English Language Lab

English Language Lab

Where You Are, Where You Have Been, Where You Are Going

The Compound Effect

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Rachel Boyce
Apr 30, 2026
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On Monday we noticed something quiet but important.

Intermediate business English learners often feel stuck even when they are not, because nobody has given them the words, or the grammar, to measure their own progress. We gave you six small action words to carry through the week.


You Have Learned More English Than You Think

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Apr 27
You Have Learned More English Than You Think

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Today we give you the grammar that makes them sing.

Here is the idea…

When a fluent English speaker talks about their own growth, they do not stay in one tense. They move between three, often in the same paragraph, and the movement is what fluency actually sounds like. Each tense names a different time horizon, and each one changes how the listener hears you.

Let us walk through them with a single running scenario. Imagine a colleague asks you how your English is coming along. Nothing formal. Just a friendly question by the coffee machine.

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