Can and May We use CAN to ask for permission from someone we know well. Examples: Can I speak to John Wilson, please? Can I borrow your pen for a minute? We use May as a slightly more formal way to ask for permission. Examples: May I ask a question please? May we go home now? Could and May Could is used as a more polite way of asking for permission.…

What is a Modal Verb? Modal verbs are verbs that act very differently to the one’s you might be thinking of such as ‘work’, ‘play’, ‘eat’, etc. This is because modal verbs don’t actually describe action per se, instead they provide information about the function of the verb that is to follow. Modal verbs always…

In this section, we are going to look at the auxiliary verb in a lot more detail and give you the opportunity to start forming sentences with them that will make you sound much more like a native speaker of the language. What is an Auxiliary Verb? An auxiliary verb (or a helping verb) is a verb that…

What Is A Helping Verb? Helping verbs are verbs that help elaborate the main verb further in a sentence. They can also elaborate on how time is conveyed in a text. Consequently, helping verbs are used to form the most complex sentences in English. Besides, these verbs help deliver intricate slight differences between words like…

Regular Verbs The regular verb is one which conforms to the normal grammar rules surrounding the use of verbs. In English, there are a huge amount of regular verbs, and its important to know what these are and the rules that they follow. This will help you to ensure that your sentences are grammatically correct and easy…

Definition Regular verbs are those that do not modify their stem when they are conjugated. What does that mean? This means that we only have to add “ed” or “d” to regular verbs to make them past or past participle. Yes, the past simple and the past participle of these verbs are the same. Orthography Rules To conjugate regular verbs…

The English language has a large number of irregular verbs. In the English language, most verbs (regular verbs) are turned into the past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to the end of a base form of the verb. Regular verb examples: Cook → Cooked Walk → Walked Talk → Talked Finish → Finished Irregular verbs (or irregular past tense…

Learn an extensive list of commonly used verbs in English. Do: I dont know. Doubt: I doubt if itll snow. Drag: I had to drag him out of bed. Drive: He drives a truck. Drop: I dropped my sandwich. Dry: Raisins are dried grapes. Earn: He earns three times more than me. Eat:  You cant eat your…

Another word for the finite form is the conjugated form. This happens when the verb is being used within a sentence. By conjugating the verb you are allowing it to demonstrate tense, number, mood and person. An example of this might be the sentence he won the tournament. The conjugated verb here shows us that…

What is a Participle? A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed. They function as adjectives, thus participles modify nouns or pronouns. Types of Participles There are two participles in the English language: the present and past participle. Present Participle This is a very simple…