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Temporal Clauses

Temporal clauses are part of the adverbial clauses which are composed of independent and dependent clauses, linked by connectors.

Temporal Subordinate Clauses

Temporal clauses are part of the adverbial clauses which are composed of independent and dependent clauses, linked by connectors....

The Infinitive of Purpose

We can use the to-infinitive structure to express someone's purpose.

There has been and There have been

We use there has/have been to talk about a situation that started in the past and lasted until the...

There is and There are

There is/are are expressions used in sentences that want to confirm, deny or check that something exists.

There, It

There and it can be used as subjects in a sentence where there is no other subject.

Third Conditional

We use the third conditional to talk about situations that didn’t happen in the past and the supposed results...

Time Adverbs with Present Perfect

Time adverbs are often used with the present perfect and function as modifiers of other elements in the clause.

Time words

Time words are words related to time. These words can be adverbs, pronouns, nouns and prepositions.

To Be About to

To be about to is a structure that refers to actions that are going to happen very soon.

To be Affirmative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its affirmative...

To be Interrogative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its interrogative...

To be Negative

To be is a linking verb and an auxiliary verb that is essential in grammar.When expressed in its negative...

To be used to Affirmative

To be used to is a structure used to express habits and customs that are familiar to us.When expressed...

To be used to Interrogative

To be used to is a structure used to express habits and customs that are familiar to us.The interrogative...

To be used to Negative

To be used to is a structure used to express habits and customs that are familiar to us.When expressed...

To Be: Auxiliary verb

To be as an auxiliary verb is used to form the present, the past, the future continuous and the...

To have: Common Expressions

We use the verb to have to form common expressions in informal communication.

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted easily or what we refer to as a mass.

Used to vs To Be Used to vs To Get Used to

The structure used to is employed to talk about habits and customs that were or are be familiar to...

Verbs and Prepositions Collocations

A collocation is a pair or group of words that habitually appear together.

Verbs followed by Gerunds and Infinitives

There are some verbs that need to be followed by a gerund or infinitive.

Verbs Not Used in Passive

The verbs that cannot be made passive are usually the intransitive verbs, but also some of the transitive ones.

Verbs with Two Objects – Passive Voice

After some verbs, we could find two objects in the active voice, but in the passive voice, those objects...

Wh- Questions in Future Form

Wh- questions always begin with one of the wh- question words (interrogative pronouns), which show what kind of information...

Wh- Questions in Present Form

Wh- questions always begin with one of the wh- question words (interrogative pronouns), which show what kind of information...

Wh- Questions words: Who…?

The pronoun who is a wh-question used to ask about the subject of the action.

Would Like

Would like is used to express requests or offers more politely.

Would: Modals of Ability

The verb would is a modal verb used to express willingness in the past, polite request, preferences/desires, offers and...

Yes or No Questions in Future Form

Yes or no questions are also called closed questions or polar questions because the answer to them can only...

Yes or No Questions in Present Form

Yes or no questions are also called closed questions or polar questions because the answer to them can only...

Zero Conditional

A conditional sentence is usually composed of two parts: the if-clause (or conditional clause) that expresses the condition, and...