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By Eve Rydel
The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.
Please stand with Ukraine in this difficult time.
armchair, chair or sofa are comfortable
This armchair is quite comfortable.
vs.
It is convenient that my job is close to my home.
My job is conveniently located.
comfortable, vegetable, doable, remarkable, admirable, adorable, agreeable, available
able is a suffix meaning it is added to the end of the word - pronounication as if you were to say "a bull" when it is a part of a word
Explanation of prefix vs. suffix
happy - unhappy (un = prefix un= not so - not happy)
happiness - ness - is a suffix which means state of being or the condition
un = prefix
able vs. unable - I am able to swim. I am unable to fly a plane.
I am able to speak English. The pronunciaton is different
able - /ˈeɪb(ə)l/
appear, hear, look, notice, recognise, resemble, see, seem, smell, sound, taste
adore, appeal, appreciate, desire,despise, detest, dislike, fear, feel, forgive, hate, like, love, mind, need, pity, prefer, satisfy, trust, want and wish
Be - stative and non-stative uses
Conjugating of the verb be: I am, You are, He is, She is, It is, We are, You are, They are
Exist - stative use only
mean, realise, suppose, suspect, think, understand
believe, consider, doubt, expect, imagine, know, realise
Communication Stative Verbs: agree, deny, disagree
These 3 verbs must be used in the present simple not the continuous
Verb - describes an action
Stative verbs - describe states of being. ex. I am happy/angry/sad/mad.
Stative verbs - are used in the present simple tenses
When stative verbs don't describe a state but an action then they are used in the continuous tenses.
ex. I have a cup of coffee in the morning. (state) vs. I am having a cup of coffee now. (action)
She has a cough. (state) vs. She is caughing. (action)
The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.