- •The Present Perfect Tense.
- •Participle II.
- •The usage of definite article. The absence of the article.
- •The Present Continuous Tense.
- •The adjective. Degrees of comparison.
- •The article.
- •Singular number Plural number
- •The Present indefinite tense in the active voice.
- •The Future Indefinite tense in active voice.
- •The Past indefinite tense in the active voice.
- •The Participle I.
- •The equivalents of the modal verbs.
Singular number Plural number
1 - mine |
We - ours |
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You - yours |
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He - his |
They - theirs |
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She - hers |
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It - It/S |
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Plural number |
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1 - my |
We - our |
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You - your |
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He - his |
They - their |
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She - her |
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It - Its |
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The Present indefinite tense in the active voice.
The Present indefinite tense, its formation: It's formed from the infinitive without the particle "to".
For example: We celebrate this holiday every year. In the third person singular еру ending "s" is added. For example: He comes home every day. If the verb has the ending "o", we use the ending "es". For example: She goes to school every day. If the verb has the ending "s, se, ss, sh, ch, x" the ending "es" is added. For example: She teaches English. If the verb has the ending "y" and it's preceded by a consonant (согласная "y" is changed into "i" and the ending "es" is added. For example: to study - he studies. After a vowel "y" is kept unchanged. For example: to play - she plays.
The ways of usage:
It's used to denote repeated regular actions in the present tense.
This tense is used to denote a future action in adverbial clauses of time and condition after the conjunctions: "When, if, after, before, as soon as, till". For example:
The repeated action is often shown by the adverbial such as: often, usually, always, seldom, etc.
It's used to denote universal truth. For example: The Earth rotates round its axis.
It's used to denote actions going on at the present moment with the verbs, which are not used in the continuous form. For example: I see George in the street. Tell him to come in.
It's used with the verbs of motion, such as: to go, to come, to leave, etc. For example: The train leaves at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The interrogative form:
The general question. It always begins with the auxiliary verb. It's formed by means of the auxiliary verb "do" or "does" in the third person singular. For example: Do you often go for a walk? Does she usually play the piano?
Kinds of questions:
The special question begins with the interrogative words, such as: "what, why, when, etc". After the interrogative word "who" the auxiliary verb is not used. For example: Who speaks English well? Where do you usually go?
The alternative question. The choice between two or more subjects or actions is supposed in this kind of question. The conjunction "or" is used. For example: Do you like to watch TV or to play the piano?
The disjunctive question/ For example: He likes to send messages, doesn't he?
The negative form. It's formed by means of the auxiliary verb and the negative particle "not". For example: They don't like to write essays.