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Helping verbs

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Passive Voice

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The Passive Voice in English The passive voice in English is formed when the focus of the sentence is on the action or the recipient of the action, not on who or what is performing the action. **Basic Structure of Passive Voice:** - **Form**: be + past participle of the main verb - **General formula**: Subject + Auxiliary Verb (be) + the 3rd form of the main verb (Past Participle) + by + Agent **Present Tense** **Simple Present** - **Active**: The chef cooks the meal. - **Passive**: The meal is cooked by the chef. **Present Continuous** - **Active**: The chef is cooking the meal. - **Passive**: The meal is being cooked by the chef. **Past Tense** **Simple Past** - **Active**: The chef cooked the meal. - **Passive**: The meal was cooked by the chef. **Past Continuous** - **Active**: The chef was cooking the meal. - **Passive**: The meal was being cooked by the chef. **Future Tense** **Simple Future** - **Active**: The chef will cook the meal. - **Passive**: The meal will be cooked by t

Tag Questions

Tag Questions Quiz Fill in the blank with the correct tag question. Choose the correct auxiliary verb and pronoun. 1. She can play the piano, _________? 2. They aren’t coming to the party, _________? 3. You’ve been to London, _________? 4. We should start the meeting now, _________? 5. He won’t mind if we’re late, _________? 6. It’s a beautiful day, _________? 7. They had finished the game before we arrived, _________? 8. You’re not using this, _________? 9. Oliver doesn’t like sushi, _________? 10. The movie was interesting, _________? 11. You think the test was easy, _________? 12. So, we're on for the meeting at five, _________? 13. They haven't sent the email yet, _________? 14. It looks like it's going to rain the whole weekend, _________? 15. You didn't understand the explanation,  _________? **Quiz Answers:** 1. can't she? 2. are they? 3. haven’t you? 4. shouldn't we? 5. will he? 6. isn't it? 7. hadn't they? 8. are you? 9. does he? 10. wasn't

Present perfect tense

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Present Perfect Tense to Describe Life Experiences Have you ever climbed a mountain? ## Introduction to the Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'have' (in the correct form for the subject) and the past participle of the main verb. It's used to connect the past and the present. One of its main uses is to describe experiences that occurred at an unspecified time in the past. These experiences are relevant to the present moment or impact the person's life now. ## Structure of the Present Perfect **Positive:** Subject + has/have + past participle **Example:** I have visited Paris. **Negative:** Subject + has/have + not + past participle **Example:** She hasn't climbed Mount Everest. **Question:** Have/Has + subject + past participle? **Example:** Have you tried sushi? ## Talking About Life Experiences ### Unspecified Time When talking about life experiences, we don't specify when they happened; we're more interested

The third conditional

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The third conditional in English is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal situations in the past and their imagined results, which also did not happen. The structure usually takes the form: "If" + past perfect, "would have" + past participle. Here are some exercises to practice forming and using third conditional sentences: If I hadn't run out of petrol, I wouldn't have had to walk for miles. **Exercise 1: Complete the third conditional sentences** 1. If I __________ (study) harder, I would have passed the exam. 2. She would have come to the party if she __________ (not be) sick. 3. If they __________ (know) about the traffic, they would have left earlier. 4. We __________ (go) on vacation if we __________ (have) enough money. 5. If he __________ (drive) more carefully, he wouldn't have had an accident. **Exercise 2: Create your own third conditional sentences** Imagine scenarios where something could have been different in the past. Write sentences

Three Types of If Clauses in English

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In English, we typically categorize conditional sentences into three main types based on the likelihood or the time frame of the condition and its consequence. These types are often referred to as the "First Conditional," "Second Conditional," and "Third Conditional." A man negotiating terms and conditions for a contract ### First Conditional (Real Conditional) **Use:** The first conditional is used for future events that are seen as realistic or probable. It expresses a cause-effect relationship where the outcome is likely if the condition is met. **Structure:** If + Present Simple, ... will/can/may + Base form **Example:** - If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.    In this case, there is a real possibility of rain, and the corresponding action (the cancellation of the picnic) is planned if the condition occurs. ### Second Conditional (Unreal Conditional) **Use:** The second conditional is used for hypothetical situations that are not likely to

Present Simple vs Present Continuous Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in either the simple present tense or the present continuous tense. 1. Sarah usually __________ (go) to the gym in the evenings, but today she (stay) home. 2. We __________ (watch) a movie tonight. Would you like to join us? 3. Every morning, I __________ (wake up) at 7 am and (have) a cup of coffee. 4. Right now, they  __________ (play) tennis at the park. 5. My sister __________ (study) for her exams every weekend. 6. Listen! The birds __________ (sing) in the trees. 7. I __________ (not like) coffee, but I __________ (drink) it occasionally. 8. What usually __________ (happen) in your neighborhood on weekends? 9. The children __________ (build) a sandcastle on the beach at the moment. 10. He __________ (work) on his project every day, but today he __________ (take) a break. Answers : 1. goes / is staying 2. are watching 3. wake up / have 4. are playing 5. studies 6. are singing 7. don't like / drink 8. happens 9. are building

Prefer, would prefer, would rather

A) Prefer doing / prefer to do Prefer means to like something better than something else. We use "prefer doing" or "prefer to do" to talk about our preferences in general .  I prefer read ing  a book to watch ing TV. I prefer to read a book rather than watch TV. She prefers driving to work to taking the bus. She prefers to drive to work rather than take the bus. They prefer cooking at home to eating out in restaurants. They prefer to cook at home rather than eat out in restaurants. B) would prefer to do We use "would prefer to do" to say what we choose to do something  now or in the future .  - Let's go out and have a walk in the park. - No, I feel tired. I'd prefer to stay home and have a rest. The museum is a long way away from here. I'd prefer to take a taxi rather than walk .  I'd prefer to go for a walk by the seaside rather than wait here. C) Would rather do = would prefer to do - Shall we study together tonight?  - Well, I&#