Garry.Crabtree wrote:

StroppyChops wrote:

Garry.Crabtree wrote:Hey if you two carry on then you're going to find out that fist is a verb and a noun.

Actually, fist is both a verb AND a noun...

Ha, I knew someone was going to pick me up on my shite English.

OrangeDragon wrote:Ok, fine. Just asking, jesus. Try moving your tampon a little to the left.

Semantics about what i called the thing aside, the point I was seeking advice on is how to actually fix the usage problem with it?

Francis wrote:There are indeed a lot of ESL teachers around I guess, but whatever qualification they have they are incapable to teach certain basics.....not because they are stupid.......but because the environment or the situation doesn't allow it. Try to teach English to a Japanese......basically impossible. I would suggest to be patient with your wife....sooner or later she is going to understand (and if not....so be it....you can't force it).

Mr Curious wrote:I am boring.
yes, you are boring, I am now bored by you
You bored me. Now I am bored too

Francis wrote:
P.S.: Just hope that she's (language-wise)already above that "kitchen" and "chicken" thing. Years ago I had a short romance with a Cambodian girl and she came down shouting "the chicken is burning", which didn't bother me because there was indeed a chicken in the oven. What she actually meant was that "the kitchen is on fire" because she left the chicken unattended. After that little experience I decided to separate from that chick.

Username Taken wrote:

OrangeDragon wrote:I was just hoping for some practice exercises/etc for such things from the ESL teachers on here who work to correct it every day.

The only way is to practice, practice, practice.

Spoiler:

There are exercises on all of the links.

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-e ... adjectives

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org ... ed-and-ing

http://www.eslmania.com/students/gramma ... rested.htm

http://www.montsemorales.com/vocabulari ... veding.htm

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/l ... ed-or-ing/

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/e ... nd-things/

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/9987.html

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises ... h-5148.php

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/eding.htm

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm

http://www.engvid.com/adjective-endings-ing-ed/#quiz

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Adjectives_ED_ING.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeaga ... sp?id=3385

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/l ... ve-endings

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldserv ... 310_ed_ing

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises ... h-1752.php

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeaga ... sp?id=2255

http://www.englishpedia.net/grammar-exe ... esson.html

You're welcome.