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Past Simple Tense

Form TOBEOTHER VERBSPositiveSubject + was/ were + … (I/ he/ she/ it + was) (They/ we/ you + were) I was sick yesterday. They were sick last week.Subject + Past simple She went shopping last month. We got up late yesterday.NegativeSubject + was/ were + not + … Was not = wasn’t Were not = weren’t I wasn’t sick yesterday. They weren’t […]

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Form PositiveSubject + has/ have + been + Verb-ING She’s been waiting here for 2 hours.NegativeSubject + has/ have + not + been + Verb-ING Has not = hasn’t Have not = haven’t She hasn’t been waiting here for 2 hours.Question Has/ Have + Subject + been + Verb-ING? Has she been waiting here for 2 hours?Usages […]

Future Continuous Tense

Form PositiveSubject + will be + Verb-ING Will = ‘ll My mom will be going shopping this time tomorrow.NegativeSubject + will not be + Verb-ING Will not = won’t My mom won’t be going shopping this time tomorrow.Question Will + Subject + be + Verb-ING? Will your mom be going shopping this time tomorrow?Usages To talk about […]

Future Perfect Tense

Form PositiveSubject + will have + Past participle Will = ‘ll I’ll have done my homework by 5 pm.NegativeSubject + will not have + Past participle will not = won’t I won’t have done my homework by 5 pm.Question Will + Subject + have + Past participle? Will you have done your homework by 5 pm?Usages To […]

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Form PositiveSubject + will have been + Verb – ING I’ll have been working here for 3 years in April.NegativeSubject + won’t have been + Verb – ING I won’t have been working here for 3 years in April.Question Will + Subject + have been + Verb – ING? Will you have been working here […]

Article

Indefinite article (a/ an) Indefinite articles refer to a general thing instead of a particular one. “A” and “an” go with singular nouns. “An” precedes a noun beginning with a vowel (A, E, I, O ,U) (an apple, an elephant, an ice cream, an orange, an umbrella)Please give me a pen; any pen will do.Please […]

WH- questions

WH- questions (Question Words)There are two main types of questions: Yes/No questions and WH- question. WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. Question words are used to ask about specific qualities, times, places, people and so on. Below is a list of question words and example […]

Conjunction: and, but, so, because

A conjunction is a word used to connect other words, phrases and clauses together. Common conjunctions: and, but, or, because, so And: also, in addition to. “And” is used when the statements are similar.He’s 10 and she’s 12.My mom and dad are teachers.Tim usually practices the piano and plays football at weekend. But: however, despite […]

Use of Preposition of Time and Place in English (with Example Sentences)

Preposition of Time and Place in English (with Example Sentences)A preposition is a word (such as in, from, to, at, on, etc.) which is used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method. Prepositions of time: in, on, at, etc.Preposition of time refers to the time. PrepositionUsagesExamplesIn CenturiesThe event happened in the […]

Structure: find it/ something + adj + to do something, …

FIND IT/ SOMETHING + ADJ + TO DO SOMETHING used to express a particular opinion or feeling you have about somethingI find this book very interesting to read.I find it hard to pass the English exam.I found it difficult to approach that famous girl.FIND SOMETHING/ SOMEONE + ADJ/ NOUN used to say that you’ve discovered […]

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