Category: English Sentence Structure
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Verb Patterns: Gerund or Infinitive
In English, when a verb is followed by another verb as object, this second verb can have different forms: verb + infinitive: He helped carry the bags. verb + to + infinitive: They managed to solve the problem. verb + gerund (-ing form): I enjoy cooking. Some verbs that are followed by the to+infinitive construction…
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Time Clauses
We cannot use will in time clauses with when, as soon as, after, before, until. We use a present tense to talk about the future in this case. In the main clause we use a will-future. This is very similar to the First Conditional. e.g.#1: I will call you when I get home. e.g.#2: I’m…
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Mastering English Conditionals: A Comprehensive Guide
Conditionals are an important part of everyday English, we simply need them in a lot of situations. Therefore, let’s take a look at them. Conditional Sentences Clauses with “if” in English can seem complicated because of the rules that apply to the tenses used in each case. We’ll discuss the conditionals in English here. 0.…
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Subject Questions in English
In ‘normal’ questions the subject (Tom, you, they, my mother, etc.) is always present. But what does the subject question look like? What happens when we ask about the subject, that is, ask about WHO/WHAT performs the action? The subject is the missing information here. I. Present Simple and Past Simple Tense Study these examples:…
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Questions in English
The word order changes in questions but other things might also happen. I. The ‘easy’ cases where ONLY the word order changes: 1. Sentences with the verb “be” (am, are, is, was, were) as predicate: only the word order changes, the verb “be” comes first and then comes the subject e.g.#1: She is nice. –…
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What is ‘inversion’ and when to use it?
Inversion: when two expressions switch places in the sentence and thus the ‘normal’ word order changes Inversion here means question word order or verb + subject word order after certain expressions in the sentence. So when does it happen? These are the cases: I. After negative and restrictive expressions: the question word order is…
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