First conditional
If I have time, I will visit you.
If I have time, I will visit you.
Second conditionalIf I had more time, I would travel the world.
Third conditionalIf I had had time, I would have gone to the football match.
Question Word | Function | Example |
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what | asking for information about something | What is your name? |
asking for repetition or confirmation | What? I can't hear you. You did what? | |
what...for | asking for a reason, asking why | What did you do that for? |
when | asking about time | When did he leave? |
where | asking in or at what place or position | Where do they live? |
which | asking about choice | Which colour do you want? |
who | asking what or which person or people (subject) | Who opened the door? |
whom | asking what or which person or people (object) | Whom did you see? |
whose | asking about ownership | Whose are these keys? Whose turn is it? |
why | asking for reason, asking what...for | Why do you say that? |
why don't | making a suggestion | Why don't I help you? |
how | asking about manner | How does this work? |
asking about condition or quality | How was your exam? | |
how + adj/adv | asking about extent or degree | see examples below |
how far | distance | How far is Pattaya from Bangkok? |
how long | length (time or space) | How long will it take? |
how many | quantity (countable) | How many cars are there? |
how much | quantity (uncountable) | How much money do you have? |
how old | age | How old are you? |
how come (informal) | asking for reason, asking why | How come I can't see her? |
Tense | Subject | Verb | Object | |
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Simple Present | Active: | Rita | writes | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | is written | by Rita. | |
Simple Past | Active: | Rita | wrote | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | was written | by Rita. | |
Present Perfect | Active: | Rita | has written | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | has been written | by Rita. | |
Future I | Active: | Rita | will write | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | will be written | by Rita. | |
Hilfsverben | Active: | Rita | can write | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | can be written | by Rita. |
Tense | Subject | Verb | Object | |
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Present Progressive | Active: | Rita | is writing | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | is being written | by Rita. | |
Past Progressive | Active: | Rita | was writing | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | was being written | by Rita. | |
Past Perfect | Active: | Rita | had written | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | had been written | by Rita. | |
Future II | Active: | Rita | will have written | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | will have been written | by Rita. | |
Conditional I | Active: | Rita | would write | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | would be written | by Rita. | |
Conditional II | Active: | Rita | would have written | a letter. |
Passive: | A letter | would have been written | by Rita. |
Subject | Verb | Object 1 | Object 2 | |
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Active: | Rita | wrote | a letter | to me. |
Passive: | A letter | was written | to me | by Rita. |
Passive: | I | was written | a letter | by Rita. |
AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
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INTERROGATIVE
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Short anwer
Affirmative
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Short anwer
Negative
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Present Tense
I |
I build a house every year |
I don´t build a house every year |
Do You build a house every year? |
Yes, I do |
No, I don´t |
you / we / they
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You build a house every year
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You don’t build a house every year
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Do I build a house every year?
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Yes, you do
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No, you don’t
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she / he / it
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She builds a house every year
-He builds a house every year
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She doesn’t build a house every year
-He doesn’t build a house every year
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Do she build a house every year?
-Do he build a house every year?
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Yes, she do
-Yes, he do
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No, she doesn’t
-No, he doesn’t
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Simple past
I/You/she/he/
it/we/they
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I built a house every year
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I didn’t build a house every year
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Did you build a house every year?
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Yes, I did
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No, I didn’t
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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Present Progressive
Or continuos
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I |
I’m building a house every year
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I’m not building a house every year
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Are you building a house every year?
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Yes, I’m
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Not, I’m not
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she / he / it
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She’s building a house every year
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She’s not building a house every year
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Is she building a house every year?
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Yes, she’s
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Not, he’s not
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you / we / they
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You’re building a house every year
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You’re not building a house every year
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Are you building a house every year?
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Yes, you’re
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Not, you’re not
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