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Basic English gramma
Question | Answer |
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Adverbs of frequency such as always, never, sometimes, often, rarely, etc. generally go ____ the verb. | Adverbs of frequency such as always, never, sometimes, often, rarely, etc. generally go before the verb. Examples: Susan often goes shopping. I never gamble. They always sleep early. However, with the verb to be, they go after the verb. |
The most common order of words in sentences is as follows | Subject + Verb + Object Examples: Sally speaks English. John reads the newspaper. |
In English, the place is usually mentioned ___ the time. | In English, the place is usually mentioned before the time. Examples: I go to the supermarket every Saturday. (NOT: I go every Saturday to the supermarket) Bill has lived in London for 10 years. (NOT: Bill has lived for 10 years in London) |
general action, habitual action, general truth I work in a hospital. | Present Simple |
ongoing or temporary action Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I am working. | Present Continuous / Present Progressive |
Usage: completed action or condition Example: I worked for ten hours yesterday. | Past Simple |
Usage: past ongoing action, past interrupted action Example: I was working on my project when you called. | Past Continuous / Past Progressive |
Usage: planned or unplanned future action Example: I will work at the main branch next week. | Future |
Usage: action that happened at an indefinite time in the past and continues to the present Example: I have worked at the bank for three years. | Present Perfect |
Usage: past action that happened before another past action. Example: I had already worked for several years before I got married. | Past Perfect |
Usage: future action that will happen before another future action Example: I will have worked here for five years next July. | Future Perfect |
Usage: past action that started in the past and continues to the present Example: I have been working on that project for the last two weeks. | Present Perfect Continuous / Present Perfect Progressive |
Usage: past ongoing action that was completed before some other past action Example: I had been sleeping at my desk when my boss fired me. | Past Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Progressive |
Usage: future ongoing action that will occur before another action Example: I will have been working here for ten years tomorrow, so we’re having a party. | Future Perfect Continuous / Future Perfect Progressive |
I work. The work is done. | Present Simple |
I am working. The work is being done. | Present Continuous / Present Progressive |
I worked. The work was done. | Past Simple |
I was working. The work was being done. | Past Continuous / Past Progressive |
I will work. I’m going to work. The work will be done. The work is going to be done. | Future |
I have worked. The work has been done. | Present Present |
I had worked. The work had been done. | Past Perfect |
I will have worked. The work will have been done. | Future Perfect |
I have been working. | Present Perfect Continuous / Present Perfect Progressive |
I had been working. | Past Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Progressive |
I will have been working. | Future Perfect Continuous / Future Present Progressive |
I work. (every day / morning / night) /always never / sometimes / usually / frequently / rarely / seldom / | Present Simple |
I am working. now / right now / at the present time / this weekend / | Present Continuous / Present Progressive |
I worked. yesterday / last night / last (week / month / year) / last (summer / winter) / | Past Simple |
I was working. while / when / | Past Continuous / Past Progressive |
I will work. I’m going to work. tomorrow / next (week / month /year) / in the future / soon / | Future |
I have worked. since / until now / ever / never / for two (hours / days / months) / many times / | Present Present |
I had worked. already / by the time / till then / till that time / | Past Perfect |
by the time… already The work will have been done. | Future Perfect |
for the past four years / for the last two days / up to now | Present Perfect Continuous / Present Perfect Progressive |
I had been working. before / since / for three (hours / days / weeks) | Past Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Progressive |
I will have been working /by the time/ for six (months / years) | Future Perfect Continuous / Future Present Progressive |