English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
We often use the present tense to talk about the future. For example, when a future event is already planned, we use the present continuous to talk about it. Likewise, pre-planned future events that...
The present continuous has several uses. To talk about actions or situations happening around now The children are flying kites. Grandma is knitting a sweater. She is learning a new language at the moment....
Form Affirmative I have learned the lesson. She has written a poemYou have learned the lesson. Negative I have not learned the lesson.She has not done her homework.You have not finished the job. Question...
We make the present perfect continuous form by putting has / have + been before the present participle form of the verb. She has been learning English for six months. I have been waiting...
We use the present perfect tense to give news of recent events. It is also used to talk about actions or situations that started in the past and has continued up to the present....
Prepositions at the end of clauses A preposition often connects two things – a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it and a noun phrase or pronoun (prepositional object) that comes after it. He was...
Using prepositions correctly presents special problems for people whose first language is not English. That’s because so many prepositional phrases are idiomatic: They have evolved through use and do not necessarily make logical sense....
In this lesson we will learn about some common mistakes in the use of prepositions. Incorrect: This is my first time to see a movie since a long time. Correct: I haven’t seen a movie for...
Prepositions are words that link a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. Here is a list of some of the most common prepositions: about, between, above, beyond, across, but, after, by, against, despite,...
Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. Examples are: By the lake By the ocean Near the window Over the cabinet With us On the roof Under the bed There are two...