Billgreen54 has created this refresher podcast just for you. American English Grammar Review is all about studying English again. Do you remember what verbs do? What about nouns? Do you remember all of your pronouns? What is an interjection? Billgreen54 is an ESL teacher. He has taught over 15,000 hours of English. In this podcast, he shares English in an understandable way. Have fun learning English again!
What is past simple? It is a tense in the English language! Which verbs are commonly used with this tense? Billgreen54 explains grammar in simple to understand ways!
Just seven days in the week and twelve months in the year! What about that pronunciation? Billgreen54 explains with a little grammar and California accent!
The alphabet is just the beginning to your language learning journey. Have fun as Billgreen54 uses his California English to help you with your pronunciation!
How are adverbs and adjectives connected? Many adverbs are created using an adjective. Like or likely? High or highly? Slow or slowly? Which is which and why? Speak fast with better English!
The biggest! The coldest! The prettiest! These are all superlative adjectives to learn. Compare more than one, two or more with superlatives! Study with Billgreen54!
How to describe feelings? He is sad:( She is happy:) They are kind! Feelings are easily describes with a few simple adjectives! Learn more with Billgreen54!
How do we compare things in English? This one is bigger! That one is better! Hers' is prettier than his! Adjectives are describing words. Compare two and now you know how! Learn English with Billgreen54!
This and that are two of the most used demonstrative adjectives. This grammar review will help remind you of what adjectives do. Have fun with this one!
A noun modifier is a word that changes another word. This could be an adjective, an adverb. Words that modify a noun to help better understand or describe. Learn more with Billgreen54!
Nouns are always an interesting subject! Predicate nouns are no exception! A predicate noun is a word that renames or provides more information. Learn more with Billgreen54!
Mr. Jones, Bill, Larisa, Chicago, Florida... These are all proper nouns. There are many rules and examples! En easy way to remember a proper noun is to know that there is usually just "One"! Speak more with Billgreen54!
Collectives represent a group! They are uncountable! In other words, we can't use an "S" to form a plural! Furniture, money, electronics, fruit, vegetables are all collective nouns. Have fun with Billgreen54!
Abstract nouns are all about a quality, idea or state! They are just the opposite of concrete nouns! In other words, we can't touch, smell or taste abstract nouns! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Gerunds are verbs that act like nouns! We do this by adding "ing" to a verb after a state verb! An example would be "I like walking with Larisa" Like is a state verb while walking is now a noun known as a gerund!
Nouns are just nouns, right? Not really! There are many types of nouns. A compound noun is two nouns put together. A compound noun can also be a word created with a noun and adjective! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Concrete nouns refer to things we can touch, see, hear, smell! The five senses play an important role here. Can you touch it? It is a concrete noun. Learn more with Billgreen54!
Nouns are all about "People, Place, Thing" right? Well, maybe:) Nouns can be used many different ways. Common nouns are usually easy for most students. Have fun with This subject!
Run, jump, dance, walk... are all action verbs! In English, there are many different types of verbs. Action verbs are usually one of the easiest parts of English to learn! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Most ESL students never learn the term "Present Participle". Why is that? Teachers just don't think of teaching English grammar terminology most of the time. Present participle is simply "ing". Speak more with Billgreen54!
Think, see, listen, hear, smell, have! These are all stative verbs! State verbs are all about facts as opposed to actions! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Verbs in the first form or infinitive verbs? What are they? Actually, they are both the same. Questions, negatives, positives! When do we use them? Find out more with Billgreen54!
Regular or irregular verbs? Present simple or past simple? Which is correct and why? Here are simple answers to these questions! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Infinitive, past simple, past participle! What are they? They are the three verb forms in English! Past participle is important for many reasons. Did you know that many past participle verbs are also adjectives? Have fun with this subject! Study more with Billgreen54!
What are auxiliary verbs? They are words that help other verbs. All continuous tense use at least two verbs. Auxiliary verbs help with time and full verbs help with the action or state!
Verbs are used so many ways in English! Most nouns are verbs and many verbs are nouns. Remember that a word is just a word until you decide how to use it. Is it an action? Is it a thing? Billgreen54 teaches more!
What is an empty verb? It is a verb that has no single definition. Empty verbs are used many different ways. They often replace natural verbs! Learn more with Billgreen54!
Modal Auxiliary verbs are used many ways in the English language. Why are they called auxiliary verbs? Because they are always used with another verb! Lets find out more with Billgreen54!
Negative questions are one of the most polite ways to learn more about someone or something. There are many ways to ask for something in English. This is just one! Study with Billgreen54!
One can of soda! One pound of sugar! Two gallons of water! Five bottles of milk! These are all partitives. It is another way we determine how much or how many!
Direct or indirect? Which is better? Actually, speakers of English use both. It is possible that indirect might be a little more polite! Have fun with this lesson!
Meeting someone for the first time should be easy in English. As an ESL student, it may not be so easy without a little practice! Join Billgreen54 for this simple lesson!
Question tags are another fun part of English to study. This grammar is normally taught at the intermediate level. I like teaching it at the elementary level for a number of reasons! Study English with Billgreen54!
Goodbye! So long! Bye for now! See you! These are all ways to depart from someone. Are they all polite? How common is the word "Goodbye" in American English? Billgreen54 explains!
Time adverbs are just one part of the English language. Adverbs and how they are used is one of the most important pieces of the English language puzzle.
Quantifiers help use determine how much, how many and more! Partitives are all about a glass of, a bottle of and more! Have fun studying with Billgreen54!
Passive voice is often a mystery to most students of a second language. Why? Because most students who study English as a foreign language stop studying at the elementary level.
Interjections are always fun to study! Just about any word in English can be an interjection! Did you know the word "Yes" is an adverb? Did you know that it is also an interjection?
Adverbs are probably the most important part of the English language. Adverbs do so many things. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, phrases and other adverbs!
Why do we need adjectives? There are many reasons! Adjectives are describing words. Take the time to learn adjectives again with Billgreen54 ESL Teacher!
Prepositions are an interesting part of English. Place prepositions "in, at, on" are used in countless ways. Study English again with Billgreen54. Have fun with prepositions!
Conjunctions explained in understandable American English by Billgreen54! What are conjunctions? What do they do? Study English again with Bill. Have fun with conjunctions!
What is a noun? People, place, thing! Easy right? Well maybe for some. For others who studied English in grade school, have fun studying the basics again with Billgreen54 ESL teacher!