Present simple: uses, form, and examples
Use the present simple for routines, repeated actions, general facts, states, and fixed schedules. With he, she, and it, most affirmative verbs add -s or -es. Use do or does for most questions and negatives.
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Pronouns exercise 1: choose clear subject and object pronouns
Use I, you, he, she, it, we, or they as the subject. Use me, you, him, her, it, us, or them as the object.
Pronouns exercise 2: use possessive and reflexive pronouns
Use mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs when a pronoun replaces an owned noun. Use myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves when the object refers back to the subject.
Pronouns exercise 3: avoid common pronoun mistakes
Use subject pronouns such as I, he, she, we, and they for the person or thing doing the verb. Use object pronouns such as me, him, her, us, and them after a verb or preposition. Use my, your, his, her, our, and their before a noun, and use myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, or themselves only when the action returns to the subject or when emphasis is intended.
Pronouns: choose the right form in a sentence
Use a subject form for the actor. Use an object form for the receiver.
Proper and common nouns: capitalization and use
Use capital letters for a proper noun because it is a name. Use lowercase for a common noun unless it begins a sentence or is part of a title.
Question marks: direct questions, polite requests, and quoted speech
Put a question mark after a direct question, including a polite request written as a question. Use a full stop when the sentence reports a question or gives an instruction.
Question word order: form clear English questions
For many present and past questions, use a question word, then do, does, or did, then the subject and base verb: Where do you live? What did she buy? With be or can, move that verb before the subject: Are they busy? Can he drive?
Question words in English: ask for people, places, reasons, and details
Use who for a person, what for a thing or action, where for a place, when for time, why for a reason, and how for a method or condition. Then use question word order: Where do you live? or Why is the shop closed?
Regular and irregular verbs exercise 2: choose the past form
For a finished action in the past, use the past simple. Regular verbs usually take -ed, while irregular verbs use a form you learn separately. After did or did not, use the base verb.
Regular and irregular verbs exercise: choose the past form
For a regular verb, usually add -ed to make the past simple. For an irregular verb, learn the past form as a pair with the base verb, such as go - went or have - had.
Regular and irregular verbs: how past forms change
Regular verbs use the -ed pattern; irregular verbs have at least one different past form. Some irregular forms change, while others stay the same.