English Grammar and Sentence Structures
Present and Past Tenses
- Do you hear me now?
- What are you studying now?
- She is playing tennis right now.
- She is playing tennis with Debbie tomorrow.
- I'm going to take the dog out.
- We haven't planned our holiday yet.
- She hasn't seen her mother for a long time.
- He wrote a beautiful poem yesterday.
- He told me that he had seen the film.
Habits and Modals
- I need some time to get used to living in this town.
- My mother didn't use to drink much coffee, but now she has become addicted to it.
- I will go back to buy some bread.
- How much time do you need to finish the work?
- It's a hospital; you mustn't smoke.
- I could speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco.
- May I ask a question? Yes, of course.
Imperatives and Relative Clauses
- Don't make any noise.
- Please, will you do me this favour?
- Make love, not war.
- A lion is an animal which is very strong.
- A detective is someone who discovers the truth about crimes.
- The girl whose mother writes poems speaks Chinese.
- He bought a car which runs fast.
Conjunctions and Quantifiers
- In spite of earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents.
- Jane rarely sees Alan, although they are neighbors.
- Although he's very ill, he hasn't taken any medicine.
- I went to the hospital because I was feeling very ill.
- She refused the job because of the low salary.
- There are too many students in the library.
- Few people know as much about linguistics as John does.
- He knows a little English; he knows enough English to manage.
Conditionals and Purpose
- If I finish early, I will call you.
- He would buy a house if he had a job.
- I would have passed the exam if I had worked hard.
- Concentrate on your exercise so as not to make any mistakes.
- You have to register in order to participate in the forum.
- Ships carry lifeboats so that the crew can escape when the ship sinks.
- I will go to university to continue my studies.
- They said that the movie was fantastic, so I watched it.
- Keep quiet or go out.
Passive Voice and Reported Speech
- The picture is drawn.
- The door was closed.
- The house is being stolen.
- The bike was being repaired.
- The room has been cleaned.
- The homework had been done.
- The window will be broken.
- The essay should be written.
- John said that he loved that town.
- He asked me if I was sure.
- He said that he couldn't drive a lorry.
- She asked him what he had decided to do.
