Definition and Examples Present Continuous Tense describes the events those are occurring now – at the moment when the words are being spoken. Present Continuous is also called Present Progressive because it is in progress at this moment. To better understand the Present Continuous or Present Progressive Tense carefully read the following sentences – I …
Definition with Examples Simple Present Tense is used for the incidents those have been occurring at the moment or are happening routinely over a period of time. Formula subject + main verb + object Rules Please note that there are no changes made to the actual verb form while using the Simple Present Tense except …
Definition and Examples Tense in English Grammar is a form of verb that defines or indicates the actual occurrence of the verb i.e. when the verb/incident actually happened. Tenses are very important for they help us identify whether the incident occurred in past, present or future. There are three types of tenses in Grammar- past …
Definition and Examples Interjections of understanding and misunderstanding are used to express ones understanding of a subject being talked about or something which wasn’t well understood before the moment. Like- Aha! So you let the dogs out! With the use of Interjection ‘Aha!’ the speaker indicates that before the moment he had no idea as …
Definition and Examples Apart from the Interjections that we have studied in the preceding chapters there are many other Interjections which are used to express different kind of emotions like- anger, annoyance, annoyance specifically over something stupid, disappointment arising from any event or person, dismissive or disapproval of a person or action. Carefully go through …
Definition and Examples Interjection of sorrow is used to express grief or sorrow. Some common examples are- Aah, aww, ouch, boohoo, oww, Alas etc. They are used to express sadness or pity about an incident or someone or even pain felt by one self. Go through the following sentences for understanding the Interjections of sorrow- …
Definition with Examples Interjections of surprise are used to express surprise over an incident. For ex- Eek, booh, eep, oh no, gee (really?), oops. Examples of Interjections of Surprise Eek! A scorpion! Booh! Scared you! Eep! I didn’t intend to hurt you! Oh no! I spilled the juice! Gee! That’s so nice of you! Oops! …
Definition with Examples Interjections of attention are used to draw the attention of someone. For ex- look, listen, behold, hush SSh, etc. Interjections of Attention are used to draw attention towards the speaker and they are completely different from the Interjections of Greeting. Interjections of Greeting are usually used to politely greet the listener or …
Definition with Examples The interjection of approval is used to express a strong sense of approval for something like- Bravo, well done, absolutely, Good, very good, cheers, good job, great, brilliant, splendid etc Examples of Interjections of approval Bravo! To your success! Absolutely! That’s exactly what I want! Good! Keep it up! Cheers! To our …
Definition with Examples Interjections of joy are used to express happiness or joy on an incident, news or pleasant surprise. For example- ha-ha, hurray, yahoo, wow, yippee etc. Examples of Interjections expressing joy Ha ha! That guy is so funny! Hurray! I am selected in the team! Wow! Burger with double cheese! Yahoo! We made …
