English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Yesterday’s lesson explained that we can make a present tense verb into future tense by using the helping verb will. Present tense: I run.Future tense: I will run. By adding the helping verb will, we push the action into the… Read more67. Other Ways to Show Future Tense
Verbs in future tense show something that happens after right now.Future tense might be a minute after right now, or it might be years from now.If something happens after this exact moment, it is in future tense. To make a… Read more66. Verbs – Future Tense
Section A. Write the past tense of each of these regular verbs.1. walk2. wait3. bake4. save5. bat6. help7. splash8. slam9. dry Section B. Write the past tense of each of these irregular verbs.10. put11. fight12. make13. set14. drive15. fly16. teach17…. Read more65. Practice With Past Tense Verbs
We learned that present progressive tense and past progressive tense both use verbs with an –ing ending. Present progressive: I am working. You are working. She is working.Past progressive: I was working. You were working. She was working. Progressive tense… Read more64. Helping Verb or Linking Verb?
Past progressive verb tense is also called past continuous. This tense shows ongoing action that happened in the past. Past progressive tense uses helping verbs was or were and adds –ing to the main verb. Present progressive tense: I am… Read more63. Verb Tense – Past Progressive
In yesterday’s lesson, we learned that past tense verbs usually add –ed. Today I walk. Yesterday I walked. Irregular past tense verbs do not follow that rule. Irregular verbs completely change their form. Look at these examples:Today I eat. Yesterday… Read more62. Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Verbs in the past tense show something happening before now. Past tense can show something that happened a long time ago. Past tense can also show something that happened just a moment ago.If the action happened before right now, we… Read more61. Verbs – Past Tense
Section A. Decide if the subject is singular or plural. Then choose the correct verb for each sentence. 1. Dad (read, reads) the newspaper every morning.2. The dog (bark, barks) every time the doorbell rings.3. The birds (fly, flies) south… Read more60. Practice With Present Tense Verbs
Yesterday, we talked about using the present continuous tense. Present continuous tells about something that is happening continually right now. We use helping verb is, am, or are with an -ing verb to indicate present continuous tense. Today we will… Read more59. Gonna and Finna
The verb tense present progressive is also called present continuous. This present tense shows ongoing action that is happening right now. Present progressive tense uses the helping verb is, am or are.Present progressive tense also adds –ing to the end… Read more58. Verb Tense – Present Progressive/Continuous