Greetings,
Where is our forum English teacher when we need him???
Believe it or not, I'm just back from giving an extra English lesson! The son of a friend of mine has his English GCSE coming up and he needs every bit of help he can get.
It looks like I've got a lot of questions to get through, so here goes:
Hafsah said:
Is it 'sang' or 'sung'? I always get confused and say 'singed' instead
Here is a verb table for the verb 'to sing':
Present:
sing [As in 'I like to sing.']
Past simple:
sang [As in 'He sang for two hours.]
Past participle:
sung [As in 'Our choir has sung in many large venues.']
When it comes to
sang and
sung, one easy way to remember which one to use is this:
If you're just using a pronoun then the verb, use
sang. Examples: 'We sang', 'you sang', 'they sang'.
If you're using a pronoun, then an auxiliary verb (like was or had), then the main verb, use
sung. Examples: 'She has sung', 'The tune will be sung', 'They had sung'.
Alpha Jr said:
If you don't mind can you explain the usage of "who" and "whom"? Thanks!
It's possible to get through life without ever using the word 'whom', which is not used nearly as much as it used to be. It's almost always possible to rephrase things to allow the use of 'who'.
This page explains the difference:
Who vs. whom
Whatsthepoint said:
What's the best way to learn all phrasal verbs without too much trying?
Practice and memory. I'm afraid there doesn't seem to be a shortcut for this!
transition? said:
I always get farther and further mixed up.
Muezzin's explanation is excellent.
I would only add that very few people nowadays are too bothered by this distinction. If in doubt, use 'further', and only the most extreme pedant would complain.
I hope those are helpful answers - let me know if you'd like any clarification and I'll try to reply before too long.
Peace
