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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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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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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
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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English Tense System:
regular verbs
This page shows an example of the basic English tense
system with the regular verb to work. 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:
| work |
worked |
worked |
working |
| base verb |
past |
past participle |
present participle -ing |
| Tenses |
past |
present |
future |
SIMPLE
do + base
verb
(except future:
will + base verb) |
+ |
I did work.
I worked. |
I do work.
I work. |
I will work. |
| - |
I did not work. |
I do not work. |
I will not work. |
| ? |
Did I work? |
Do I work? |
Will I work? |
SIMPLE PERFECT
have +
past participle |
+ |
I had worked. |
I have worked. |
I will have worked. |
| - |
I had not worked. |
I have not worked. |
I will not have worked. |
| ? |
Had I worked? |
Have I worked? |
Will I have worked? |
CONTINUOUS
be +
ing |
+ |
I was working. |
I am working |
I will be working. |
| - |
I was not working. |
I am not working? |
I will not be working. |
| ? |
Was I working? |
Am I working? |
Will I be working? |
CONTINUOUS PERFECT
have
been + ing |
+ |
I had been working. |
I have been working. |
I will have been working. |
| - |
I had not been working. |
I have not been working. |
I will not have been
working. |
| ? |
Had I been working? |
Have I been working? |
Will I have been working? |
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