Present perfect continuous tense overview
The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about actions and situations that started in the past and have continued up to the present. Form: Subject + has / have + been +...
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Question tags
Question tags are the small questions that often come at the end of sentences in speech. They are used to check whether something is true. Question tags can also be used to ask for...
Short questions
Sometimes we answer a statement by asking for more information. Questions of this kind have a very simple structure. Study the following examples. ‘Rani is quitting her job.’ ‘Why?’ (More natural than ‘Why is...
Formation of questions
It is important to know how to form questions. The rules given below apply to almost all written questions and most spoken questions. Auxiliary verb before subject In a question, the auxiliary verb comes...
It is not worth it
Worth means value. If something is of great worth, it is of great value or importance. A college education will be of great worth to you later. If something is worthless, it is useless....
Difference between everyday and every day
The expressions every day and everyday are often confused. Everyday means normal, regular, ordinary or commonplace. Everyday is an adjective. It goes before a noun. I don’t want you to wear an everyday outfit...
Present perfect tense overview
To talk about things that we have experienced in life, we use the present perfect tense. Note that this usage is possible only when there is no definite time reference. For example, we cannot...
Uses of the present continuous tense
The present continuous tense is commonly used with the time adverbs: now, at the moment, today, this morning, evening, afternoon etc. We have already learned that the present continuous tense is used to describe...
Present continuous tense overview
The present continuous tense is used to talk about things that are happening at the moment of speaking. For example, I am working on my computer at the moment. What are you doing? You...
Formation of questions and negatives in the simple present tense
Formation of questions and negatives in the simple present tense. In the simple present tense, we make questions and negatives with do or does. Do is used when the subject is a plural noun...