Grammar 3

1. What is the future tense? The future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future. There are two main structures that can be used for the future tense: *Note: the future time can be dropped if people know what time is being referred to,…

1. What is the present perfect tense? The present perfect tense is used to describe something that has happened between a time in the past and now. The time has not finished. The action has finished. 2. Examples of unfinished times The first step in making the present perfect tense…

1. Review: what is the present perfect tense? The present perfect tense is for something that has happened between a time in the past and now. Usually, the action has finished. The time has not finished. The present perfect uses the structure: *Perfect participles include been, gone, seen, eaten, etc..…

1. Ways to express ‘which one’ The ways to help people know which object you are talking about: 2. Noun + prepositional phrase Prepositional phrases use prepositions. Prepositions include:on, in, under, next to, by, with To make a prepositional phrase: Subject Preposition Preposition’s object Prepositional phrase Example sentence the child…

1. ‘Too’ + adjective ‘Too’ + adjective means so much of that adjective that it is a problem. Too + adj. Problem Example sentence Too bright So bright it is a problem The light was too bright, so nobody could see clearly. Too cold So cold it is a problem…

1. What are comparison? Comparisons are used to compare two things.That means saying one is bigger, smaller, fatter, etc.. 2. How to make comparisons Comparison start with adjectives. There are two main ways to make comparisons: Which structure to choose depends on how long the adjective is. 3. One syllable…

1. What are superlatives? Superlatives are used to talk about ‘the most (adjective)‘ in a group.This means the biggest, shortest, smallest, etc.. 2. How to make superlatives? Superlatives start with adjectives. There are two main ways to make superlatives: Which structure to choose depends on how long the adjective is.…

1. Counting from now vs. a set time A common mistake non-native English speakers make is when measuring between two times. 2. Ago vs. before ‘Ago’ measures time before now. Time 1 Time 2 Example sentence Now Now – 2 minutes She heard the news 2 minutes ago. Now Now…

1. What is a simile? Similes are used to compare things. 2. How to make similes Similes can be made in 2 different ways: 3. As…as… As…as… is used for adjectives (tall, fat, red) and adverbs (quickly, well, badly, intelligently). It is made by: (n. x) is as (adj.) as…

1. What is the past continuous tense The past continuous tense talks about: 2. How to make the past continuous To make the past continuous, use: An action happening in the past when another action happens To describe an action happening in the past when another action happens, use the…