Fall & Fell Both are different verbs. The verb FALL is intransitive and thus does not have an object. The verb FELL is transitive and thus has an object; Three forms of these verbs: I II III Fall Fell Fallen Fell Felled Felled 1. FALL 1. FALL = suddenly go

Lay or lie? The verb LAY means to put something down carefully in a flat position. LIE means to be in or put yourself into a flat position. By going through the meanings of both of these verbs we can say that they are used in the same context. But there is

Since & For The Present Perfect Tense with FOR and SINCE 1. We use SINCE/FOR with the present perfect Tense or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense for an action which began in the past and is still continuing or has just finished. FOR is used with a ‘period of time’

‘Kind Of’ & ‘Kinds Of’ Words KIND, SORT, and TYPE can be troublesome when they are used with plural nouns and adjectives, all of them are used in a similar way. 1. We use KIND to talk about a class of people or things. KIND is a countable noun. After words referring to singular people/things such

Wait & Await 1. AWAIT AWAIT = to wait for something that you expect to happen AWAIT is a transitive verb, so it must have an object; e.g. i) I am awaiting your reply. ii) She is awaiting a letter from her mother. iii) They are awaiting the birth of

Which preposition should be use with MARRY, TO or WITH? 1. When MARRY means ‘to become the husband or wife of somebody’, and its use is in the active voice it’s used without a preposition (you cannot use WITH or TO or any other preposition after it in this use);

Need & Dare Both of these verbs are called Semi-modal Verbs. They are called so because they can be used as both main verbs and modal verbs. NEED and DARE can only be used as main verbs in affirmative sentences, in negative and interrogative sentence both of them can be

USAGE OF (HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3) 1. Have + Object + Infinitive (V1)   OR Have + Object + -ING form When we instruct somebody to do something we use the pattern ‘Have + Object ‘Infinitive without TO. We use this construction for a completed event. For an

Difference between WOULD and USED TO Both WOULD  and USED TO have a very similar meaning. The only difference is that USED TO is used for PAST STATES as well as PAST REPEATED ACTIONS AND HABITS whereas WOULD is only used for PAST HABITS. WOULD is not used for past

IMPORTANT WORDS & EXPRESSIONS Here are some of the very important words and expressions that a candidate of any competitive exam should understand to crack an exam with good marks. They will be very useful for the competitive exams of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) or Grade-II DASS Exam of