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NOUN
A noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, idea, action or quality.

PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase. Pronouns refer to either a
noun that has already been mentioned or to a noun that does not need to be named specifically.
The main possessive pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs..

VERB
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the
predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen, etc.

ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns: enormous, doglike,
silly, yellow, fun, fast. They can also describe the quantity of nouns: many, few, millions, eleven.

What is a Part of Speech?

We can categorize English words into 9 basic types called "parts of speech" or "word classes".
It's quite important to recognize parts of speech. This helps to analyze sentences and understand
them. It also helps to construct good sentences.

part of function or "job" example words example sentences

speech

Verb action or state (to) be, have, do, EnglishClub is a web site.
like, work, sing, I like EnglishClub.
can, must

Noun thing or person pen, dog, work, This is my dog. He lives in

music, town,

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part of function or "job" example words example sentences

speech

London, teacher, my house. We live in London.

John

Adjective describes a noun good, big, red, My dogs are big. I like big dogs.
well, interesting

Adverb describes a verb, quickly, silently, My dog eats quickly. When he

adjective or adverb well, badly, very, is very hungry, he
really eats really quickly.

Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, Tara is Indian. She is beautiful.
some

Preposition links a noun to to, at, after, on, We went to school on Monday.
another word but

Conjunction joins clauses or and, but, when I like dogs and I like cats. I like
sentences or words cats and dogs. I like dogs but I
don't like cats.

Interjection short exclamation, oh!, ouch!, hi!, Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How are
sometimes inserted well you? Well, I don't know.

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part of function or "job" example words example sentences

speech

into a sentence

Parts of Speech Examples

Here are some examples of sentences made with different English parts of speech:

verb

Stop!

noun verb

John works.

noun verb verb

John is working.

pronoun verb noun

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She loves animals.

noun verb noun adverb

Tara speaks English well.

noun verb adjective noun

Tara speaks good English.

pronoun verb preposition determiner noun adverb

She ran to the station quickly.

pron. verb adj. noun conjunction pron. verb pron.

She likes big snakes but I hate them.

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QUIZ
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
6. I want to go to a university in the United
States.
preposition
adjective
adjective
noun
preposition
2. What did she ask you to do? noun

7. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.

conjunction
preposition
verb
pronoun
preposition
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table. interjection

8. Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.

adjective
preposition
interjection
pronoun
preposition
4. If we finish our work quickly we can go pronoun
to the movies.
9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody
answered.
adverb
conjunction
adverb
verb
adjective
5. On Saturdays I work from nine to five. conjunction

10. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.

verb
preposition
pronoun
adverb
preposition
verb

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TENSE

Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time something happened, or is going to happen.

Verb Tenses

Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future.

The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g., earlier in the day, yesterday, last week,
three years ago).

The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous.

The future tense describes things that have yet to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three
years from now).

The following table illustrates the proper use of verb tenses:

Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future

I will read as much as I can this year.

I read nearly every day. Last night, I read an entire novel.

Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous

I will be reading Nathaniel Hawthorne

I am reading Shakespeare at the I was reading Edgar Allan Poe last
soon.
moment. night.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

I will have read at least 500 books by

I have read so many books I I had read at least 100 books by the the end of the year.
can’t keep count. time I was twelve.

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous

I have been reading since I was I had been reading for at least a year I will have been reading for at least two
four years old. before my sister learned to read. hours before dinner tonight.

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Simple present and present continuous

a) I work from 9am to 5pm ( s.p)
I’m currently working on a new project.
b) Mark studies English every day.
Mark is studying English these days.

c) They always talk to their boss in the morning.

They are talking to him now.

d) Does it usually rain in the winter?

No, but it’s raining now. Take an umbrella.

These words can help you know if the sentence needs simple present or present continuous.

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Always Now
Usually Right now
Often At the moment
Sometimes Currently
Never This (week/month/year)
Everyday (day/night/year/summer/winter) Today

1) Amanda and Oscar always _______ to the gym.

a) go b) are going

2) Rita ____________how to ride a bike.

a) Doesn’t know b) isn’t knowing

3) How often_______ your house?

a) Do you clean b) are you cleaning

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4) Cousin never _______ me a birthday present.
a) Gives b) is giving

5) My colleagues normally _______ lunch in the office.

a) Don’t eat b) aren’t eating

6) How many children _______ ?

a) Do you have b) are you having

7) Please turn down the music ________ to study.

a) I’m trying b) I try

8) Where’s mom?
“ _________ a shower”
a) She’s taking b) she takes

9) “ Yes , I can talk now ________”.

a) I’m not driving b) I don’t drive

10) Jane is cold because _________ a jacket.

a) She’s not wearing b) she doesn’t wear.

11) Watch out !your son ________ into the street !

a) Is running b) runs

12) My husband ______ tennis three times a week .

a) Plays b) is playing

13) “ where _______?”

“ To my grandmother’s house – see you later !”
a) Are you going b) do you go?

14) “ What _______?”

“ She’s baking a cake”.
a) She’s doing b) she does

15) He normally _________ every weekday , but today ________ because it’s a holiday.
a) Works / he’s not working
b) Working / he doesn’t work
c) Work / he not working.