English Grammar - Verbs and Verb Tenses

Verb tenses in English

Introduction Every sentence has a subject and a main verb. Verbs describe what the subject is doing. To be able to show exactly what the subject...

The verb TO GET

TO GET can be used in a number of patterns and has a number of meanings.   TO GET + direct object = obtain, receive, buy. Examples...

Confusing Verbs in English

Introduction The English language has a number of words that are very similar. These eight verbs in English seem like they are the same… b...

The Verb To Be

Be -  Present Tense Use Use be with: Names Hello, I’m John. Age How old are you? I’m...

Matching subjects and verbs

Simple subjects A singular subject (I, he, she, it,  Bill, car...) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject ...

Matching verbs to collective nouns

Introduction For the question How many people are in your family? a typical response is My family have five people. A native speaker in...

Do or Make

Basic Difference between DO and MAKE Using DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks. Using MAKE for creating or producing something...

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