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تgrammatical differences between American and British English
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![]() There are a few grammatical differences between British English and American English:
Note: if you would like to improve your English grammar i recommend this English grammar guide for you BRITISH: The present perfect is used for an action in the past with a result now: • I've lost my key. Have you seen it? • Sally isn't here. She's gone out. The present perfect is used with just, already and yet: • A: What time is he leaving? B: He has already left. • Have you finished your work yet? AMERICAN: The present perfect OR past simple can be used: • I've lost my key. Have you seen it? or I lost my key. Did you see it? • Sally isn't here. She's gone out. She went out. The present perfect OR past simple can be used: • I'm not hungry. I've just had lunch. I've just had lunch. • A: What time is he leaving? B: He has already left. He already left. • Have you finished your work yet? or Did you finish your work yet? ************************ BRITISH: have a bath/have a shower AMERICAN: take a bath/take a shower ************************ BRITISH: Will or shall can be used with I/we: • I will/shall be late this evening. The questions shall I ...? and shall we ...? are used to ask for advice etc.: • Which way shall we go? AMERICAN: Shall is unusual: • I will be late this evening. Should I ...? and should we ...? are used to ask for advice etc.: • Which way should we go? BRITISH: You can use needn't (do) or don't need to (do): • We needn't hurry. or We don't need to hurry. AMERICAN: Needn't is unusual. The usual form is don't need to: • We don't need to hurry. *********************** BRITISH: After demand, insist etc. you can use should: • I demanded that he should apologize. • We insisted that something should be done about the problem. AMERICAN: The subjunctive is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc.: • I demanded that he apologize. • We insisted that something be done about the problem. Many verbs ending in ~ise in British English (apologise/organise/specialise etc.) are spelt with ~ize (apologize/organize/specialize etc.) in American English. ************************ BRITISH: British speakers say 'to/in hospital' (without 'the'): • Three people were injured and taken to hospital. AMERICAN: American speakers say 'to/in the hospital': • Three people were injured and taken to the hospital. ************************** BRITISH: Nouns like government/team/family etc. can have a singular or plural verb: • The team is/are playing well. AMERICAN: These nouns normally take a singular verb in American English: • The team is playing well. ************************* BRITISH: at the weekend/at weekends: • Will you be here at the weekend? AMERICAN: on the weekend/on weekends: • Will you be here on the weekend? *************************** BRITISH: in a street: • Do you live in this street? AMERICAN: on a street: • Do you live on this street? ************************* BRITISH: different from or different to: • It was different from (or to) what I'd expected. AMERICAN: different from or different than: • It was different from (or than) what I'd expected. BRITISH: write to somebody: • Please write to me soon. AMERICAN: write (to) somebody (with or without 'to,): • Please write (to) me soon. ************************* BRITISH: The verbs in this section (burn, spoil etc.) can be regular or irregular (burned or burnt, spoiled or spoilt etc.) AMERICAN: The verbs in this section are normally regular (burned, spoiled etc.) **************************** BRITISH: The past participle of get is got: • your English has got much better. (= has become much better) Have got is also an alternative to have: • I've got two brothers. (= I have two brothers.) AMERICAN: The past participle of get is gotten: • Your English has gotten much better. Have got = have (as in British English): • I've got two brothers. **************************** BRITISH: travel -> travelling/travelled, cancel -> cancelling/cancelled AMERICAN: travel -> traveling/traveled, cancel -> canceling/canceled to download the best english grammar book happy learning ![]()
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