Mastering English Tenses, Conditionals & Key Vocabulary

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Mastering English Grammar Essentials

English Verb Tenses: Structures and Usage

Present Simple

Structure: Verb + s/es (for third person singular)
Common Time Expressions: always, usually, generally, often, sometimes, every week, never, every day, at night

Present Continuous

Structure: am/is/are + verb + ing
Common Time Expressions: now, right now, at the moment, this year, at present, today, next, tomorrow (for future arrangements)

Past Simple

Structure: Verb + ed / irregular verb (did for negative/questions)
Common Time Expressions: yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2004, when, then, 15th century

Past Continuous

Structure: was/were + verb + ing
Common Time Expressions: last night, last week, last year, at 3:00, when, while, as

Future Simple

Structure: will + base form of verb

Future Perfect Simple

Structure: will + have + past participle (ed)
Common Time Expressions: by this time, by next week, by 2 o'clock, by the end, by July

Future Continuous

Structure: will + be + verb + ing
Common Time Expressions: at this time tomorrow, next (week/month), on Monday, in the next decade

Present Perfect Simple

Structure: have/has + past participle (ed)
Common Time Expressions: never, ever, already, just, yet, recently, lately, for (years), since, how long

Past Perfect Simple

Structure: had + past participle (ed)
Common Time Expressions: already, by the time, after, before, until, never, just, when, as soon as

Present Perfect Continuous

Structure: have/has + been + verb + ing
Common Time Expressions: for a month, for a year, since 2004, all night, all morning, all day, all week, how long

Past Perfect Continuous

Structure: had + been + verb + ing
Common Time Expressions: for hours, since last March, when, until, before, last week, last day

Relative Pronouns: Connecting Ideas

Who/That: Used for people
Which/That: Used for objects, animals
When: Used for time
Where: Used for place
Whose: Used for possession

Conditional Sentences: Expressing Possibilities

Zero Conditional

Structure: If + Present Simple, Present Simple
Usage: Facts which are generally true or scientific facts. The condition always has the same result.

First Conditional

Structure: If/Unless + Present Simple, will + base form of verb
Usage: A possible situation in the future. Predicting a likely result in the future.

Second Conditional

Structure: If/Unless + Past Simple, would + base form of verb
Usage: Hypothetical or unlikely situations. Unreal or improbable situation now or in the future.

Third Conditional

Structure: If + Past Perfect Simple, would have + past participle
Usage: The person is imagining a different past. Imaginary situation that did not happen in the past.

Essential English Vocabulary & Phrases

Travel & Lifestyle Terms

Common Phrases & Idioms

ahead of time
in time
at a glance
on foot
on purpose
at the same time
(be) on the move
by heart
on the whole
by mistake
out of date
for a change
out of the question

Health & Wellness Vocabulary

crash diet
disorder
dosage
relapse
side effect
stage
well-being
workout
adjust
boost
overcome
overreact
quit
recover
swap
vanish
drowsy
incurable
life-threatening
overweight

Phrasal Verbs & Prepositional Phrases

ban on
demand for
feast on
gain weight
go beyond
impact on
increase in
on the verge of
out of breath
out of shape
play a role in
protection from
quick fix
revolution in
slim down
solutions to
use of
break out
come down with
kick in
look after
pass away
pass out
pull through
wipe out

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