Understanding Regular and Irregular Verbs in Present Tense

1. Regular Verbs:

• Rule: To make regular verbs work for he, she, or it, add -s or -es.
• Example:
  • I walk, you walk, he walks.

2. Irregular Verbs:

• Rule: Irregular verbs don’t follow regular rules.
• Examples:
  • Go turns into goes.
  • Have changes to has.

Subject-Verb Agreement

• Make sure the subject (who or what the sentence is about) matches the verb (the action) in number and person.
• Example:
  • They run, but he runs.

Modal Verbs

• Modal verbs show what someone can do, what might happen, or what is necessary.
• Examples:
  • I can swim.
  • She must study.

Active vs. Passive Voice

• Active: The subject does the action.
  • Example: The cat catches the mouse.
• Passive: The subject gets the action done to them.
  • Example: The mouse is caught by the cat.

Direct and Indirect Speech

• Direct: Quoting someone’s exact words.
  • Example: She said, "I am happy."
• Indirect: Telling what someone said without quoting.
  • Example: She said that she was happy.

Learning about these parts of grammar will really help you improve your English skills!