Grammar

Infinitive ( -to ) In lesson 1 of this chapter, we studied verbs with -ing. Now we will see verbs with -to. The infinitive is used after some verbs; I hope to see you again. I learnt to speak English. As can be seen in these two examples, when a verb comes after “hope” and […]

In English, certain verbs are followed by an object and the base form of the verb (-to infinitive), while others take an object followed by the base form of the verb without “to.” Here are some examples of these verbs: Verbs followed by an object + “to infinitive”: Verbs followed by an object + base

Direct Speech:                                                                            Reported Speech: She said “ I will visit you this evening.”                             She said that she would

“Enough” and “too” are words used to express adequacy or excessiveness in different contexts. “Enough” comes before a noun and indicates sufficiency: For example, if you say, “I don’t need any more glasses,” you mean that you have a sufficient number of glasses, so you can say, “I have enough glasses.” “Too” can be used

When, while, before, after, until, as soon as In English, we use time expressions like “when, while, before, after” to explain the sequence of events. When: at the time, during the time(While “when” used to mean “when?” as a question, here, we will use it as a conjunction to combine two events happening at the

INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS  INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS  TENSES AND VERBS Present Continuous and Present Simple Used to / talk about the past. Present Perfect / P.P.Continuous. Past Simple / Past Perfect The Future Will and going to Can / could / be able to / managed to   =  for ability  Can / could / may / might =

In the previous lesson on the passive voice, we discussed how certain grammar patterns in active voice can be transformed into passive voice. Let’s revisit the passive voice and its usage: When to Use Passive Voice: Here’s a chart showing the transformation of active voice into passive voice using the “to be” verb + past

First, next, then, after, later When narrating the sequence of events, we use the following words, which add richness to our sentences. First: initially, firstlyThen: afterward, after thatAfterwards: later, subsequentlyNext: then, later Okay, we are just starting the game. First, you must wear your jerseys and sneakers. Then, we must take the ball from the

I ran as fast as he could. tall – taller – the tallest Jane is taller than Lusie. Jane is the tallest in our class. short – shorter- the shortest nice – nicer- the nicest wide – wider- the widest big – bigger- the biggest hot – hotter- the hottest pretty – prettier- the prettiest