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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
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Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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English Tense System:
irregular verbs
This page shows an example of the basic English tense
system with the irregular verb to sing. It includes the affirmative or
positive form (+), the negative form (-) and the interrogative or question form
(?).
The basic structure is:
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positive: |
subject + auxiliary verb + main
verb |
| - |
negative: |
subject + auxiliary verb + not + main
verb |
| ? |
question: |
auxiliary verb + subject + main
verb |
These are the various forms of the main verb that we use to
construct the various tenses:
| sing |
sang |
sung |
singing |
| base verb |
past |
past participle |
present participle -ing |
| Tenses |
past |
present |
future |
SIMPLE
do + base
verb
(except future:
will + base verb) |
+ |
I did sing.
I sang. |
I do sing.
I sing. |
I will sing. |
| - |
I did not sing. |
I do not sing. |
I will not sing. |
| ? |
Did I sing? |
Do I sing? |
Will I sing? |
SIMPLE PERFECT
have +
past participle |
+ |
I had sung. |
I have sung. |
I will have sung. |
| - |
I had not sung. |
I have not sung. |
I will not have sung. |
| ? |
Had I sung? |
Have I sung? |
Will I have sung? |
CONTINUOUS
be +
-ing |
+ |
I was singing. |
I am singing |
I will be singing. |
| - |
I was not singing. |
I am not singing. |
I will not be singing. |
| ? |
Was I singing? |
Am I singing? |
Will I be singing? |
CONTINUOUS PERFECT
have
been + -ing |
+ |
I had been singing. |
I have been singing. |
I will have been singing. |
| - |
I had not been singing. |
I have not been singing. |
I will not have been
singing. |
| ? |
Had I been singing? |
Have I been singing? |
Will I have been singing? |
| englishclub.com Tip |
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basic structure of tenses for regular verbs and irregular verbs is
exactly the same (except to be). The only difference is that with
regular verbs the past and past participle are always the same (worked,
worked), while with irregular verbs the past and past participle are not always
the same (sang, sung). But the structure is the same! It will help you a
great deal to really understand that. |
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