English Grammar Flashcards
Grammar
Definition of a noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality
Definition of a verb
A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being
Definition of a pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.
Definition of an adjective
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
Definition of an adverb
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often tells how, when, where, or to what extent.
Definition of a preposition
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence, usually indicating direction, place, time, or method.
Definition of a conjunction
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
Definition of an interjection
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or sudden feeling. It is often followed by an exclamation mark.
Give examples of an interjection
Wow!, Oh no!, Hooray!, Oops!
Give examples of a conjunction
and, but, or, because, although
Give examples of a preposition
in, on, under, at, by, with
Give examples of an adverb
quickly, very, now, often
Give examples of a pronoun
he, she, it, they, this, who
What is the Present Simple tense with example?
Definition: Describes regular, habitual actions or general truths.
- She walks to school every day.
- The sun rises in the east
What is the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense with example?
Describes actions happening now or around the present time.
- I am studying English.
- They are watching a movie.
What is the Past Simple with examples?
Describes completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past.
- He visited Paris last year.
- We watched the game yesterday
What is the Past Continuous (Progressive tense) with examples?
Describes a past action that was ongoing at a particular time.
- She was reading when I called.
- They were playing football at 5 PM.
What is the Present Perfect with examples?
Describes actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past and are connected to the present.
- I have eaten breakfast already.
- She has lived in London for five years
What is the Present Perfect Continuous with examples?
Describes actions that began in the past and are still continuing or have recently stopped.
- They have been working since morning.
- I have been learning English for two months.
What is the Past Perfect with examples?
Describes an action completed before another action or time in the past.
- She had left before I arrived.
- They had already eaten when we came.
What is the Past Perfect Continuous with examples?
Describes an ongoing action in the past that was completed before another action or time in the past.
- He had been studying for hours before the exam.
- We had been walking for miles before we found the cafe
What is the Future Simple tense with examples?
Describes actions that will happen in the future.
- I will call you tomorrow.
- They will travel next week
What is the Future Continuous tense with examples?
Describes an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.
- This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Spain.
- He will be studying at 8 PM
What is the Future Perfect tense with examples?
Describes an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
- By next week, she will have finished the report.
- I will have left by the time you arrive.
What is the Future Perfect Continuous tense with examples?
Describes an action that will have been ongoing for a period of time before another future event.
- By 6 PM, I will have been working for 10 hours.
- He will have been living here for a year in June
