English Grammar Rules - Verb Tenses - Ginger Software Verb Tenses Present Simple Positive: Most kids like milk Negative: I do not like milk unless it’s chocolate Yes No Questions: Do you like milk? Wh-Questions: When do we board the train for Paris? Tag Questions: You like scuba diving, don’t you?
English Grammar Rules - Auxiliary (or Helping) Verbs Auxiliary (or Helping) verbs are used together with a main verb to show the verb's tense or to form a negative or question The most common auxiliary verbs are have, be, and do
English Grammar Rules - Irregular Verbs - Ginger Software I drank some yesterday and found it delicious → In this example, the irregular verb drink is in base form Drank is the past simple form of “drink,” and found is the past simple form of “find ”
English Grammar Rules - Passive Voice - Ginger Software The passive voice is used when we want to emphasize the action (the verb) and the object of a sentence rather than subject This means that the subject is either less important than the action itself or that we don’t know who or what the subject is
English Grammar Rules - Stative Verbs - Ginger Software Stative verbs are verbs that express a state rather than an action They usually relate to thoughts, emotions, relationships, senses, states of being and measurements
English Grammar Rules - The Past Simple Tense - Ginger Software To create a question that will be answered with a yes or no, start the question with Did, then add a subject (the person or thing that does the action) followed by the base form of the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence
English Grammar Rules - Action Verbs - Ginger Software What is a Transitive Verb? A transitive verb is one whose action must be used in relation to an object, and when using the verb, it only makes sense if the verb is transferring action upon an object That means the verb doesn’t sound good or work on its own without an object
English Grammar Rules - Phrasal Verbs - Ginger Software What are Phrasal Verbs? A phrasal verb is a combination of words (a verb + a preposition or verb + adverb) that when used together, usually take on a different meaning to that of the original verb
English Grammar Rules - Modal Verbs - Ginger Software A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission or obligation Modal phrases (or semi-modals) are used to express the same things as modals, but are a combination of auxiliary verbs and the preposition to
English Grammar Rules - Adverb - Ginger Software An adverb is a word that is used to change, modify or qualify several types of words including an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb, or any other type of word or phrase, with the exception of determiners and adjectives, that directly modify nouns