Present Perfect vs past Simple

• Present perfect is used to connect the past and the present together. Common time expressions are since, for, already, just, yet.
• Past simple is used to talk about a specific moment in the past. Common time expressions are using last + time, ago, for.

If I were you vs ought to

• If I were you = used for hypothetical advice
• Ought to = used to give obligatory advice

Writing emails

Include:

• A formal, polite greeting such as Dear or To whom it may concern,
• Reasons for writing – I am writing to …
• Give reasons or examples
• Use paragraphs to organise writing
• A formal ending, such as Sincerely or Kind regards,