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| Perfect Tenses - How to Form In addition to the three main tenses of present, past, and future, the English language allows us to make three statements about accomplished facts. We use one of the three perfect tenses to show an … |
| How to form correct sentences – basic grammar Let us say the verb is “go”. The second form is “went”. The third form is “gone”. Simple past – I went to the park. Simple present – I go to the park every Monday. Simple future – I will go to the pa… |
| Chapter 2 - “Could of” “We could of used the right helping verb.” We understand where this mistake came from. It came from speech. The word “have” when joined with “could” to form “could have” sounds a … |
| Chapter 12 - “Bring” vs. “Take" “Bring along this advice when you go to work.” I wish the writers of the Seinfeld series paid attention to the differences between bring and take. For hundreds of episodes, they r… |
| Conjugating Irregular Verbs Our grades plummeted when we had to conjugate irregular verbs in Miss Hamrick’s class. There was no way to figure out a scheme or system that would explain the necessary forms of irregular verbs, tha… |
| Auxiliary verbs BE ‘To be’ means to exist. ‘Be’ can be used in many ways. · To form continuous tenses – present, past, future – be takes the form of am, is, are, was, were, will be – o … |
| Improve Your Writing & Credibility as a Writer with Proper Grammar Since we all age and forget the basic grammar rules we learn in grade school, I have provided a short guide on grammar for your review. Also, test yourself when you are giving birth to a masterpiece … |
| Conjugating in the Progressive Aspect The progressive tenses show an ongoing action. Some grammarians call the progressive tense the progressive aspect. So let's learn the tricks of conjugating in the progressive aspect. Once Amber an… |
| passive voice An action verb is either transitive or intransitive. A transitive verb can hook directly to a noun or pronoun (the direct object). An intransitive verb cannot hook directly to a noun or pronoun. E… |
| Frequently Asked Questions A lot or Alot? A or An? Accept or Except? Acronyms and Initialisms? Active or Passive Verbs? Affect or Effect? All Ready or Already? Allusion or Illusion? Among or Am… |
| Conjugating Regular Verbs Conjugating Regular Verbs - Charts Here are completed charts showing the conjugation of the regular verb to skip: Present Tense, Regular Verb Here’s the pre… |
| Conjugating the Verb "To Be" Now let’s take the verb to be through a complete conjugation. But first, consider its uniqueness. To Be, Unique Among All Verbs In the entire English language, one verb stands … |
| active voice Every transitive verb can appear in one of two voices: the active voice or the passive voice. In the active voice, the grammatical subject of the sentence is the actor. Thus, in the following sen… |
| The uses of ‘used to’ Used to Used+to – the combination usually lets the speaker tell about a habit. It could be in the past, present or future. When used in the past tense, it generally refers to habits that are now disc… |
| Auxiliary Verbs - Called “Helping Verbs” Some people refer to auxiliary verbs as helping verbs. The main verbs we use in the English language break down into the four major verb types: 1. action transitive verbs 2. action intransitive… |
| Make Do vs. Make Due When things don’t go the way we want them to, what do you do in such situations? You make do the best out of it. In medieval English language, the phrase make do had a substitute and that was the phr… |
| Conditional Structures of Verbs The Conditionals: If p, then q In the English language, we often express conditions. Naturally, Miss Hamrick, Amber, and Igor dreamed up some rules to govern how we form these str… |
| Passive voice and why we need it Here are some more practical examples of passive voice usage - 1. The cameras are watching you – it doesn't make much sense to say this. Instead, “You are being watched”… |
| onus - vocabulary noun A difficult burden, task, or responsibility. In law, the word onus refers to the burden of proof, as in The onus is on the plaintiff to prove the theory of the case. He proposed to call witn… |
| Six Major Tenses of Verbs Now you’re ready to conjugate to skip in the six tenses of verbs. To conjugate a verb, you must include all tenses: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. You mu… |
| Verb Conjugation Verb Conjugation in English Every verb in the English language has two states or dimensions—two realms, if you will. In the infinitive state, the verb reveals only the activity de… |
| Past Perfect Continuous Tense Beginners of English language sometimes face difficulties in understanding and applying the correct tenses while writing and speaking. One little mistake in tense of a sentence can lead to a big chan… |
| Past Perfect Tense Tenses hold vital importance in English grammar and language. The term tense has literal meaning of stress or tension but in English grammar it depicts something entirely different.Today I will discu… |
| Conditional verbs 1. Zero conditional When your action gives a 100% result. If you want a receipt, press this button. If you heat ice, it melts. If you want to leave a message, speak… |
| Phrasal verbs with back 1. Back up Back up someone – to give support to someone. Examples – · We had to back her up till her room as she was very tired. · … |
