TENSES - read and learn

 

TENSES - read and learn

Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Personal Pronouns	Simple Present	Present Continuous	Present Perfect	Present Perfect Continuous
I	I speak	I am speaking	I have spoken	I have been speaking
We	We speak	We are speaking	We have spoken	We have been speaking
They	They speak	They are speaking	They have spoken	The have been speaking
He	He speaks	He is speaking	He has spoken	He has been speaking
She	She speaks	She is speaking	She has spoken	She has been speaking
It	It speaks	It is speaking	It has spoken	It has been speaking

 

Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

Personal Pronouns	Simple Past	Past Continuous	Past Perfect	Past Perfect Continuous
I	I spoke	I was speaking	I had spoken	I had been speaking
We	We spoke	We were speaking	We had spoken	We had been speaking
You	You spoke	You were speaking	You had spoken	You had been speaking
He	He spoke	He was speaking	He had spoken	He had been speaking
They	They spoke	They were speaking	They had spoken	They had been speaking
She	She spoke	She was speaking	She had spoken	She had been speaking
It	It spoke	It was speaking	I had spoken	It had been speaking

 

Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous

Personal Pronouns	Simple Future	Future Continuous	Future Perfect	Future Perfect Continuous
I	I will speak	I will be speaking	I will have spoken	I will have been speaking
We	We will speak	We will be speaking	We will have spoken	We will have been speaking
You	You will speak	You will be speaking	You will have spoken	You will have been speaking
He	He will speak	He will be speaking	He will have spoken	He will have been speaking
They	They will speak	They will be speaking	They will have spoken	They will have been speaking
It	It will speak	It will be speaking	It will have spoken	It will have been speaking

 

 

ADVERBS

 

ADVERBS

Types of Adverbs

1. Adverb of manner - e.g. slowly, happily, sadly, angrily.

-          You rightly told me to check out other websites

2. Adverb of quality – e.g. very, too, enough, much, so, extremely, absolutely.

-          Pinaki is very intelligent.

3. Adverb of quantity – e.g. almost, completely, especially, extremely, hardly, just, nearly, only.

-          My father spends little time with me.

4. Adverb of time – e.g. Soon now, later, then, tomorrow, today, everyday, weekly.

-          Pinaki my friend went for jungle safari to Kaziranga yesterday

5. Adverb of places – e.g. below, between, above, behind, through.

-          It will be fun to join them there.

6. Adverb of degree - e.g. Really, too, very, strongly, highly, incredibly

-          The bookings are nearly finished

7. Adverb of frequency – e.g. Often, seldom, rarely, every now and then, hardly ever, sometimes

-          We always go either to a historical place or for adventure sports.

8. Adverb of negation - e.g. hardly, little, never, only

-          There was no visibility during the storm

9. Adverb of affirmation – e.g. Certainly, definitely, truly, exactly, clearly, really

-          She is certainly going through hard time.

10. Adverb of reason – e.g. therefore, hence, so that, because, since, consequently

-          We are packing bags for safari

An adverb adds to the meaning of a verb, adjective or some other adverb.

TYPES OF ADVERBS – 10 types of adverbs
Affirmation	Negation	Frequency	Reason	Time	Quantity	Quality	Degree	Places	Manner

 

 Identify the type of adverb in the following sentences and name the type of adverb

QUESTIONS

1.            He searched for his watch everywhere.

2.            The girl boastfully delivered the speech.

3.            He is normally free on weekends.

4.            His quick thinking saved us from the mishap.

5.            We quite agree with the minutes of the meeting.

6.            You are surely misinformed about us.

7.            The hotel is good enough for out stay.

8.            I will have my meal later.

9.            He's just got a pay rise, hence the new car.

10.          He always tries to improve himself.

ANSWERS

1.            everywhere – Adverb of Place   

2.            boastfully – Adverb of manner

3.            normally – Adverb of frequency

4.            quick – Adverb of manner

5.            quite -Adverb of degree

6.            surely – Adverb of Degree and Affirmation

7.            enough – Adverb of degree

8.            later – Adverb of time

9.            hence – Adverb of reason

10.          always – Adverb of frequency