In Episode #56, Tim explained the five meanings of the verb be: description, equality, location in space, location in time and other. The verb BE however also appears in the most common two-word expression in English: there is/ there are. The meaning of there is changes depending on if we use indefinite articles or definite ones after it. That's right- there is a has a rather different meaning than there is the- and Tim explains the difference between them.

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BE is the most used verb in English, but students frequently forget to use be or put be in the wrong place. And honestly- these mistakes sound bad! In particular, speakers of Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Japanese have a tendency to make these mistakes. In Episode #56, Tim shows five meanings of be, and shows how to make yes/ no questions and wh- questions using this essential verb.
Don't forget the free PDF that shows how to make questions with BE!
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In the fourth part of Tim's mini-course on the English verb tenses, he explains how to talk about probability, frequency, and future and imaginary situations using the modal verbs CAN, COULD, MAY, MIGHT, WILL and WOULD. Tim also explains how to make questions and negative sentences using modal verbs.
Don't forget the free PDF to learn how to make yes/ no and wh- questions.
Sentence Formulas for Modals

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