English Grammar and Vocabulary Guide
Verb Tenses
Active Voice
- Present Simple: Rita writes a letter.
- Past Simple: Rita wrote a letter.
- Present Perfect: Rita has written a letter.
- Future Simple: Rita will write a letter.
- Present Continuous: Rita is writing a letter.
- Past Continuous: Rita was writing a letter.
- Past Perfect: Rita had written a letter.
- Future Perfect: Rita will have written a letter.
- Future Continuous: Rita will be writing a letter.
- Going To: Rita is going to write a letter.
Passive Voice
- Present Simple: A letter is written by Rita.
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To have something done: -Have/get (Verb conjugated according to the sentence) + object + past participle
Yet I already always negative of the present perfect!
Conditionals
First Conditional
If + subject + 1st column, subject + will + 1st column
If she studies, she will pass (Negative: If she doesn’t study, she won’t pass)
Second Conditional
If + subject + 2nd column, subject + would + 1st column
If I studied, I would pass (Negative: If I didn’t study, I wouldn’t pass)
Third Conditional
If
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English Grammar and Vocabulary Guide
Verb Tenses and Forms
Active Voice
- Present Simple: Rita writes a letter.
- Past Simple: Rita wrote a letter.
- Present Perfect: Rita has written a letter.
- Future Simple: Rita will write a letter.
- Present Continuous: Rita is writing a letter.
- Past Continuous: Rita was writing a letter.
- Past Perfect: Rita had written a letter.
- Future Perfect: Rita will have written a letter.
- Future Continuous: Rita will be writing a letter.
- Going to: Rita is going to write a letter.
Passive Voice
- Present
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