---------------- 7. Simple Past vs. Present Perfect (went vs. have gone) If you need help learning how to use Simple Past and Present Perfect, use the following resources: Simple Past Page in our Verb Tense Tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html Present Perfect Page in our Verb Tense Tutorial http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html Simple Past vs. Present Perfect exercise http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm ---------------- 8. Have to vs. must / Don't have to vs. mustn't If you need help learning the difference between "have to" and "must", use the following resources: Have to Page http://www.englishpage.com/modals/haveto.html Must Page http://www.englishpage.com/modals/must.html Have to vs. Must exercise http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal2.htm |