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We make the past continuous with subject + was/were + verb+ing. Here is the positive structure. Here is the negative structure. Here is the question form. We can also put a question word at the top of the sentence to create a new question. Where was I living (last year)? What was he playing? Why […]
We use the present perfect simple tense to talk about an finished action that still affects the present. There’s. no mention of time. I’ve lost my keys. (So I can’t drive) I’ve bought a new puppy. (now I have a puppy to look after.) We’ve run out of milk. We also use present perfect to […]
Most regular verbs get ‘ed’ added to the end to create the simple past tense. Some regular verbs get a spelling change before we add the ‘ed’ to the end. The table below explains some spelling changes when you change a word to the simple past tense. The table mentions stress in a word. Word […]
Explanations In the positive sentence, the subject comes first, (I, you, he, she, it etc) then the auxiliary verb, (am, is, are) followed by the verb + ing. ( working, running, talking etc.) In the negative sentences, we put the word not after the auxiliary verb. (am not, are not is not.) In the questions […]
Signal Words for Present Tenses The table below is a list of the common words that are used with each present tense in English. They are known as signal words or trigger words. See the table below to work out what tense you are reading. You can also use it to work out which words […]
We use certain prepositions when we are talking about time. Which preposition we use depends on what part of time we are talking about. The prepositions of time are ‘in’, ‘on’, and ‘at’. Some expressions of time don’t need any preposition. At at five o’clock at 6.30 am at 9.00 p.m at night, at lunchtime […]
Let’s learn how to make present simple sentences. Present simple is a tense that is used often in English. Here is how you make the present simple tense. (form) We’ll start with the verb be. Be is different to other verbs in English. It changes according to the subject and the tense. The tables below […]
The verbs be, do, and go are all irregular verbs in English. They are also very common in English. That’s why I’ve created the following tables to show their spelling and form changes when using them with different subjects and tenses. You can also download the pdf version of this table by entering your details […]
Some verbs in english are irregular, and there is no way of telling which ones they are. We need to learn them. Here is a list of verbs that are irregular in the infinitive, past simple and past participle. If you would like to know how to use the past participle with present perfect tense […]
The English past simple tense is used to talk about many types of past events. They are usually completed events within a completed time. Here is a list of when we use the past simple tense in English. Completed Actions in the Past The past simple is used to talk about actions that started and […]
