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Past simple active and passive voices
This document discusses the past simple tense in English. It is used to describe completed actions in the past, whether they occurred once, habitually, or in sequence. The past simple is formed by using the past form of regular verbs (ending in "-ed") or irregular past forms for irregular verbs. It can be made affirmative, negative, or interrogative. The document also covers the active and passive voice in the past simple tense and how the passive is formed using "was/were + past participle."
The past simple tense
The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It provides rules for forming the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. It then explains different uses of the past simple tense, including completed actions, sequences of past actions, durations, habits or repeated actions in the past, and past facts or generalizations. It emphasizes that the past simple denotes an action already completed in the past. It also distinguishes between "used to do" and "get used to doing" when referring to habits or something becoming accustomed.
The
The definite article "the" is used:
- With countable and uncountable nouns when referring to something previously mentioned or known.
- With unique nouns or when referring to a single entity.
- With names of instruments, dances, historical periods, times of day, nationalities, families, and titles when the specific name is not mentioned.
- Before locations like stations, shops, cinemas, pubs, libraries, cities, villages, theaters, and newspapers.
- To make general statements about animals, inventions, or discoveries.
The article
The document summarizes the usage of articles (a, an, the) in English. It discusses that "a" and "an" are indefinite articles used before consonants and vowels respectively, while "the" is the definite article. It provides examples of when each article is used, such as "a" being used to refer to one of many or any item, while "the" refers to a specific or known item. It also discusses some phrases that use articles like "a few", "as a result", and "it is a shame".
Reporting statements
1. The document discusses the differences between direct and reported speech when summarizing what someone said.
2. When reporting statements in the simple past tense, the verb changes to the past tense, pronouns and possessives change, and time words change.
3. Examples are provided to demonstrate changing direct quotes into reported statements by modifying verbs, pronouns, possessives, and time words according to the rules.
Adjectives comparatives and superlatives
This document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It separates adjectives into three categories based on their syllable length: short one-syllable adjectives, long two-syllable adjectives, and adjectives with two or more syllables. For each category, it provides the rules for forming the comparative (-er or more) and superlative (-est or most) forms of adjectives. It also notes a few irregular adjectives like bad, good, far, and many that have unique comparative and superlative forms.
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Past simple active and passive voices
This document discusses the past simple tense in English. It is used to describe completed actions in the past, whether they occurred once, habitually, or in sequence. The past simple is formed by using the past form of regular verbs (ending in "-ed") or irregular past forms for irregular verbs. It can be made affirmative, negative, or interrogative. The document also covers the active and passive voice in the past simple tense and how the passive is formed using "was/were + past participle."
The past simple tense
The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It provides rules for forming the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. It then explains different uses of the past simple tense, including completed actions, sequences of past actions, durations, habits or repeated actions in the past, and past facts or generalizations. It emphasizes that the past simple denotes an action already completed in the past. It also distinguishes between "used to do" and "get used to doing" when referring to habits or something becoming accustomed.
The
The definite article "the" is used:
- With countable and uncountable nouns when referring to something previously mentioned or known.
- With unique nouns or when referring to a single entity.
- With names of instruments, dances, historical periods, times of day, nationalities, families, and titles when the specific name is not mentioned.
- Before locations like stations, shops, cinemas, pubs, libraries, cities, villages, theaters, and newspapers.
- To make general statements about animals, inventions, or discoveries.
The article
The document summarizes the usage of articles (a, an, the) in English. It discusses that "a" and "an" are indefinite articles used before consonants and vowels respectively, while "the" is the definite article. It provides examples of when each article is used, such as "a" being used to refer to one of many or any item, while "the" refers to a specific or known item. It also discusses some phrases that use articles like "a few", "as a result", and "it is a shame".
Reporting statements
1. The document discusses the differences between direct and reported speech when summarizing what someone said.
2. When reporting statements in the simple past tense, the verb changes to the past tense, pronouns and possessives change, and time words change.
3. Examples are provided to demonstrate changing direct quotes into reported statements by modifying verbs, pronouns, possessives, and time words according to the rules.
Adjectives comparatives and superlatives
This document discusses the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It separates adjectives into three categories based on their syllable length: short one-syllable adjectives, long two-syllable adjectives, and adjectives with two or more syllables. For each category, it provides the rules for forming the comparative (-er or more) and superlative (-est or most) forms of adjectives. It also notes a few irregular adjectives like bad, good, far, and many that have unique comparative and superlative forms.