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1
Q

What is to be as a main verb, used for?

A

Name
Gender
Job
Adjective
Feeling

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2
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subjective pronouns

A

I , you
he, she, it
we, you, they

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3
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adverbs order

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manner
place
time

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4
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parts of speech

A

noun
verb
adjective
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection

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5
Q

The first 8 tenses I learned

A

simple present
simple past
simple future
present continuous
past continuous
future continuous
present perfect
past perfect

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6
Q

simple present uses?

A

routines
facts

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7
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simple present sentence structure

A

subj + simple verb + …

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8
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In which situations does the simple verb, get es, in third person

A

if it ends with:
ch
sh
ss
x
o
z
consonant + y : ies

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9
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simple present questioning

A

injection with do and does

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10
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vowel + y in third person

A

only add s
example: plays

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11
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the 9 adverbs of frequency

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1- always
2- usually
3- often
4- sometimes
5- occasionally
6- seldom
7- rarely
8- hardly ever
9- never

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12
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possible places of adverb in a sentence with main verb (not to be)

A

subj + adv + v + …
adv + subj + v + …
subj + v + … + adv
wrong: subj + v + adv + …
imp : Adv does not come after the main verb.

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13
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possible places of adverb in a sentence with to be

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subj + to be v + adv + …
adv + subj + to be v + …
subj + to be v + … + adv
wrong: subj + adv + to be v + …
imp: Adv does not come before to be verb.

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14
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simple past tense use?

A

Sth which has happened and finished.

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15
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simple past tense questioning

A

did

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16
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In what situations do simple past verbs ending with ed, sound /t/ ?

A

افعال با قاعده ای که به چسپ کفش تمام می شوند.
watched
missed
worked
laughed
washed

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17
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present continuous tense uses

A

همین الان
آینده قطعی
شرایط در حال تغییر

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18
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present continuous sentence structure

A

subj + present to be + v + ing + …

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19
Q

How to build negative present continuous?

A

to be + not

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20
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present continuous questioning

A

inversion
to be + subj + v + ing

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21
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obj pronoun

A

me
you
him, her, it
us
you
them

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22
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possessive adj

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my
your
his, her, its
our
your
their

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23
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possessive pronoun

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mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
yours
theirs

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24
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reflexive pronoun

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myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves

25
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modal verbs

A

can, could
will, would
may, might
shall, should
must
have to, had to
has to, had to

26
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have to questioning
has to questioning
had to questioning

A

do, did

27
Q

may/might use

A

اجازه/امکان داشتن

28
Q

will/would use

A

آینده

29
Q

can/could use

A

توانستن

30
Q

shall/should use

A

بهتره (باید خفیف)

31
Q

“must” use

A

باید (الزام درونی)

32
Q

have/has/had to use

A

باید (اجبار بیرونی)

33
Q

how to build simple future

A

will
to be going to

34
Q

How to build comparative and superlative forms in one syllable adjectives?

A

comparative: adj + er
superlative : the + adj + est

35
Q

How to build comparative forms in adjectives with more than one syllable?

A

comparative: more + adj
superlative : the most + adj

36
Q

How to build comparative and superlative forms in adjectives ending with y?

A

comparative : adj without y + ier
superlative : the + adj without y + iest

37
Q

Where do we add “in” before a place name?

A

country
city
workplace

38
Q

Where do we add “on” before a place name?

A

street

39
Q

Where do we add “at” before a place name?

A

exact place

40
Q

Where do we add “in” before a time?

A

year
month
times of day : in the midnight/morning/…

41
Q

Where do we add “at” before a time?

A

exact time

42
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Where do we add “on” before a time?

A

day
ex: on Monday

43
Q

present perfect sentence structure

A

subj + have/has + p.p. + …

44
Q

Which prepositions are commonly used in perfect tenses?

A

for
since
ever
yet
just
already

45
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past perfect sentence structure

A

subj + had + p.p. + …

46
Q

What is the type 0 conditional sentences use?

A

expressing facts

47
Q

What is the typical type 0 conditional sentence structure?

A

If + simple present + simple present
ex: If you close your eyes, you can’t see.

48
Q

What is the use of type 1 conditionals?

A

expressing possibility

49
Q

What is the typical structure of a type 1 conditional sentence?

A

If + simple present + simple future
ex: If I have time I will go out tomorrow.

50
Q

What is the use of type 2 conditionals?

A

imaginary situations

51
Q

What does a typical type 2 conditional sentence look like?

A

If + simple past + would + root of verb
ex: If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big house.

52
Q

What is the use of type 3 conditional sentences?

A

to express regretion

53
Q

What does a typical type 3 conditional sentence look like?

A

If + past perfect + would + present perfect
ex: If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

54
Q

What are the relative words and their use?

A

who, which
They are used for joining two sentences, one of which adds explanation, for a word in the other one.
ex: I saw the man, who lives near us.
ex: My friend has bought a car which is absolutely marvelous.

55
Q

Future continuous typical sentence structure

A

subj + will be + gerund + …

56
Q

extreme form of “hungry”

A

starving

57
Q

extreme form of “tired”

A

exhausted

58
Q

extreme form of “thirsty”

A

perched

59
Q

extreme form of “angry”

A

furious