English101

• Grammar


  • Simple present tense
  • Present progressive tense
  • Present perfect tense
  • Simple Future tense
  • Verb forms

  
• Active form of Simple present tense


  Subject + V1 (first form of the main verb)

  
• Passive form of Simple present tense


  Subject + am/is/are+V3 (past participle form of the main verb)

  
• Uses of simple present tense


  • Express habitual action
  • Express general truth or scientific facts
  • Express predetermined events in the future
  • Express instructions and directions

  
• Active form of present progressive tense


  Subject + am/is/am + progressive form of the main verb
• Passive form of present progressive tense


  Subject + am/is/are+being + V3 (past participle form of the main verb)

  
• Uses of present continuous tense


  • Express an action happening now
  • Express future planned actions

  
• Active form of present perfect tense

  Subject + has/have +V3

  
• Passive form of present perfect tense


  Subject + has/have + been + V3

  
• Use of present perfect tense


  • Express a previous experience with no time reference
  • Express a continuing situation with 'since' or 'for'
  • Express a previous action that caused the present situation

  
• Active form of Simple Future tense

  Subject + will/shall +V1

  
• Passive form of Simple Future tense


  Subject + will/shall + be + V3

  
• Uses of 'will' in Simple Future tense


  • Express the future as fact
  • Express willingness
  • Express offers, promises, invitation and request
• Use of 'shall' in Simple Future tense


  Ask for permission or suggestions
• 'Be going to' in Simple Future tense

  Express present intention, prediction, comparison, plans or arrangements

  
• Regular verbs


  • Base form
  • Simple present
  • Past participle
• Irregular verbs


  • Base form
  • Simple Past Tense
  • Past Participle

  
• Irregular verbs do not use -ed or –d and are not predictable. The simple past and past participle forms must simply be learned.

  
• Wh- questions


  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Who
  • Whom
  • Whose
  • Why
  • How
• Stand


  Past tense: stood
• Steal


  Past tense: stole, Past participle: stolen
• Stick


  Past tense: stuck, Past participle: stuck
• Sting


  Past tense: stung, Past participle: stung
• Stink


  Past tense: stank, Past participle: stunk
• Strike


  Past tense: struck, Past participle: struck
• String


  Past tense: strung, Past participle: strung
• Strive


  Past tense: strove, Past participle: striven
• Swear


  Past tense: swore, Past participle: sworn
• Sweep


  Past tense: swept, Past participle: swept
• Swell


  Past tense: swelled, Past participle: swollen/swelled
• Swim


  Past tense: swam, Past participle: swum
• Swing


  Past tense: swung, Past participle: swung
• Take


  Past tense: took, Past participle: taken

  
• Teach


  Past tense: taught, Past participle: taught
• Tear


  Past tense: tore, Past participle: torn
• Think


  Past tense: thought, Past participle: thought
• Throw


  Past tense: threw, Past participle: thrown
• Thrust


  Past tense: thrust, Past participle: thrust
• Tread


  Past tense: trod, Past participle: trodden
• Understand


  Past tense: understood, Past participle: understood