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Past tenseI spoke to him yesterday.It was raining this morning.I had a picture of her.You have been late every day this week.The choir sang last night.Future tenseI will be speaking to him tomorrow.It will rain later.I will have a picture of her tomorrow.You will be late.The choir will be singing next week.AdverbsThe main function of an adverb is to show how, where or when a verbhappens, such as:Quickly, slowly, sadly, carefully, beautifully, arrogantly.Most adverbs end in -ly, but some don't, such as:Fast, well, often, now, there, later.Adverbs can also be linked to adjectives or other adverbs, as in:Completely safe.Totally worn out.Very gently.Too quickly.43
NounsThe function of a noun is to name a person, place or thing.There are 4 types of noun:Common nouns, such as:Door, car, trees, building, woman, offices.Proper nouns, which are names and begin with a capital letter, suchas:Liverpool, Lillian, France, MOD, Tuesday, January.Abstract nouns, which are things we can't see or touch, such asDecisions, concentration, honour, friendship, bravery, ability.Collective nouns, which are the names of groups, such as:Teams, crews, herds, audiences, committees, crowds.PronounsPersonal pronouns take the place of nouns to make sentences run moresmoothly. So:We wrote to the manufacturers because the manufacturers wereconcerned.becomes:and:becomes:... because they were concerned.Andy was late because Andy was delayed at the airport.... because he was delayed...44
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