English Grammar Review Flashcards

Flashcards for English Grammar Review

In direct questions, the structure is: + subject + verb.

Auxiliary

verbs are used to form tenses, moods, voices or to avoid repetition.

Auxiliary

The Present Perfect _ tense is used for ongoing or repeated actions.

Continuous

When ordering adjectives, _ comes before descriptive adjectives.

Opinion

The past tense is used to describe ongoing actions in narratives.

continuous

adverbs are typically placed before main verbs.

Frequency

The Future tense describes actions finished by a future time.

Perfect

The structure 'If + present, future/imperative' is used in the conditional.

first

In second conditionals, the structure is 'If + past simple, would + .'

verb

'Wish + past simple' expresses regrets.

present

Following verbs like 'enjoy', use a .

gerund

'Used to + ' is used to describe past habits.

infinitive

Past modals like 'must/might/can't + have + V3' are used for .

deductions

With verbs of the senses, you can use Verb + (e.g., look tired).

adjective

In passive voice constructions, the structure is be + .

V3

Reporting verbs can be followed by or infinitives.

gerunds

Clauses of show that one idea is true despite another.

Contrast

_ nouns cannot be counted individually.

Uncountable

Use a ___ verb with uncountable nouns.

singular