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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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