Indicative, imperative, subjunctiveand infinitive are the four moods of English verbs. All manners and moods are expressed through these four verbs.
While verb tenses (present, past and future) are used to talk about time, the four mood verbs show states, attitudes and reality.
We use the indicative mood to express:
Assertion - Heathrow is the world's busiest airport.
Denial - Oliver cannot speak English.
Gerunds are nouns made from verbs by adding -ing.
We enjoyed learning about London's history
The dogs kept barking at night.
I started walking to work.
The gerund can be a subject
Running has been life since she was teenager.
Smoking is a terrible habit.
Gerund with prepositions
He is good at swimming
Gerund with phrasal verbs and to
We ended up watching a movie.
The Academy Awards or The Oscars were held last night in Los Angeles. The ceremony, now in its 87th year, celebrates the best in cinema over the last twelve months.
What's the best film you have seen recently? Recommend a good movie and why we should watch it. Leave your suggestions in the comments below.
Here are some sentences describing some of last night's events, but don't have to be a film buff (expert) to take this quiz. Read through the sentences and choose the correct missing word.
Prepositions show the relationship between nouns or pronouns.
They are used in a variety of situations, here are five circumstances:
My text book is on the desk.
Did you learn English in London?
We go camping in summer.
I'll call you on Friday.
We not allowed into the kitchen.
Conjunctions are words that connect/join parts of a sentence. Today we look at five: and, or, so, because and but.
And is used to join words especially nouns and groups of words:
I have a brother and sister.
And is also used to describe actions that occur at the same time or after each other:
We watched a movie and ate popcorn.
She stopped walking and talked to me.
Today we look at some nouns, how they change into verbs and examples of use. English learners often confuse the noun form for the verb form when speaking, let's see if we can fix that problem for these words!
Advice (noun): My grandmother gave me some good advice.
Advise (verb): I advise you to travel abroad while you can.
As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.
What's the difference between is and has in this sentence:
Sophia is an English teacher, she has brown eyes.
Is is used to say something about a person, thing, or state, to show a permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc:
Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence.
Singular Subject Pronouns
I - I bought a new bike.
You - You told me you would be busy.
He - James is intelligent and he is funny.
She - She wears a uniform to school.
It - The dog is big but it is friendly.
What do you think is the best response to each question?
1) What did John say?
a) He said he would call you tonight.
b) He saying he would call you tonight.
c) He calling you tonight he said.
The correct answer is a) 'He said he would call you tonight' because it is the correct use of reported speech.
2) Have you seen Belinda?
a) I haven't seen her since 3 days.
b) I haven't seen her for 3 days.
c) I seen her 3 days ago.
The confusion between amount and number is common but can be easily overcome. They are not interchangable - their use relates to countable and uncountable nouns.
Amount
Use amount is with uncountable nouns and abstract nouns:
amount of time
amount of snow
amount of noise
amount of love (abstract noun)
amount of pride (abstract noun)
Number