Grammar Reference

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Parts of Speech

TopicDefinitionExamples
Noun Naming word — person, place, thing, idea Ahmed, Karachi, car, love
Pronoun Replaces a noun he, she, it, they, mine
Verb Action or state run, write, is, seem
Adjective Describes a noun big, honest, blue
Adverb Describes a verb/adjective quickly, very, well
Article a / an / the a book, an hour, the sun
Preposition Position & relation in, on, at, between
Conjunction Joins words & clauses and, but, because

Tenses at a Glance

TenseFormUseSignal wordsExample
Present Simple subject + verb(-s) habits, facts always, every day She works daily.
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing happening now now, at the moment She is working now.
Present Perfect have/has + 3rd form past with result now just, already, yet She has finished.
Past Simple verb + -ed / irregular finished past actions yesterday, last week She worked yesterday.
Past Continuous was/were + -ing in progress in the past while, when She was working at 9.
Future (will / going to) will + verb decisions & predictions tomorrow, next year She will work tomorrow.

Irregular Verbs (Top 27)

BasePast SimplePast Participle
bewas/werebeen
beginbeganbegun
breakbrokebroken
bringbroughtbrought
buyboughtbought
comecamecome
dodiddone
drinkdrankdrunk
eatateeaten
findfoundfound
getgotgot/gotten
givegavegiven
gowentgone
havehadhad
knowknewknown
makemademade
readreadread
runranrun
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
speakspokespoken
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
understandunderstoodunderstood
writewrotewritten