Jakub Marian

There are around 400 English verbs that have an irregular simple past tense or past participle and even more that manifest some form of irregularity in the present tense. Most books on irregular verbs simply list all irregular verbs in alphabetical order, with all their forms and a few examples of use. This book takes a different approach, which is more suitable for people who want to read a book from cover to cover. Verbs are grouped together according to common patterns, such as a -d that becomes a -t in the past tense (e.g. bend, send), the pattern "-ink, -ank, -unk" (e.g. drink, sink), and verbs that do not change at all (e.g. cut, put).

Ideal for English learners interested in English poetry. Detailed explanation of grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and spelling used in the poem. Complete phonetic transcription in American and British English. Interpretation and explanation of complicated passages. Contains 20 beautiful illustrations by Gustave Dor . This book should be understood as a tool for improving one's English through the poem, not just as a book about the poem itself. It explains over 200 words and phrases that are likely to be unknown to a non-native speaker, dozens of grammatical phenomena, contains detailed notes on pronunciation (in American as well as in British English), and explains complicated passages of the poem.

Did you know that the plural of "sheep" is "sheep" (not "sheeps")? Some mistakes in English are incredibly common, even among advanced learners: irregular plurals, using "have done" instead of "did," incorrect prepositions ("arrive to" instead of "arrive at"), placing commas where they shouldn't be and omitting them when they are necessary... This book will teach you how to avoid some of the most common grammar and vocabulary mistakes English learners make. If you are interested in the most common pronunciation mistakes, the author of the book has written a separate book on the topic entitled Improve your English pronunciation and learn over 500 commonly mispronounced words.

Did you know that "colonel" is pronounced the same as "kernel"? Most learners pronounce hundreds of words incorrectly during some stage of their "career" as English speakers. This book contains the following: A detailed explanation of over 300 words that most learners pronounce wrong, and a list of more than 500 commonly mispronounced words overallCommon error patterns in English pronunciationMore than one hundred English heteronyms (words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently)Basics of the International Phonetic Alphabet and English phonology