English

Gerund examples

The park offers biking and hiking.

Definite Article Example

The president, the mayor, the books I told you about

Consonant Sound Examples

a cat, a cow, a yellow flower

Collective Nouns

a singular noun that is used to indicate a group or quality of something (considered singular and use a singular pronoun)

Indefinite Article

are used only in the singular and is for something unknown and unspecified

Consonant Sound

use A

Vowl Sound

use vowel sound

particpal verbs

verbs that act like adjectives

Gerund Verbs

verbs that act like nouns and can be subject, direct object, and object of a preposition (-ing form of a verb)

future perfect

will have plus the -ed/past participial of the verb ex: Jared will have finished his homeowrk

future perfect progressive

will have plus the -ing form of the verb ex: we will have been looking

future progressive

will plus be plus -ing for of the verb I'd love to go, but I will be working

Passive Voice

Takes the direct object and makes it the subject, with the verb being done to the subject. The original subject is sometimes put into by a phrase.

Active Voice Example

The cat ate the tuna.

particiapl verb example

The chosen one.

Vowel Sound Examples

An herb sauce, an MC, an honorable mention

Indefinite Article Examples

A person came by, I see you're reading a book

Noncount Nouns

Nouns that can't be counted

collective noun example

The team is ready for its midseason tournament.

Infinitive Verbs

The to form of the verb and can function like a noun and often begin a whole phrase

Passive Voice Example

The tuna was eaten by the cat.

Infinitive Example

To write like a professional, learn the rules.

simple present

base form of verb with no auxiliary ex: I like tacos.

past perfect progressive

been plus the -ing form of the verb ex: the team had been working on a project

Count Nouns

can count count nouns

Count Noun Examples

cars, gears, wheels, windows, and license plates

Noncount Noun Examples

gas, air, paint, and grime

past perfect

had plus the -ed/past participal form of the verb ex: We had cleaned the office

present perfect progressive

have been plus been plus the -ing form of the verb ex: They have been living in Kansas

present perfect

have plus past participal form of the verb ex: Now that you have finished your essay, let's celebrate!

simple past

past tense of the verb with no auxiliary ex: I loved that book

present progressive

present tense of be plus -ing of the verb ex: She is reading the works of Victoria Aveyard this summer.

simple future

present tense of be plus going plus the base form of the verb ex: I will be back

Definite Article

refers to a noun that has been specified or already mentioned or is known or important

Active Voice

subject-verb or subject-verb-object structure, where the subject is completing the action (verb)

past progressive

the tense of be plus the -ing of the verb ex: My family was watching a movie