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Grammar Point Rules Example
Past actions that continued I had been working there for
Past Perfect Tense to a past point in time. five years before I got fired
Subject + had been + verb-
ing
1.Things that happened in I have lived in Brazil all my
Present Perfect Tense the past and continue to the life
present She has read all his books
2. Experiences up to today
3. Past events or actions that
has consequences in the
present
Subject + have/has + past
participle
Events or actions we believe I think it will rain tomorrow
Future Simple Tense will happen in the future. She will die soon
Subject + will + base form of
the verb
Past finished actions. Subject I worked really well this
Past Simple + past simple afternoon
Word or phrase that My cat has been licking
Transitions connects one idea to himself a lot. Hence I’ll take
another. him to the vet.
Conjunctions that connect I haven’t ate yet, nor the
Coordinating Conjugations words, phrases, and clauses lunch is ready
to show relation between She was ill but she went to
each other. There are seven: work
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
An adverbial clause is a He drives his car every
Adverb Cause dependent clause that Monday to pick up his son at
functions as an adverb in a school
sentence.
Used to make statements The bank was robbed
Passive Voice where the subject suffers the
action, instead of practicing it
A sentence where the subject Mark robbed the bank
Active Voice makes the action.
Used to do general I clean my room everyday
Present Simple statments, habits or facts. She works hard at the mall
Subject + the normal form of
the verb