English grammar

The present participle: Formed by adding –ing to the verb. The past participle: With regular verbs the form is the same ...

We use reported speech to tell someone what another person said. We can use direct speech or indirect speech. Direct spe...

A: Countable Nouns Countable nouns refer to things which are considered to be separate items. They can be counted. a car...

A. Modals for speculation – present and future 1a. Will/Won’t – used for things in the future considered to be facts or ...

Prefixes and suffixes give information about the meaning of a word. A small selection of common prefixes and suffixes ar...

This post is about modals for permission and obligation. Modals for prediction or requests, or for other things are in o...

In English some adjectives end in -ed (e.g. bored, excited) and some end in -ing (e.g. boring, exciting). Choosing the c...

'Inversion' means to reverse, or invert, the normal subject–verb word order in a sentence. Inversion is often used to ad...

Adverbs of manner (how something is done). Usually after the main verb, but before the main verb with passive sentences....

Certain verbs may be followed by an infinitive, a base verb, or a gerund. Some take an object and others do not. Some ve...