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QIPPOW : Quotes, Idioms, Proverbs & Phrasal Verbs of the Week 15-03-2015

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Tag questions are formed using the auxiliary did. In the following examples, the negative tag questions are underlined. Contractions are usually used in negative tag questions. Affirmative Statement                                          Affirmative Statement with

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In order to change an affirmative statement into a negative Question, did is placed before the subject, not is placed after the subject, and the form of the verb is changed to the bare infinitive. However, when contractions are used, the contracted form of not follows immediately after the auxiliary did. For example: Without Contractions   With Contractions   Did I not work

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Grammar Lesson and Quiz on How to Change Affirmative into Negative Statements in the Simple Past In order to change an affirmative statement  into a negative statement, did not is placed  after the subject, and the form of the verb is  changed to the bare infinitive. In the following example, the irregular verb to speak is used.  The verb to speak has the

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In both the Simple Present and the Simple Past of verbs other than the verb to be, questions and negative statements are formed using the auxiliary to do and the bare infinitive.For questions and negative statements in the Simple Past, the Simple Past of the auxiliary to do is used. The Simple Past of to do is conjugated as follows: I did you did he did she

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                                                          English verbs other than the verb to be have the same form in the Simple Past, regardless of the subject.In the case of regular English verbs, the Simple Past has the same

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 English Grammar Lesson and Exercise on Simple Past -Irregular Verbs In the case of irregular English verbs, the form of the Simple Past must be memorized. As illustrated by the examples below, for some irregular verbs, the Simple Past is the same as the past participle; whereas for others, the Simple Past differs from the past participle. A table of 140 common English irregular verbs is

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English Grammar Lesson and Exercise on the Simple Past: How to Make Questions and Negative Statements  with verb "TO BE" Questions and negative statements The Simple Present and Simple Past of the verb to be do not use auxiliaries to form questions and negative statements. Instead, the verb itself is used. The verb to be forms questions and negative statements in the same way in

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English Grammar Lesson and Exercise on: Simple Past of Verb "TO BE"   1. Uses of the simple past   The uses of the Simple Past are somewhat similar to the uses of the Simple Present, except that past states or actions are expressed. In the examples given below, the verbs in the Simple Past are underlined. For instance, the Simple Past can be used to express actions

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Quotes, Idioms, Proverbs, & Phrasal Verbs of the Week:  Quote: If you count your assets, you will always show a profit.  Idiom: To put one's foot in it.  Proverb: it takes three generations to make a gentleman.  Phrasal verb: to leaf through something.

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Questions and negative statements When a verb has more than one auxiliary, it is the first auxiliary which must change its form to agree with the subject of the verb. It is also the first auxiliary which is used to form questions and negative statements. Questions are formed by placing the first auxiliary before the subject of the verb.  For example: Affirmative

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The present perfect continuous a. Use The Present Perfect Continuous tense is used to express continuous, ongoing actions which have already been completed at the time of speaking or writing. In the following example, the verb in the Present Perfect Continuous tense is underlined. e.g. The bus has been waiting for one hour. The use of the Present Perfect Continuous tense in this

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6. Questions and negative statements As is the case with other English tenses, questions and negative statements in the Present Perfect are formed using the auxiliary. In the case of the Present Perfect, the auxiliary is have or has. a. Questions In order to form a question, the auxiliary is placed before the subject of the verb. For example: Affirmative StatementQuestion

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Formation of the present perfect: Irregular verbs In addition to regular English verbs, there are many irregular English verbs, which do not form the past participle with the ending ed. The English irregular verbs are related to the strong verbs of the German language. The following are examples of irregular English verbs. For example: Bare InfinitivePast

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Spelling rules for adding ed to form the past participle Verbs ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel The rules concerning the doubling of final consonants which apply when adding the ending ing to form the present participle also apply when adding the ending ed to form the past participle. Thus, when a one-syllable verb ends in a single consonant other

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Pronunciation of the ed ending The ending ed is usually not pronounced as a separate syllable. For instance, in each of the following examples, both the bare infinitive and the past participle consist of one syllable. For example: Bare InfinitivePast Participle   puff  puffed   work  worked   miss  missed   watch         &

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Spelling rules for adding ed to form the past participle (Part 1) a. Verbs ending in 'e'. b. Verbs ending in 'y'. Some regular verbs change their spelling when the ending ed is added to form the past participle.a. Verbs ending in a silent eWhen a regular verb ends in a silent e, only the letter d must be added in order to form the past participle. For example:

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1. Use of the present perfect The English Present Perfect tense is used to express actions which have already been completed, or perfected, at the time of speaking or writing. In the examples given below, the verbs in the Present Perfect tense are underlined.e.g. I have done the work.She has answered half the questions.In the first example, the use of the Present

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Quotes, Idioms, Proverbs, & Phrasal Verbs of the Week: Idiom: A stumbling block  Quote: Appreciation can make a day even change a life. Your willingness... Proverb: A rolling stone gathers no moss  Phrasal verb: to launch into something

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Complete Guide to the Present Continuous Tense with exercises   CHAPTER 3. The present continuous     1. Uses of the present continuous     2. Formation of the present continuous     3. Spelling rules for the formation of the present participle          a. Verbs ending in a silent e          

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Comparison of the uses of the simple present and present continuous As pointed out in Chapter 1, the Simple Present tense may be used for stating general truths, and for referring to actions which occur at regular intervals.  In the following examples, the verbs in the Simple Present tense are underlined.e.g. Nova Scotia is a Canadian province. Geese fly south every

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Present Continuous: Tag questions Tag questions are also formed using the auxiliary. In the following examples, the tag questions are underlined. In spoken English, aren't I? is often used as a tag question. For example: Affirmative Statement                            Affirmative Statement with Tag Question  

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Questions in the Present Continuous In the Present Continuous, the verb to be acts as an auxiliary. As is the case with other English tenses, it is the auxiliary which is used to form questions and negative statements. To form a question in the Present Continuous tense, the auxiliary is placed before the subject. For example: Affirmative Statement         &

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                    Present Continuous: Negative statements To form a negative statement, the word not is added after the auxiliary. For example: Affirmative Statement                          Negative Statement   I am working.  I am not working.   You

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Present Continuous: Negative Questions Negative questionsTo form a negative question, the auxiliary is placed before the subject, and the word not is placed after the subject. However, when contractions are used, the contracted form of not follows immediately after the auxiliary. Although there is no universally accepted contraction for am not, the expression 

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