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Phrases like “if I that were the case” and “if that was the case” can cause confusion even for the most experienced English language learner. If you’re wondering which one is correct, the answer is both. The good news: it’s pretty easy to figure out which one you should use.   When speaking hypothetically, if that …

Everyone around you is excited to have a productive and successful day, and there’s so much potential for the day ahead! You want to express some positivity, too, so you decide to tell everyone, “Have a great day ahead!” But, as a few people throw you a confused glance, it leaves you wondering, is it …

Imagine that you are sitting down to write a letter and greet two people at once. You want to sound formal, but you ask yourself, “Is it correct to say, ‘dear both’ when addressing them?”  It is not considered good form to say “dear both,” although it is technically correct. Saying or writing “dear both” …

The verb “do” is among the most common English verbs, and like most verbs we use a lot, it’s irregular. “Do” and “does” are both forms of the verb “do” in the simple present, so which is correct, “do” or “does?” When you talk about yourself, you should say, “I do” as in “I do …

Certain words are more likely to trip us up when speaking, especially when we have to switch tenses. “Had find” is one of those errors that we can make when we intend to use “had found.” “Had found” is the correct past perfect form of the phrase, which uses the auxiliary verb “had” and the …

It’s easy to get tense when trying to figure out English tenses, considering we have so many of them! Also, figuring out when and how to use each one can get confusing. For example, is it okay to say “have left”? We can say “have left” in the correct context, such as in the present …