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Use the present simple for habitual actions, general truths, and permanent situations.
Use the present continuous for actions happening now or temporary situations.
Use the past simple for completed actions in the past with specific time references.
Use the present perfect for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or for past actions with present relevance.
Use "will" for decisions made at the moment of speaking, "going to" for planned actions, and present continuous for arranged future events.
Choose the correct form:
Use "a" before consonant sounds and "an" before vowel sounds for singular, countable nouns.
Use "the" for specific items that both speaker and listener know about.
Use "in" for months/years, "on" for days/dates, "at" for specific times.
Use "in" for enclosed spaces, "on" for surfaces, "at" for specific locations or points.
Use "to" for direction, "from" for origin, "through" for passing within, "across" for crossing.
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) perform the action. Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive the action.
Use "if + present simple, will + base verb" for real future possibilities.
Use "if + past simple, would + base verb" for unreal present situations.
Form: be + past participle. Use when the action is more important than who does it.
Use "can" for present ability, "could" for past ability or polite requests, "may/might" for possibility.
Use "must" for strong necessity, "have to" for external obligation, "should" for advice or recommendations.
When reporting speech, tenses usually move one step back in time. Present becomes past, past becomes past perfect.
Use "asked" + if/whether for yes/no questions, "asked" + question word for wh-questions, "told/asked" + to infinitive for commands.
Use "who" for people, "which" for things, "that" for both people and things, "where" for places, "when" for times.
Add extra information with commas. Cannot use "that". Often used with proper nouns or unique references.
The object can go between the verb and particle, or after the particle. With pronouns, the object must go between.
Learn common phrasal verbs and their meanings. Many have multiple meanings depending on context.
Some verbs are followed by gerunds (-ing form): enjoy, finish, avoid, mind, suggest, consider, practice.
Some verbs are followed by infinitives (to + base form): want, need, hope, plan, decide, agree, refuse, promise.
Some verbs can take both gerunds and infinitives but with different meanings: remember, forget, stop, try.
Used after verbs of suggestion, demand, or importance. Use the base form of the verb for all persons.
Use "were" for all persons in hypothetical situations with "if" or "wish."
Simple sentences have one main clause. Compound sentences join two main clauses. Complex sentences have a main clause and subordinate clause.
The verb must agree with the subject in number. Singular subjects take singular verbs; plural subjects take plural verbs.
Choose the correct modal verb:
Select the correct relative pronoun: