Present Continuous Tense : Adverb Placement The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Example: You are still watching TV.- Ты все еще смотришь телевизор. Example: Are you still watching TV?- Ты все еще смотришь телевизор?
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to beware” (v.) Transcription: [bɪˈweər] Translation: остерегаться, беречься Meaning: to be very careful about something or someone; used in order to warn someone to be careful Example: It is icy on that pathway in the mornings, so beware. Synonyms: watch out, be careful
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Tamara Stoffer Exhibition Dutch artist Tamara Stoffers’s whimsical (фантастический) collages, made from Soviet-era books, have travelled to Brussels, Rotterdam, and Stockholm. Her current exhibition at Moscow’s Lumière Center of Photography, The New Past, is the first time her collages have been exhibited in the New East. The New Past by Tamara Stoffers is on display…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #4: Something That is Likely to Happen in the Future We also use the present continuous to describe future situations that are planned. Example: I am visiting my parents at the weekend.- Я навещаю своих родителей на выходных. Example: Is he coming with us this evening?- Он пойдет с…
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Today’s Word of the Day is: “vibe” (n) Transcription: [vaɪb] Translation: чувство, атмосфера Definition: the mood or character of a place, situation, or piece of music Example: There’s a wonderful vibe about the place. Synonym: atmosphere, feeling, aura
Present Continuous Tense. Use #3: An Irritating Situation with “always” If you use the present continuous with words such as “always” or “constantly”, it expressed the idea that something irritating often happens. Example: He is always forgetting his keys.- Он всегда забывает свои ключи. Example: They are constantly complaining.- Они постоянно жалуются.
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to exacerbate” (v.) Transcription: [ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt] Translation: усиливать, усугублять Definition: to make something that is already bad even worse Example: Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution. Synonym: make worse, aggravate