Grammar

Conjunctions

Coordinating

it is a conjunction that connects clauses to each other

"But"

"and"

"or"

"so"

Subordinating

A subordinating connect dependent clauses to independent clauses. It is also known as a cause and effect relationship.

"Because"

"When"

Correlative

They are words used in sentences that describe things that are related to each other

"or"

"neither"

"both"

"and"

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Are used when describing groups or individual people

He, we, she, I, you

Demonstrative pronouns

These are used to demonstrate something or refer to something else that is not human

this, that, these

Relative pronouns

It refer to a dependent clause that will then connect to an independent clause

Who, which, that

Possessive Pronouns

Are used to explain that something belongs to someone

mine, yours, his, hers

Present

Perfect

It is used for things that happened

EXAMPLE

Jhon has jogged 10 miles

Janet has done the dishes

Simple

It is used to describe habitual actions. In other words regular occurrences and everyday actions.

EXAMPLE

I was my hair every day.

He works in a pharmacy.

They live in Canada

We study math every day.

Continuous

It is used to describe things that are happening in the present. It contains words useing (ing) at the end

I am running for my marathon

They are driving the dar.

He is playing online games

She is mowing the grass

Voice

Active

Active voice identifies clearly who is doing the action

EXAMPLE

He kicked me

My husband fixed my car

Passive

It is a form of putting changing the object and putting it where the subject is and including the verb "Be"

EXAMPLE

I was kicked

The car was fixed by my husband

Conditionals

Zero Conditional

It refers to a fact something that is unchangeable and will always be true

EXAMPLE

If you heat wood, it burns.

If you heat ice cream, it melts.

First Conditional

It refers to real situations or possible ones that may or will happen in the future

EXAMPLE

If it is sunny tomorrow, I will go to the beach

When I finish my job, I will text you

Second Conditional

It is used to refer to an extreme scenario that will most likely not happen

EXAMPLE

If I had a farm, I would buy some cattle

If I had a mansion, I would adopt a hundred cats

Third Conditional

It refers to a past situation that did not happen it is an imaginary scenario

EXAMPLE

If I had trained harder, I would've gone to the NBA

If I had worked harder, I would have gotten the promotion

Nouns

Nouns can be divided in many categories and are the thing that helps the structure of the sentence.

Common Nouns

Boy

Notebook

Ice cream

Proper Nouns

Mr. Smith

Paris

Canada

Uncountable Nouns

Water

Beauty

Danger

Countable nouns

2 dogs

4 children

5 tables

B2 Future forms

Future forms are used to express future time

Future

Perfect

This talks about something that will happen before another thing but in the future

Continous

Actions happening in the future that will be under way

Simple

This type talks about things that haven't happened yet but are going to happen in the future

Perfect continous

Future underway actions happening before another action

Formulas

Future Simple

will + [root form of verb]

Future Continous

will + be + present participle

Future Perfect

Subject + Helping verbs (will + have) + Past participle form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence

Future Perfect continous

Subject + Helping verbs (will + have + been) + Present participle form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence

Determiners

Determiners describe and explain what the noun means

Articles

Tome made a sandwhich and a bowl of soup

The dog looks adorable

Demonstrative

I wanna drink the coke, but I don't wanna gain weight

I want to go to the pool, but the sun will burn me

Possesive

Jhon's dog was very sick

The computers' keyboard was broken

Quantifiers

A few workers are quiting their jobs

The majority of dogs in Quito are strays

Imperatives

Imperatives are used when a speaker or reader wants someone else to do. Almost like a command or a question.

Types

Positive Imperative

Subtopic

Subtopic

Negative Imperative

Subtopic

Subtopic

Commands

Subtopic

Subtopic

Requests

Subtopic

Subtopic

Modal verbs

Ability

Can, could

I can walk.

Permission

May, can

You may speak.

Advice

Should

You should be quiet

Obligation

Must, Have to

You must not talk

Possibility

Might, could

He might come to the dance