Basic English Grammar I

do, does and did The verb do is used to talk about actions. The words do and does are the simple presen ...

full form short form I/we did not I/we didn’t you did not you didn’t they did not they didn’t he/she/it did not he/she/it didn’t ...

Exercise 20 Complete the following sentences with do, does or did. I always my homework in my room. Mom and Dad usually the lau ...

The Infinitive The infinitive is the base form of a verb. It is often preceded by the word to. Infiniti ...

You can also use infinitives after some nouns and pronouns to say what you are using something for. Take a book to ...

Imperatives are very direct. To be more polite, you can use please before the imperative. Please show me your homewor ...

Exercise 22 Look at the following half-sentences that contain adjectives. Complete each sentence with an infinitive. For example ...

Exercise 24 Study the following pairs of verbs and nouns. Then write a sentence using each pair with the verb as an imperative. ...

6 6 Auxiliary VerbsAuxiliary Verbs Auxiliary, or helping verbs, are used before infinitives to add a different meaning. For exam ...

Can and could are also used for asking for information or help, for offering something, and for suggesting something. Can you te ...

ought to You use ought to to make strong suggestions and talk about someone’s duty. You look tired. You ought to go to bed early ...

Verb Phrases A verb phrase consists of a verb and a preposition such as after, into and over. The preposition gives the verb a s ...

would be Exercise 2 Complete the sentences using would or wouldn’t with a verb from the list below. The first one has been done ...

should stop Exercise 4 Complete the sentences using should or shouldn’t and a verb from the list below. The first one has been d ...

Exercise 6 Complete the sentences using must or mustn’t with a verb from the list below. The first one has b ...

7 7 Adverbs and Adverb PhrasesAdverbs and Adverb Phrases Adverbs are words that tell you more about verbs, adjectives and ...

Adverbs of Time Some adverbs and adverb phrases answer the question “when?” They are called adverbs of time. I’ ...

The library is closed today and tomorrow (10 & 11 May). It will be reopened on 12 May. Librarian Adverbs of Frequency Some ...

Adverbs of Emphasis We have seen that most adverbs describe verbs, but remember that some adverbs also ...

Exercise 2 Are the bold words in the following sentences adverbs or adjectives? Write adverb or adjective on the line after each ...