What Are Indefinite Pronouns?

What are Indefinite Pronouns?

Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that don’t specifically point out  to anyone or anything.  

They refer to one or more than one person or thing.

The following are some commonly used indefinite pronouns:

all any anybody anything both 

each either everybody everyone 

 few many  most neither nobody none 

 no one  one other several  some 

somebody someone something 

It's your turn! 

Use the above words in sentences. 

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Should you say “between you and I” or “between you and me"?

Should you  say “between you  and I” 
or  “between you  and me”?

Answer: You should say "between you and me"
“Between you and me” is preferred in standard English.

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Prepositions of Time

Present Perfect Tense

Read the transcript here:

Interviewer: Where were you born?
Robin: In New York City.
Jim: Oklahoma City.
Interviewer: And was that a long time ago?
Jim: It was for me. 1949.
Robin: Never ask a lady her weight, her birth date, or her shoe size.
Interviewer: Fair enough.

Interviewer: Were you good at school?
Jim: Yes, I was good at school.
Robin (interrupting): Yes, he was, yes. He's a really smart guy. He's a
lawyer.

Interviewer: What did you do yesterday?
Robin: Yesterday, I studied medieval misogyny in French lyric poetry, and
then we had some lunch.

Interviewer: Apart from New York, tell me one other town that you've lived
in.
Jim: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Robin: Paris, France.
Interviewer: When did you live in Paris?
Robin: In 1990.
Interviewer: Cool.
Robin: Yeah.

On screen text: "Has anything strange ever happened to you?".
Robin: I think it's really strange that we met.
Interviewer: Well, how did you meet?
Robin: We're not telling.
Interviewer: Fair enough. You don't have to.

Interviewer: How long have you known each other?
Jim: Uh, 5 years? 4 years?
Robin: Four years. That was good.
Jim: I was close.

Interviewer: What do you hope to achieve before you die?
Robin: Old age?

Int: What have you done this morning?
Ann: We have shopped
Int: Great.
Ann: That's about…(it). Walked and shopped.

Int: OK. What did you do yesterday?
Ann: Oh, we did wonderful things yesterday. We went to Ellis Island. We went to the
Statue of Liberty.






Uses of Present Perfect Tense:

•  when the time period has not finished 

I have watched three movies this week.

• when the time is recent 

Jane has just finished her homework. 

• when the time is not mentioned 

We have lived in Paris, France and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

• often used with for and since

They have lived  in England for five years. 

They have lived in England since 2005. 

Lie Versus Lay

"Lie" and "lay" are often confusing, right?This post would tell you the difference.


"Lay" is an action word which means to put or place something somewhere.It needs a direct object.

Sentence Examples:
I usually lay my pencil on this table.
Yesterday, I laid my pencil on this table.
I have laid my pencil on this table many times.


"Lie" is an action word meaning to recline.It doesn't need an object.

Sentence Examples:
Every night I lie down.
I lay down last night.
I have lain down many times.

Still confused on what to use?

You may just print this out and take a look at it every time you need to use these words!

Do you think you are....?

Pretty Hazel made some questions that start with "Do you think you are..?"





Here are the questions she made :

1. Do you think you are sensitive?
2. Do you think you are sociable ?
3. Do you think you are insecure?
4. Do you think you are a garrulous person ?


New Words To Study:


Sensitive- easily get hurt
Sociable- friendly
Insecure- not confident, not brave
Garrulous - tiresomely talkative,chatty, conversational


Hey,ESL learners!I  challenge you to make questions that  start with " Do you think you are ...?"You may write them  on the comments below.

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Teacher Jejette

Whom Do You Love?

This post is not about asking whom do you love,but about the difference of   WHO and WHOM. Aja, aja English!! 

Take the test :

I've no idea _______ was standing by the doorway  when the postman came.

	a)	who
	b)	whom

With _______ will she be going to the party?

	a)	who
	b)	whom

_______ has left the gate open again?

	a)	who
	b)	whom

Adjectives That End In '-ing' or '-ed'

Do you ever get confused with adjectives that end in "ing" or "ed"?
Do you oftentimes say- "I'm boring?".I'm sure that you're not boring, but something makes you bored.

Read on!

Still don't get it ?
Here's a BIG TIP!
Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel.
Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations



ESL learners, answer the following. Put your answers in the comments.

1.    I do the same thing every day. My job is very ______ .

a.    boring

b.    bored

2.    My trip to Cambodia  has been canceled. I'm really ______ . I really wanted to go.

a.    disappointed

b.      disappointing

3.    I am very ______ with Teacher Jet’s blog.  I find it fascinating.

a.    interesting

b.    interested

4.    I was ______ by the news. I didn't expect it.

a.    surprising

b.    surprised

5.       I have nothing to do. I’m ____________

a.       bored

b.      boring