THE PASSIVE: BASIC INFORMATION

Here's a post with basic information about the Passive Voice. You can link to previous posts on the passive in this blog HERE, where you can watch some video-lessons and links to exercises

IRREGULAR VERBS PAST & PARTICIPLES ORGANIZED BY THEIR PRONUNCIATION

Including a chart that distributes irregular verbs past and participles organized by how they are pronounced. There are also videos with raps to practice their pronunciation through listening.

Video 1:

Video 2:


Video 3:

SIMPLE PAST vs PRESENT PERFECT ( CONCEPT & SIGNAL WORDS)

HOW TO EXPRESS FUTURE

Here are charts that summarise how you can express future in English.

Future certainty versus possibility:

PRONUNCIATION OF THE "-ED" ENDING

Here's another video for you to check and practice how to pronunce correctly the "-ED" verb ending of the Past Simple regular form of English verbs. Watch it.

Video Pronunciation of "-ED" verb ending:


Video with many examples:

ENGLISH MODAL VERBS

On this post we are going to give basic information on ENGLISH MODAL VERBS:
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS:

1-Each verb has its different concept meaning or function. (Look at the chart above)

2- These verbs aren't conjugated. 
No "-S" in the third person singular present.  He can swim. (Not: *He cans swim)
They lack some verb forms, which are covered by semimodals of a similar meaning.
  He had to leave. (Not *He musted leave. Must doesn't have a simple past form)
  He will be able to do it. (Not *He will can do it. Can doesn't have a future form)
[Semi-modal verbs that are used instead of the modal are:
HAVE TO for MUST (obligation)
BE ABLE TO for CAN (ability)
BE ALLOWED TO for CAN, MAY (permission)]

3- They work as auxiliary verbs in the NEGATIVE and QUESTIONS.
  Can I open the window? No, you can't open the window, it's cold.

4-  These verbs are always followed by INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO.
  He can swim. (Not * He can to swim)
Except OUGHT TO.  You ought to go to the doctor's.

5- PERFECT MODALS: past modal verb+HAVE+Past Participle refer to the past.
She hasn't arrived yet. She might have missed the bus.
You failed the exam. You should have studied more.


Link to:
- +INFO & EXERCISES: Perfect English Grammar.
- +INFO @ EXERCISES:English Page.
- +EXERCISES (Modals & their substitutes): Ego4U.

Summary chart:

MAKING ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS EASY (ORDERED IN GROUPS-1)

+info: link to another irregular verb chart

Trying to make learning English Irregular Past Verb forms easy, here you have a chart with the Irregular Pasts of English verbs not ordered alphabetically but in groups of similarities.

- The left column has the verbs which have the same past simple and past participle forms. 

- The right column has verbs with different past simple and past participle forms.

In each column there sub-groups ordered by spelling and/or  pronunciation similarities. See why each verb is in the corresponding group.

LINK to online exercises on IRREGULAR VERBS.

ENGLISH VERB TENSE SYSTEM

Here's a chart which summarises the English Verb Tense system.

USES OF "GET"



- "GET" as a phrasal verb:

Get is one of the commonest words in English. It is used in many different ways. Note that get is sometimes avoided in very formal writing, but it is correct in most kinds of speech and writing.

Get + noun/pronoun
When get is followed by a direct object, it usually means ‘receive’, ‘fetch’, ‘obtain’, ‘catch’ or similar ideas.

He has got a prize.
I get a headache whenever I watch TV.

Get can be followed by two objects.

Can you get me a drink?

Get + adjective
Before an adjective, get usually means ‘become’.

My hands and feet were getting cold.

Get can also be followed by object + adjective.

Can you get the kids ready for school?

Get + adverb particle or preposition
When get is followed by an adverb particle or preposition.

I get up at 6 o’clock.

When I went to see him, he told me to get out.

Get + past participle
Get can be followed by a past participle. This structure is often used to talk about things that we do to ourselves.

I only take two minutes to get dressed.

Get + past participle is also used in passive structures.

My watch got broken while was playing.


Get + object + past participle
This structure can be used to talk about things that happen to us.

I got my car stolen last week.

We got our roof blown off in the storm.

Note that in American English, the past participle of get is gotten.
See some examples:

Collocations with GET:

LINKS:

- Uses of GET.
- Phrasal verbs with GET.
- Phrasal verbs with GET (+Spanish translation).
- Exercises meanings of GET.
- Exercises GET (2).

Exercises / Ejercicios (gracias a basic grammar in use)

Videos "GET":