Grammar
INFINITIVE AND GERUND
verb - other verb
different verbs
both - meaning (different)
S + verb + verb -ing + cmp + .
I don't mind waiting if you're busy.
Modals
Necessary
Advisable
Permissible
Possible
Probable
Shall I make some tea for you?
May I come in?
Would you like to taste it?
Present
Perfect
Is a verb tense in English that is used to talk about actions or situations that happened in the past but have relevance or connection to the present.
Passive Present Past
In the present simple, the passive is formed using the auxiliary verbs "am/is/are" followed by the past participle (3rd form of the verb)
Interrogative Am/is/are + subject + past participle verb
Negative Subject + am not/isn't/aren't + verb in past participle
Positive Subject + am /ist/are + verb in past participle
Imperatives
[Base Form of Verb] (+ Optional Subject) (+ Optional Modifier)
Request
Example Please pass the salt.
Excersice: Rewrite the following sentences as imperatives
Purpose
Subject
Verb Form
Politeness
Command
Close the door
Excersice: Rewrite the following sentences as imperatives.
Can you please send me an email
Negative Imperative
Example Don't forget to call me..
Excersice: Rewrite the following sentences as imperatives.
Interrupt me while I'm speaking
Past passive
Negative Subject + wasn't/were n't+ past participle verb
Positive Subject + was/were + past participle verb
Interrogative Was/Were + subject + past participle verb
FUTURE FORMS
SIMPLE FUTURE
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FUTURE PERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Positive: Subject + Will + Base form of the verb.
Negative: Subject + Will not/Won’t + Base form of the verb.
Interragotive: Will + Subject + Base form of the verb.
Negative Interrogative: Won’t + Subject + Base form of the verb
Relative Pronouns
It is a word that is used to connect an independent clause to a relative clause
A clause that gives further information about the preceding noun or noun phrase
Examples
SubSheela, who is a teacher, also works as a social worker.
topic
The car that was stolen last month was found in a river.
Relative advers
They provide more information (time, place, or reason)
Why
I understand the reason why she was upset.
Tell me the story of why you decided to move
Where
The house where I grew up is now a museum.
This is the restaurant where we had our first date.
Connect the relative clause to the main clause.
When
The day when we met was unforgettable.
That's the moment when everything changed.
USED TO
S + used to + inf. verb .
S + didn’t/did not + use to + m. verb
Did/Didn’t + use to + m. verb
We used to go to the seaside every summer when I was a kid.
DETERMINERS
Types
Definite and indefinite articles
The moon looks beautiful tonight.
Jesse ate an apple and an orange.
Demonstrative determiners
I don’t want to sit at this table. I want that table near the window.
We were very close in those days, but we rarely see each other these days
Possessive determiners|my, your, his, her, its, our and their
Penelope brought her cat to the vet.
The tree is shedding its leaves
PRONOUNS
PERSONAL
(he, she, they)
POSSESIVE
(his, her, their
DEMONSTRATIVE
(this, that, those
INTERROGATIVE
(who, what, which)
POSSESIVE
(his, her, their)
REFLEXIVE
(myself, herself, themselves)
INDEFINITED
(everyone, nobody, all)
NOUNS
According to the British Council a noun is a term used to identify something, whether it's a person
Examples
Table, book - Common
John, London - Proper
Love, Freedom - Abstract
Apple, Dog Bunch, group - Collective -
Types:
There are 9 types of nouns: Common nouns, Proper Nouns, Singular Nouns, Plural Nouns, Contauble Nouns, Uncountable Nouns, Concrete Nouns, Abstract Nouns and Collectuve Nouns.
ARTICLES
The articles are small words that help us to specify the nouns. These 3 articles are “ an, the, a.
HOW TO USE THEM:
A” is used before nouns that begin with a consonant sound.
Example: A car
“An" is used before nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
Example: An apple
"The" is used to specify a particular noun.
Example: The book on the table
PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS
S + had + been + v-ing + .
S+ had not/hadn´t + been + v-ing + .
Had + S + been + v-ing + ?
Had’ followed by ‘been’, which followed by the present participle of the main verb and ing.
WOULD
S + would + main verb base + .
S+ would not/ wouldn’t + main verb base + .
Would + S + main verb base + ?
When I was young I would play tennis.
PAST PERFECT
S + had + verb (past participle) +complement
S + had + not + verb (past participle) +complement
Had + S + verb (past participle) + complement?
Positive :The film had started before we arrived.
Negative:They hadn't finished their homework
Interrogative:Had he studied for the test?
PAST CONTINOUS
S + was/were + verb (ing) + object
S + was/were + not + verb (ing) + object
Was/were + S + verb (ing) + object?
Past simple
subject + verb + ed
subject + did not + infinitive
Did + subject+ infinitive
Did not + subject + infinitive
John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.
Relative Clauses
relative clause is a type of dependent clause that modifies a noun and provides more information about it. It is introduced by a relative pronoun, which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined.
Non-defining Clauses
Extra information
We use commas around them
We always use a relative pronoun
Never use THAT
Defining Clauses
Essential information
We do NOT use commas around them
If there’s a subject after the pronoun, we can eliminate the pronoun
Examples The reason why Jane was crying is unknown.
My boss, whose wife is CEO of 3 restaurants, is very rich.