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English Grammar Inflections

How do you define English grammar inflections?
What are some examples of English grammar inflections?
Are English grammar inflections applicable to nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, and/or interjections?
What are English language word inflections?
Why do we need English language word inflections?
What are examples of English language word inflections?
What are the types of English language word inflections?
English noun inflections,
English verb inflections,
English adjective and adverb inflections.

What is the difference between English language word inflections and English language word derivations?
English language word derivations changes the word class.
English language word inflections do not change the word class.

What are some examples of English language word derivations?
What language does not have word inflections?
What is inflection?
Inflection is the change of a word's form according to the context. For instance, English verbs get the 's' ending in the third person singular; they get 'ed' in the past tense. Nouns get an 's' in plural.
What are examples of English language noun inflections?
What are examples of English language verb inflections?
What are examples of English language adjective inflections?
What are examples of English language adverb inflections?
What do you understand by word function in the sentence?
What do you understand by word relations in the sentence?
What is derivation?
Affixation
Word Parts
Root Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word endings
Plurals
Word Families
Word Difference
Verb conjugation and verb tenses: what is the difference?
Verb Conjugation Table
- infinitive base past simple past participle present participle present simple, 3rd person singular
regular (to) work work worked worked working works
irregular (to) be* be was were been being am are is
(to) have Base form = have Past form = had Past Participle = had Present Participle / Gerund = having Present form = have / has
(to) do Base form = do Past form = did Past Participle = done Present Participle / Gerund = doing Present form = do/does
Verb + Prep
Phrasal Verbs
Be Participle To
What is a past participle?

A past participle indicates past or completed action or time. It is often called the 'ed' form as it is formed by adding d or ed, to the base form of regular verbs, however it is also formed in various other ways for irregular verbs.

It can be used to form a verb phrase as part of the present perfect tense.

For example:-

I have learnt English. (Learnt is part of the verb phrase 'have learnt')

It can be used to form the passive voice.

For example:-

Her hair was well brushed.

It can also be used as an adjective.

For example:-

As an adjective: He had a broken arm. (Broken is used here as an adjective.)

Here is a comprehensive list of irregular verbs.

Regular Verbs Regular verbs are conjugated to easy to learn rules. They all have a base form. e.g. to look A gerund (ing) form where ing is added to the end of the verb. e.g. looking An -s form where s is added to the end of the verb. e.g. looks A past tense form where ed is added to the end of the verb. e.g. looked (Click here for the spelling rules) A past participle form where ed is added to the end of the verb. e.g. looked (Click here for the spelling rules). Regular Verbs Simple Past / Past Participle Spelling Rules

The simple past tense is formed by adding -ed to the end of the verb.  However there are several rules depending on the spelling of the verb, these are:-

If the base of the verb ends in:-

  • -e only add -d (raid - raided)
  • a consonant plus -y the y is turned into -ied (study - studied / try - tried)
  • -c add -ked (panic - panicked)
  • a single vowel plus a consonant and is stressed on its final syllable the consonant is usually doubled and -ed added (plan - planned)
  • -p, g or -m the consonant is usually doubled and -ed added (ram - rammed / tap - tapped / gag - gagged)
  • -l the consonant is usually doubled (travel - travelled)

Regular Verbs

Base Form To walk
Present Simple I walk every day.
Present Progressive/Continuous I am walking.  (now)
Present Perfect Simple I have walked twice so far today.
Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous I have been walking for 2 hours.
Past Simple I walked yesterday.
Past Progressive/Continuous I was walking yesterday when I saw a bear.
Past Perfect Simple I had walked for five miles by the time I got home.
Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous I had been walking for 2 hours when I saw the bear.
Future Simple I will go for a walk tomorrow.
Future Progressive/Continuous I am walking tomorrow.
Future Perfect Simple I will have already gone for a walk by the time I meet my friends.
Future Perfect Progressive I will have been walking for 2 hours by the time I meet my friends.

Irregular Verbs

The only rule is that there are no rules for the spelling of irregular verbs, they have to be learnt. Sorry!

For example:-

  To run
Present Simple I run every day.
Present Progressive/Continuous I am running.  (now)
Present Perfect Simple I have run twice so far today.
Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous I have been running for 2 hours.
Past Simple I ran yesterday.
Past Progressive/Continuous I was running yesterday when I saw a bear.
Past Perfect Simple I had run for five miles by the time I got home.
Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous I had been running for 2 hours when I saw the bear.
Future Simple I will go for a run tomorrow.
Future Progressive/Continuous I am running tomorrow.
Future Perfect Simple I will have already gone for a run by the time I meet my friends.
Future Perfect Progressive I will have been running for 2 hours by the time I meet my friends.

There is a list of irregular verbs here.

More help with your spelling.


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