Learn English Grammar : Active Voice

Active Voice

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

What is Active Voice?
The form of action/ sentence that the subject is a doer

• I kick John
• He loves me

Examples of active voice divided by tenses.

• Present Simple -- I teach him.
• Present Continuous -- I am teaching him.
• Present Perfect -- I have taught him.
• Past Simple -- I taught him.
• Past Continuous -- I was teaching him.
• Past Perfect -- I had taught him.
• Future Simple -- I will teach him.
• Future Continuous -- I will be teaching him.
• Future Perfect -- I will have taught him.

Learn English Grammar : Pronoun

Pronoun

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Pronoun has many forms when it works as subject, object or posessive. Each form of pronoun is shown in below table.

Subject Form	Object Form	Posessive Form		"Self Form"
		Adjective	Pronoun
I we you he she it they	me us you him her it them	my our your his her its thier	mine ours yours his hers its theirs	myself ourselves yourself himself herself itself themselves

Example of pronouns in different forms.

• Her teacher told us not to sleep in the classroom.
• John is much taller than me .
• Marry is shorter than us.
• I hit him at the back yesterday.
• He was hit by me at the back yesterday.
• I finished the project by myself.
• Please don't do it all by yourself again next time.
• This is my book. Please do not take it.
• The book is mine. Please do not take it.
• I really love you from the bottom of my heart. I am all yours.
  

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar : Adverb

Adverb

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

What is adverb?--It is a word that explain the characteristic or give you more details about "verbs" such as quickly, usually and fast etc.

John quickly walk to me (adverb quickly explain about how John walk.)

Must know about adverbs

• Don't be confused. It is similar to adjective but it's different! (explain noun and explain verb.)
• Most adverbs are in the form of adjective + ly such as quickly, slowly and really etc.
• Some adjectives need to change its form before putting ly such as angrily.
• However, some words (very few) have the same form for adjective and adverb such as fast.
  

Adjective -- That was a fast running.
Adverb -- John run so fast (Don't use fastly. It's totally wrong!!)

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar : Adjective

adjective

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

What is adjective?-- It is words that explain the characteristic or give you more details about "nouns" such as white, black and fast etc.

I see a beautiful woman (Adjective beautiful gives you more detail about noun woman.)

Must know about adjectives

• Position of adjective in the sentence is in front of the noun and after verbs
• I see beautiful woman (It places in front of the noun woman and after the verb see.)
• Another position of adjective is after the verb to be (is am are...)
  -- Marry is beautiful (adjective beautiful is put after verb to be is.)
  
  Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar: Helping Verb

Helping Verb

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Definition of Helping Verbs -- According to the rule that every sentence needs to have at least one verb. Therefore, we need helping verb to fullfill this rule for the sentence that doesn't require main verb.

Examples of Helping Verbs
-- Linda is a doctor.
-- I don't believe you anymore.

Must know about Helping Verbs

• Helping verb can be called Auxiliary verb
• According to the rule that one sentence needs to have at least one verb, we need helping verb to be in a sentence that main verb does not exist
  -- John is a doctor (Verb to be "is" acts as a verb in the sentence)
• The name "helping verb" derives from its functionality to "help" main verb.
  -- I do not love you anymore (Do is a helping verb to help "love" in negative sentence.)
  -- Can you take that book for me? (Can is a helping verb to help "take" in question sentence.)
  
  There are many more to say about helping verbs.

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar : Main Verb

Main Verb

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Definition of Main Verbs -- The type of verb that has the meaning in the word itself. Without main verbs in a sentence, we would not know about the meaning of the sentence.

Example of Main Verbs

-- John walks across the street. (You wouldn't know the meaning of the sentence without the word "walks")
-- Marry runs so fast. (Likewise, you wouldn't know the meaning of the sentence without the word "walks"

Must know about Main Verbs

• Main verb is sometimes called "lexical verbs."
• There are many forms of verbs depending on the tense.
  -- John walks across the street. -- Present Simple Tense
  -- I saw John walked across the street yesterday -- Past Simple tense
  -- I will walk across this street again tomorrow -- Future Simple tense
• Verb is also used differently in active voice and passive voice form.
  -- I kick John -- Active voice
  -- I am kicked by John -- Passive voice

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar : Verb

Verbs

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

What is Verb?-- It is a word that explain the action of subjects. For example, a man walks across the street. The word walk describes the action of a man(subject).

How many types of Verb? -- It can be basically divided into two groups

-- Main Verbs
-- Helping Verbs

Must know about Verbs
-- Every sentence requires at least one verb.
-- You can't put two verbs next to each other in one simple sentence.

I want go to school -- WRONG
I want to go to school -- RIGHT

There are many more to say about English Grammar Verb such as irregular verb, gerund etc. More to come...

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

Learn English Grammar : Noun

Noun

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

What is Noun?-- A Name refers to person, animal, object or place.

How many types of Noun? -- It can be basically divided into two groups below.

• Countable Noun -- Table, Cat, Dog
• Uncountable Noun -- Sugar, Water, Attitude ..

Must know about Nouns

• Use a/ an to describe only one noun
• The following characters can tell you that the word is a noun
  XX ness -- emptiness
  XX ity -- capacity
  XX tion -- duration
  XX ence -- confidence
  XX sion -- mission
• Use apostrophe ('s) for making the posessive noun.
  John's dog -- The dog belongs to John
• Use s' for making plural possessive noun that end with s or es
  Boys' dog -- The dog belong to the boys
• Use 's for making plural possessive noun that do not end with s or es
  People's right -- The right of people

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

English Grammar : Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + had + been + V ing + (object)

When do we use Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Similar to Past Perfect Tense, it is used when there are two situations happened in the past. Using "Past Perfect Continuous Tense" with the situation that happened first and using Past Simple Tense with another situation.

However, Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used to highlight the first actions more than Past Perfect Tense or to give the feeling that the first action is happened for quite a long time.

John told me that he had been waiting for Marry for 2 hours.

Must know about Past Perfect Continuous Tenses

-- This tense is most used with teh verb "wait". Otherwise, it's not popular anymore.

English Grammar : Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + will + have + been + V ing + (Object)

When do we use Future Perfect Continuous Tense
When we want to tell about the long situation that will happen in the future.

I will have been walking back home tomorrow for 3.5 hours.
He will have not been to China at least in the next 5 years.

Must know about Future Perfect Continuous Tenses

English Grammar : Future Continuous

Future Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Future Continuous Tense
Subject + will + be + V ing + (Object)
When do we use Future Continuous Tense

When the situation happen in the future at a particular moment (shorter than Future Simple Tense.)

I will be moving the new house tomorrow around 10 am.
John will be interviewing the job at 9 am. tomorrow.
He will not be doing anything until his boss talks to him first.

Must know about Future Continuous Tenses

English Grammar : Future Perfect

Future Perfect Tense

Learn English Conversation: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Future Perfect Tense
Subject + will + have + V3 + (Object)
When do we use Future Perfect Tense

When there are two situations happened in the future. Using "Future Perfect Tense" with the situation that happened first and using Future Simple Tense with another situation.

Marry will have gone already by the time you will be there.
I will have jumped to the water if the bear will come.

Must know about Future Perfect Tenses

English Grammar : Future

Future Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Future Tense
Subject + will + V1 + (Object)
When do we use Future Tense
When the situation is going to happen in the future.
I will go to see the doctor next week.
John will not be able to move until next month due to his injury.
Will you marry me?
She will fly to India next year.

Must know about Future Tense

The short form of will is 'll
I will --> I'll
He will --> He'll
The short from of will not is won't
I will --> I won't
He will --> He won't

Looking for a "clue word" for future tense such as next week, next month, anymore

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

English Grammar : Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + have/ has + been + V ing

When do we use Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. When the situation happened in the past and is continuing until the present

I have been typing this letter for 2 hours now (still typing while saying.)
John has been waiting for marry for 3 hours (still see John waiting while saying.)

2. When the situation happened in the past and just ended a short moment ago.

I have been typing this letter for 2 hours now (just finish typing while saying.)
John has been waiting for marry for 3 hours (just see John stop waiting while saying.)

Must know about Present Perfect Continuous Tenses

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

English Grammar : Past Perfect

Past Perfect Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Past Perfect Tense
Subject + had + V3 + (Object)
When do we use Past Perfect Tense
When there are two situations happened in the past. Using "Past Perfect Tense" with the situation that happened first and using Past Simple Tense with another situation.

She had gone already when I arrived.
He asked me whether I had been to China before.
John told me that he had waited for Marry for 2 hours.
Must know about Past Perfect Tenses

English Grammar : Present Perfect

Present Perfect Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Present Perfect Tense
Subject + have, had + V3 + (object)
When do we use Past Continuous Tense?

When the situation happened in the past and continue until the present.

I have done my job.
Have you ever been to China?
He has been to China.
John has seen this movie already.


Must know about Present Perfect Tenses

The "clue" words to be in present perfect tense are since / for + time etc.
I have been in China for 2 years already.
John has never gone to China again since 1990.

English Grammar : Past Continuous

Past Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Past Continuous Tense
Subject + was + were + V ing + (Object)

When do we use Past Continuous Tense?

When there are two situation happened in the past. The one that occur first uses past perfect and the later one uses past simple.

I was doing my homeworkd when Kathy knocked the door.
Were you having dinner at 9 p.m. last night?
John was not watching TV when I arrived last night.

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz

English Grammar : Present Continuous

Present Continuous Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Present Continuous Tense
Subject + be, is, am, are + V ing + (Object)
When do we use Present Simple Tense?

1. When the situation is happening at the moment.

John is talking to Marry.
Please be quiet. My kid is sleeping right now.
What are you doing?
He should be waiting for you at the restaurant at the moment.

2. When using the V ing "going" it means the the action will happen in the future.

I am going to be crazy soon.
He is going to talk to his boss tomorrow.
Are you going to fight him back?

Must know about Present Continuous Tenses

Present Continuous Tense is also called Progressive Tense

English Grammar : Past Simple

Past Simple Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Past Simple Tense.

Subject + V2 + (Object)

When do we use Past Simple Tense?

1. When the situation happened and already finished in the past.

I lived in Hungary two years ago.
John went to ABC shopping mall with Marry last weekend.

Past Simple Tense is used with time indicator words as below example.

Yesterday
XX ago
Last XX
once
etc.

2. With the repetitive action happens and finished in the past .

Marry wrote to her husband every week when he was in the army.

Must know about Past Simple Tenses

Use V2 in Past Simple Tense
I ate
John walked

English Grammar: Present Simple

Present Simple Tense

Free English Grammar: Learn More here --> Learn English Online

Structure of Present Simple Tense.

Subject + V1 + (Object)

When do we use Present Simple Tense?

1. When the action happens regularly or "Repetitive actions."

Marry goes shopping every weekend.
I usually take a bus to school.
I never want to see you again.
-- There are usually "adverb of frequency" in this type of sentence.--

Examples of adverb of frequency are

always
usually
sometimes
never
often
every week

2. When the situation is true or always true.

The sun rises from the East.
I love you (well, at least, it is meant to be true.)
China has the most population in the world.

3. Use Present Simple Tense with behavior, habit or tradition

Picture represents million words
John speaks so fast.

Must know about Present Simple Tense

If the subject is the single and third person put an s after V1.
He speaks.
John walks.

Ready to test yourself ? Try our English Grammar Quiz