Awesome adjectives: bold

A bold person is a person who is brave and confident in themselves.  It is used more to do with your interactions with people rather than to do with activities.  The meaning is positive.

Compare:
"He's so bold, yesterday when he saw a really pretty girl he went over to her and asked for her phone number."
"He's so brave, he's been sky-diving and bungy-jumping lots of times."
"She boldly told her boss that she didn't agree with him."
"He was very brave.  He went into the burning house and rescued the child."
"They were very bold and went over to Will Smith and asked for his autograph."

Adverb:  boldly
Antonyms (opposite adjectives):  afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak

It also is the word we use to describe this - bold font!  The meaning is similar - bold font is stronger and it stands out more than normal font.

Easy English video - good practice!

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Grammar quiz!

What are the different tenses in these sentences, and what are the differences in meaning?

I lived in Paris.
I've lived in Paris, London and Los Angeles.
I've been living in London for 5 years.
I'm living in London.

Grammar quiz answer

Are both of these sentences correct or not?  Why?  What's the difference? 

1)  He's been married three times.
2)  He married three times.

Both sentences are correct.

The first sentence uses the present perfect tense, because the man is not dead.  He's still alive, so his life isn't finished.  Maybe he will marry again.

The second sentence uses the past simple tense,  because the man is dead.  His life is finished, so he won't marry again!

Note - "married" can be both used as an adjective, and as a verb.

"He's married" - this is an adjective.
"He married his wife last year" - this is a verb in the past simple tense.

It is more common to say "get married" rather than "marry".
E.g.  "They got married last year."  "She is getting married in December."  (Instead of "she is going to marry in December" or "They married last year".

A little grammar quiz!

Are both of these sentences correct or not?  Why?  What's the difference? 

1)  He's been married three times.
2)  He married three times.

Read the answer here tomorrow!

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