Language
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Verb tenses – past – perfect – continuous
The past perfect continuous tense, also known as the past perfect progressive tense, is a verb tense used to describe an ongoing action that started in the past and continued up until another point in the past. It emphasizes the duration or continuity of an action in the past. The past perfect continuous is formed…
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Verb tenses – past – perfect
The past perfect, also known as the pluperfect, is a verb tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action or point in time. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “had” followed by the past participle of the main verb. The structure of the past perfect tense is as follows:…
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Verb tenses – past – continuous
The past continuous is all about capturing the ongoing action in the past. It’s like a snapshot of a moment that’s still in progress. Imagine you’re at a party, and you spot your friend, let’s call them Sammy, doing something absolutely outrageous. As you approach Sammy, you exclaim, “Sammy, what on Earth were you doing?”…
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Verb tenses – past – simple
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Verb tenses – present – perfect – continuous
The present perfect continuous tense is a verb tense used to describe actions or situations that started in the past, have continued until the present, and may still be ongoing. It emphasizes the duration or length of time of an action or situation. To form the present perfect continuous tense, you need to use the…
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Verb tenses – present – perfect
Present perfect is a verb tense used to talk about actions or events that started in the past and have a connection to the present. It emphasizes the idea that something happened in the past, but its effects or relevance continue to the present moment. To form the present perfect, we use the auxiliary verb…
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Verb tenses – present – continuous
Present continuous, also known as present progressive, is a verb tense used to talk about actions happening at the current moment or around the present time. It’s a way to describe actions that are in progress or temporary situations. To form the present continuous, we use a combination of the verb “to be” (am, is,…
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Verb tenses – present – simple
Present simple is a way of talking about things that happen regularly or are generally true. It’s like a simple and basic way of describing actions or states. For example, if you say, “I eat breakfast every morning,” or “The sun rises in the east,” you are using the present simple. In the present simple,…
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Silent letters
A silent letter is a letter that appears in a word but is not pronounced when the word is spoken. Silent letters are commonly found in the English language and can be quite perplexing for learners. These letters are typically present due to historical reasons, etymology, or borrowed words from other languages. Silent letters can…
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