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What are adverbs? An adverb is a word that modifies a verb (action). The adverb gives more information about the action. Example: Jane is walking (Without an adverb)Jane is walking quickly. (With the adverb "quickly") "quickly" modifies the verb "walk"."quickly" gives us more information about the action. In this instance, it is telling us the degree of speed at … [Read more...]

“a”, “an” and “the” are articles. There are 2 types of articles in English: Indefinite articles and definite articles. “a” and “an” are indefinite articles. Indefinite means "not specific". Usually, we use “a” and “an” to talk about non-specific nouns. I explain what that means later on in this lesson. “the” is the definite article. Usually, we use “the” to talk about … [Read more...]

Certain English nouns only have a plural form. The form is always plural. Never singular. There are 3 types of nouns where the form is always plural: Certain articles of clothing.Certain tools or instruments.Other types. Let’s look at each type in detail. Certain articles of clothing The following articles of clothing only have a plural … [Read more...]

Let's look at an example of the past continuous tense in context: I was walking to the train station when you called me.(The text in bold is the past continuous tense.) In this English grammar lesson, you will learn: the form of the past continuousthe meaning and common uses Form Affirmative form subject + past form of the verb "to be" + ING form I was … [Read more...]

Let's start with an example of the past perfect in context: Yesterday, Mark was tired because he had walked to work.(The bold text is the past perfect) In the example, there are 2 actions / events from the past. The 2 actions occur in this order: Mark walksMark is tired We use the past perfect to describe the first action or event from the past. In this … [Read more...]