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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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How do we make the Present Perfect Tense?
The structure of the present perfect tense is:
| subject |
+ |
auxiliary verb |
+ |
main verb |
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have |
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past participle |
Here are some examples of the present perfect tense:
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subject |
auxiliary verb |
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main verb |
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I |
have |
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seen |
ET. |
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You |
have |
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eaten |
mine. |
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She |
has |
not |
been |
to Rome. |
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We |
have |
not |
played |
football. |
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Have |
you |
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finished? |
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Have |
they |
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done |
it? |
Contractions with the present perfect tense
When we use the present perfect tense in speaking, we usually
contract the subject and auxiliary verb. We also sometimes do this when we
write.
| I have |
I've |
| You have |
You've |
He has
She has
It has
John has
The car has |
He's
She's
It's
John's
The car's |
| We have |
We've |
| They have |
They've |
Here are some examples:
- I've finished my work.
- John's seen ET.
- They've gone home.
| EnglishClub.com Tip |
| He's or he's??? Be
careful! The 's contraction is used for the auxiliary verbs have
and be. For example, "It's eaten" can mean: |
- It has eaten. [present
perfect tense, active voice]
- It is eaten. [present tense,
passive voice]
It is usually clear from the
context. |
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Present Perfect Use
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