Grammar Definitions
Use this verb tense...
to make general statements
to describe routine
when an action happens regularly
when an action happens unceasingly (without
end)
with adverbs of frequency such as always,
sometimes, often, and never
with time expressions such as every day, once
a week, on the weekends, etc
What is the simple present tense?
A person qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones.
What is a dentist?
My sister ______________ (drink) eight cups of water every day.
What is drinks?
I always do my ___________ to practice English outside of class.
What is homework?
A person who cuts women's hair.
What is a hairdresser?
Use this grammar topic when comparing two or more nouns.
For example:
better than, worse than, more talented
What are comparatives?
A person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for newspapers or broadcasts.
What is a reporter?
Belinda is 22 years old. Grace is 25 years old.
Grace is _______________ Belinda.
What is older than?
My brother cuts men's hair. He works as a _________.
What is a barber?
The city Belinda is from.
What is Pittsburgh, PA.
Use this grammar topic when comparing three or more nouns.
For example:
the best, the worst, the most talented
What are superlatives?
A deduction from the usual cost of something, typically given for prompt or advance payment or to a special category of buyers
What is a discount?
Belinda is 5'9" Grace is 5'4" Sydney is 5'4"
Belinda is _________________ of all the Watson sisters.
What is the tallest?
I took my temperature and it was 101.2
I have a ___________.
What is a fever?
A small amount of food eaten between meals.
What is a snack?
Use this verb tense...
when an action or condition is happening now,
frequently, and may continue into the future.
when describing an action as it is happening.
*this is similar to estar + verbo(-ando,-iendo) in spanish
What is the present continuous tense?
Time in addition to what is normal, as time worked beyond one's scheduled working hours.
What is overtime?
Yesterday, three dogs ____________ (run) into my yard. They ___________ so cute.
What is ran?
What is were?
Jack just proposed to Sara.
They are _____________.
What is engaged?
A person, place, or thing that is performing an action (of a verb).
What is the subject of a sentence?
Use this verb tense...
to talk about actions that started and finished in the past.
with time expressions like yesterday, last week, in 2001, five days ago, etc.
What is the simple past tense?
An academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course of study, or conferred as an honor on a distinguished person.
What is a degree?
The verb is study.
____________ you ____________ French?
No, I ___________ ____________ English.
What is are and studying?
What is am studying?
I don't have enough money to buy a house.
I need to take out a ___________.
What is a loan?
A person, place, or thing that is receiving an action (of a verb).
What is the object of a sentence?