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Parts of Speech (8)

1. Nouns: Naming words. Persons, places and things. Guneet, Bhiwadi, Pen.
2. Pronouns: WOrds which can be used in place of nouns. She/he/it/I/you/we/they
3. Verbs: Words to talk about actions. Write, talk, attend, swim.
4. Adjectives: Words to talk about qualities of a noun or a pronoun. Additional
subject/object (nouns/pronouns). Tall man. Fast car.
5. Adverbs: Words to talk about qualities of verbs. (Additional verb). Example:
He drives fast.
6. Conjunctions: Joining words. Because, however, moreover, otherwise, ergo.
7. Prepositions: Words to talk about position of one noun in relation to another.
Pen on mobile. Pen below the mobile. Car through tunnel.
8. Interjections: Emotional expression. Wow!!!! Oh!!!!!
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Basics of this language (English).

Helping verbs.

1. "Be" froms. (Hona in Hindi).

Present simple tense: is/am/are - I + am (was). He/she/it + is (was).


You/we/they + are (were).
Past simple: was/was/were
We use 'be' form in sentences which do not have main (action) verbs. (I am
married.)
For continuous tenses. I am going to Delhi tomorrow.

Being: Passive sentences


Been: Perfect tenses.

2. "Have" forms

We use have forms to about possessions and relations. (Do you have a pencil? Have
you got a pencil?)
* we use 'got' with has or have. In positive sentences 'got' is optional but in
negative and questions 'got' is compulsory. This 'got' is not the past tense of
'get'.

Have - I/you/we/they
Has - He/she/it - He has got 4 siblings.
Had - I/you/we/they/he/she/it

3. "Do" forms

Do - I/you/we/they. Do you write fast? I don't like going out in summer.


Does - He/she/it. - Does your father go to the market a lot?
Did- I/you/we/they/he/she/it. Did he call you yesterday? Did you go to Alwar last
year?

We use 'do' form in negative and questions. In positive sentences, we use the forms
of main verbs. I went to Alwar yesterday.
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Modal Verbs: Verbs to talk about necessity, possibility (ability), permission.

Can, could (could is past of can and also a polite version of can), will, would,
shall, should, may, might and must.

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