Regular and irregular verbs: understand the difference
Regular verbs usually add -ed for the past, as in play and played. Irregular verbs have a different past form, as in go and went, so check or learn each form.
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Regular verbs list: base form, past, and past participle
Regular verbs use an -ed ending for both past forms. The past simple and past participle spellings are identical.
Requests and permission: can, could, may, and would
Use Can I ...?, Could I ...?, or May I ...? to ask permission. Use Can you ...?, Could you ...?, or Would you ...? when you want another person to do something. Could and would usually make the request sound more polite.
See or watch: noticing something and giving it attention
Use see for noticing something, meeting someone, or experiencing a film, show, or event. Use watch when you intentionally look at something for a period of time, especially something moving or changing.
See, look, and watch: choose the right verb
Use see for something that is visible or noticed. Use look when you direct your eyes towards a person or thing, usually with at. Use watch when you follow an activity, movement, or screen for a period of time.
Short answers: agree, disagree, and respond naturally
Use the same helping verb or modal from the question, with the right pronoun. Answer Do you like coffee? with Yes, I do or No, I don't. Answer Can Maya come? with Yes, she can or No, she can't.
Silent letters in English: hear and spell common patterns
A silent letter is written but not normally said in a word. Learn common groups such as kn in know, wr in write, b after m in climb, and k before l in talk, then check each new word because English has exceptions.
Simple future tense: predictions, decisions, and promises
Use will plus a base verb: I will call, she will call, and they will call. Use it for a prediction, a decision made now, an offer, or a promise. Add not for a negative, and put will before the subject for a question.
Simple past negatives: use did not and didn't correctly
For a simple past negative, use subject plus did not or didn't plus the base form of the verb. Use did not leave, did not go, and did not see. Do not put the verb in the past form after did not.
Simple past tense exercise: regular and irregular verbs
Use the simple past for an action that started and finished in the past. Most regular verbs add -ed, while irregular verbs have past forms to learn, such as go - went and buy - bought.
Simple past: finished actions and past states
Use the simple past for finished events or states at a past time. Most verbs use -ed or a special past form; be uses was or were.
Simple present tense exercise 1: describe routines and facts
Use the simple present for routines, repeated actions, schedules, and general facts. With he, she, and it, add -s or -es to most affirmative verbs.