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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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Future Time: Summary
When we speak, we choose the tense that we use. This is important
in English, because the tense we choose expresses more than just a simple fact.
When we speak about the future, the tense we choose can express how we "see"
the future, even our personal feelings about the future. It certainly expresses
what we believe to be the probability (the chance, the reality) of something
happening or whether we have already decided to do it.
This table gives a simple scale of probability for each
structure. It is not exact because language is not a science, and there
are many variables. This table should help you to think about the "concept" of
the future in English. This concept does not exist in all languages, but it is
rather important in English.
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event happening |
structure |
used for |
example |
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0% |
will |
no plan |
Don't get up. I'll answer the phone. |
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70% |
going to |
intention |
We're going to watch TV tonight. |
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90% |
present continuous |
plan |
I'm taking my exam in June. |
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99.999% |
present simple |
schedule |
My plane takes off at 6.00am tomorrow. |
| EnglishClub.com Tip |
| It is impossible in
English to express the future with 100% certainty. (The speakers of any
language that can do this must all be millionaires!) |
Now check your understanding
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