English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
The present perfect tense generally represents an action which has been completed within a period of time that extends up to the present. Have you seen him this morning? Have you seen him today? I have never seen him before. We have endured his tyranny for...
The present perfect continuous tense shows that an action started in the past, has continued up to the present and is still continuing. Alice has been knitting a sweater since morning. Scientists have been planning a manned mission to...
The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions and situations that are happening at the moment. This tense form is also used to talk about scheduled future events. Form: Subject + is / am...
Prepositions at the end of clauses A preposition often connects two things – a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it and a noun phrase or pronoun (prepositional object) that comes after it. He was...
Using prepositions correctly presents special problems for people whose first language is not English. That’s because so many prepositional phrases are idiomatic: They have evolved through use and do not necessarily make logical sense....
In this lesson we will learn about some common mistakes in the use of prepositions. Incorrect: This is my first time to see a movie since a long time. Correct: I haven’t seen a movie for...
Prepositions are words that link a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. Here is a list of some of the most common prepositions: about, between, above, beyond, across, but, after, by, against, despite,...
Though the prepositions are small words, they are very important ones, and their correct usage is a test of your mastery of the language. This article explains the correct usage of some prepositions that...
Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. Examples are: By the lake By the ocean Near the window Over the cabinet With us On the roof Under the bed There are two...
Adjectives can be placed after be (is, am, are, was, were) and other copular verbs like look, seem, appear, feel etc. In this case, the adjective describes the subject of the sentence. She is beautiful. Our house is small. This car is new, isn’t...