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  • 20 Grammar Rules

    Here are 20 simple rules and tips to help you avoid mistakes in English grammar. For more comprehensive rules please look under the appropriate topic (part of speech etc) on our grammar and other pages. 1. A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period/full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark. see Punctuation…

  • Sentence

    A sentence is the largest unit of any language. In English, it begins with a capital letter and ends with a full-stop, or a question mark, or an exclamation mark. The sentence is generally defined as a word or a group of words that expresses a thorough idea by giving a statement/order, or asking a question, or exclaiming. Example: He is a good boy…

  • Word

    In traditional grammar, word is the basic unit of language. Words can be classified according to their action and meaning, but it is challenging to define.  A word refers to a speech sound, or a mixture of two or more speech sounds in both written and verbal form of language. A word works as a symbol to represent/refer to something/someone in language to communicate a…

  • Past Perfect Continuous Tense

    The past perfect progressive tense is an extension to the past perfect tense and its structures. Past perfect progressive is used to demonstrate an action which continued for a specific period of time but stopped before another action. Structure: Subject + had + been + verb+ing + . . . . . + for/since + . . .…

  • Past Perfect Tense

    The past perfect is used to demonstrate an action that occurred before another action in the past. There are usually two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the other. Structures: Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb + before + subject + simple past tense . . . .Alex had completed the…

  • Past Continuous Tense

    The past progressive tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the past for a period of time in a particular context. The context can be a specific time or another action. Structures: Subject + was/were + verb + ing + . . . . . a specific time Alex was sleeping yesterday at 6.30 AMI was cleaning…

  • Past Indefinite Tense

    The past indefinite tense, also known as simple past tense, is used to indicate a finished or completed action/task that occurred/happened at a specific point in time in the past. ‘A specific time’ can be diverse and can cover a long period of time but it cannot be undeterminable. Structure: Subject + verb in the past form + .…

  • Present Perfect Continuous

    It is the least used form of present tense. Present perfect progressive tense is used to indicate an action that began in the past and is still occurring in the present. Both present perfect and present perfect continuous tense can be used to indicate this type of action. Structure: Subject + have/has + been + [verb +…

  • Present Perfect Tense

    The present perfect tense is used when one intends to indicate: an action that occurred at a time which is indefinite and has its effect on the subject or an action that occurred many times and has the possibility to occur in the present/future or an action that began in the past and still going on in the present.…

  • Present Continuous Tense

    The present progressive tense is used to indicate the ongoing time (now). However, the stative verbs do not usually take the form of present progressive tense even though they refer to the present time. Now, continually, perpetually, at this moment, at the moment, right now, this season, this year, forever, etc. words or word pairs are usually signs that the…

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