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  Infinitive : to sleep Past participle : slept Past: slept  

  Infinitive : to read Past participle : read  Past: read  

  Infinitive : to come Past participle : come Past: came  

  Infinitive : to be Past participle : been  Past: was/were  

  Infinitive: to remember Past participle: remembered Past:  remembered  

  Infinitive: to buy Past participle: bought  Past: bought  

 The infinitive in English is made in two ways: with the suffix ing and with the preposition to. In this section, we will get acquainted with ing and the verbs that come with this type of infinitive.   The infinitive in English conveys the main meaning of the verb, but the difference with the verb is that in addition to the meaning, the verb also refers to time, person and number.  But in the infinitive  person and number is not known and for this reason the infinitive is considered as one of the types of nouns.  One way to make a noun or verb noun in English is to add ing to the original form of the verb, which is also called gerund. There are several categories of verbs in English that must have an infinitive after ing: 1 . After the verbs related to liking and not liking: detest   dislike  enjoy   hate  fancy   like  love    example:   They always enjoyed visiting their friends .    2 . After phrases made with the verb mind: wouldn’t mind (= would like) (don’t mind (= I am willing

 Present Continuous in English is mostly used to describe things that are happening at the moment or are happening temporarily. This time has other uses that we will get acquainted with in this section. We first get acquainted with the structure of this time.   Continuous structure The present tense is formed from the past participle of the verb (be (am, is, are) plus the infinitive of the verb (gerund).  Exceptions in adding ing 1. If the end of the verb was e, it is deleted when converted to gerund, except for verbs whose end is ee, oe, and ye. Come - coming Agree - agreeing . 2 . For verbs that have a vowel with stress before the last syllable, that vowel is repeated twice, except for verbs ending in w, x, and y. sit - sitting fix - fixing 3 . In British English, if the current ending is L, it is repeated twice, but in American English, L is repeated once. travel - travelling  travel - traveling   4. If the end of an verb is ie, it becomes y. lie - lying Ask a question To ask conti

 In this section, one of the most widely used tenses, the present tense, is taught in English. We use this time to show action in the present.   We use the simple present tense in English to indicate an action that occurs repeatedly or repeatedly in the present tense. Simple present tense is one of the most widely used English tenses.   Simple present structure The simple present tense verb in English is the main form of the verb. In all persons except the third person singular, the verb is simple. In the third case, the singular takes the simple form of the verbs s or es.    I work in London .   She works in London .  Ask a question To ask simple present tense sentences, we use the auxiliary verbs do and does. We use does for the third person singular (he, she, it) and for other pronouns do. Consider the following examples:  Do you play the piano ?   Does Jack play football ?  To ask the question words where, what, why and when, we also need the auxiliary verbs do and does. If we want

 Indicative pronouns in English are divided into near and far categories and are very common. This lesson introduces you to different types of pronouns and their uses.   Close pronouns this and these are close reference pronouns used to refer to objects or close people. They have different uses in English, and we will get acquainted with some of these uses in the following:   1 . To talk about people or objects nearby. Consider the following examples: This is a nice cup of tea .   2 . To introduce people to others for the first time. Consider the following examples: This is Janet .   These are

 Personal pronouns in English are substitutes for nouns and are used to prevent repetition of nouns. In this section, we will get acquainted with different types of personal pronouns in English.    Types of personal pronouns      Personal subject pronouns: It is a pronoun that replaces the subject of the sentence.      Personal object pronouns: It is a pronoun that replaces the object of a sentence.   Active personal pronoun The personal pronoun is a pronoun that replaces the subject of the sentence.  Consider the following examples: " I " like your dress .       You can see the subject pronouns in the table below:  i you she/ he/ it we  you they   Objective personal pronouns Personal pronouns replace the object of the sentence. This pronoun has two uses: 1. We use personal pronouns instead of sentence objects.  Can you help " me &qu