Parts of Speech (abbreviated to PoS and sometimes called Word Classes) are the different categories of English words which all work in the same grammatical way: nouns, verbs, prepositions and so on.
This section has articles on all the different parts of speech.
The Present Perfect Simple verb form is used to talk about a past event which has very strong meaning and connection with the present. As you might imagine, it is sometimes difficult to define well as there are many exceptions to its use; different people will use it in different […]
We use the present perfect continuous in two ways: 1. to talk about an event which started in the past and is continuing now. We often use the words for and since with this tense. I have been learning English for six years. They have been living in Paris since […]
The Present Participle is a participle that ends in -ing. We use it with the auxiliary verb to be to form the continuous tenses: {be} + (verb –ing} I was walking home. She is running for the bus. Form The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the bare […]
We use the Present Continuous (also called Present Progressive) in three ways in English: 1. to talk about a situation that is happening right now as we speak. What are you doing? I am reading 50 Shades of Gray! Why is he in bed? He is not feeling well today. […]
Prepositions are a closed word class. This means there are only a few of them and no new ones are ever added to the group. This article introduces the main groups of prepositions in English. A preposition joins nouns, pronouns and phrases with other words in a sentence. Generally speaking, […]