English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Rules for the change of tenses When the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses within the inverted commas are changed into the corresponding past tenses. Simple present will change into simple past. She...
Adverbs of certainty express how certain or sure we feel about an action or event. Common examples are: certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, clearly, obviously etc. She will definitely come. He was clearly the winner. She...
Can is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an infinitive without to. There is no –s in the third person singular. I can swim. She can sing. (NOT She cans …) He can run a mile in...
Beyond means on the far side of. It is a preposition. The house is beyond the bridge. We will be safe when we get beyond the river. Beyond can also mean exceeding, out of reach of and similar ideas. Your work is beyond all praise....
Behind means at or in the rear of. The boy was hiding behind a bush. The driver sits behind the wheel. The old man lagged behind. We were left behind when the bus went. (= The bus went without us.) Behind can also mean not...
Be is used both as a principal verb and as an auxiliary verb. Be as a principal verb Linking verb Be and its forms (is, am, are, was and were) are usually used to link...
Every language uses certain structures or sentence patterns to express ideas. English is no different. In this section we shall consider some of the basic sentence patterns in English. Let’s + Bare infinitive This...
There are three types of primary auxiliaries. They are: Be – is, am, are, was, were Have – has, have, had Do – do, does and did Primary auxiliaries are used with the present...
Be is a primary auxiliary verb. An auxiliary verb is used with other verbs to form various tense forms. The verb be mainly has seven forms – is, am, are, was, were, been and...
When adjectives go before nouns, they are used attributively. When they go after be (is, am, are, was, were) and other copular verbs, they are used predicatively. Some adjectives can only be used attributively....