Grammers Flashcards

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Simple Present Tense

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Subject + Base Form of Verb

Example: I eat breakfast every morning.

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Present Progressive Tense

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Subject + “be” verb + present participle (-ing)

Example: She is studying for her exam.

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Present Perfect Tense

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Subject + “have/has” + past participle

Example: They have finished their project.

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Present Perfect Progressive Tense

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Subject + “have/has been” + present participle (-ing)

Example: He has been working on his novel for months.

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Simple Past Tense

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Subject + past tense of verb

Example: She walked to the store yesterday.

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Past Progressive Tense

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Subject + “was/were” + present participle (-ing)

Example: They were playing soccer when it started raining.

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Past Perfect Tense

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Subject + “had” + past participle

Example: He had already eaten dinner when I arrived.

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Past Perfect Progressive Tense

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Subject + “had been” + present participle (-ing)

Example: She had been studying for hours before the exam.

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Simple Future Tense

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Subject + “will” + base form of verb

Example: We will go to the beach next weekend.

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Future Progressive Tense

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Subject + “will be” + present participle (-ing)

Example: They will be watching a movie at that time.

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Future Perfect Tense

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Subject + “will have” + past participle

Example: By next year, I will have graduated from college.

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Future Perfect Progressive Tense

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Subject + “will have been” + present participle (-ing)

Example: By the time we arrive, they will have been waiting for an hour.

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Zero Conditional

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talk about a fact or general truth

If + present simple, present simple

Example: If it rains, the ground gets wet.

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First Conditional

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talk about a probable future

If + (present simple/present progressive/present perfect), (will/can/may/should) + base form of verb

Example: If I have time, I will go to the gym.

Example: if you have any further questions, you can call me.

Example: if you apply for the job, you might get it.

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Second Conditional

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to talk about imaginary or impossible or unlikely situation or less probable future

If + (past simple/ past progressive), (would/could/might) + base form of verb

Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car.

Example: if I had a visa, I could travel more often.

Example: if my dad was watching football, he wouldn’t be this calm.

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Third Conditional

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to express unreal or imaginary situations in the past.

If + past perfect, (would/could/might) have + past participle

Example: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.

Example: if he had attended the interview, he could have taken the job.

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Simple Passive

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Be + past participle

Example: The show is watched by millions of people every week.

Example: The Dishes was Washed.

Example: The cake will be baked by the chef tomorrow.

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Continuous Passive

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Be being + past participle

Example: The hall is being painted this week.

Example: The project was being done.

Example: The cake will be being baked by the chef at 3 PM tomorrow.

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Perfect Passive

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Have been + past participle

Example: Oranges have been grown here for centuries.

Example: The project had been done.

Example: The cake will have been baked by the chef.

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Future Passive with going to

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Be going to be + past participle

Example: The doors are going to be locked at ten o’clock.

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Modals Passive

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modals + be + P.P.

Example: “The report should be completed by tomorrow.” (expressing obligation)

Example: “The package can be delivered to your office.” (expressing ability)

Example: “The concert may be canceled due to bad weather.” (expressing possibility)

Example: “The proposal must be approved by the board.” (expressing necessity)

Example: “The project could have been finished earlier.” (expressing possibility in the past)

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Used to Passive

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Used to + be + P.P.

to talk about past habits or states

Example: The park used to be visited by many families on weekends.

Example: The project used to be done.

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Get Passive

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Get + P.P.

Example: I got promoted to manager last month.