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Language/English/Vocabulary/Geography

2021-04-12T18:05:19Z

Mija121: Created page with "Here are the continents in English: North America Europe South America Africa Asia Oceania Antarctica Some countries in North America: Canada United States Some cou..."

Here are the continents in English:

North America

Europe

South America

Africa

Asia

Oceania

Antarctica

Some countries in North America:

Canada

United States

Some countries in Europe:

Italy

Spain

Some countries in South America:

Brazil

Argentina

Some countries in Africa:

Egypt

South Africa

Some countries in Asia:

Japan

China

Some countries in Oceania:

New Zealand

Australia

Famous Cities in the US:

New York City

Chicago

Geography related words:

Earth

Land

Dirt

Water

Maps

Language/English/Grammar/Present-Tense

2021-04-11T17:03:58Z

Mija121:

<div style="font-size:300%;"> Simple Present Tense in English </div>
==How do we make the Simple Present Tense?==
<code>subject + auxiliary verb + main verb</code>

==There are three important exceptions:==

1. For positive sentences, '''we do not normally use the auxiliary'''.

2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add '''s''' to the main verb or '''es''' to the auxiliary.

3. For the verb '''to be''', we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

*'''Look at these examples with the main verb like:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|
|'''subject'''
!'''auxiliary verb'''
|
!'''main verb'''
!
|-
| rowspan="2" | +
|I, you, we, they
!
|
!like
!coffee.
|-
|He, she, it
!
|
!likes
!coffee.
|-
| rowspan="2" | -
|I, you, we, they
!do
|not
!like
!coffee.
|-
|He, she, it
|do'''es'''
|not
!like
|coffee.
|-
| rowspan="2" |?
!Do
|I, you, we, they
|
!like
|coffee?
|-
!Do'''es'''
|he, she, it
|
!like
|coffee?
|}

*'''Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|
|'''subject'''
!'''main verb'''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | +
|I
!am
|
|French.
|-
|You, we, they
!are
|
|
|-
|He, she, it
!is
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | -
|I
!am
|not
|old
|-
|You, we, they
!are
|not
|old
|-
|He, she, it
!is
|not
|old
|-
| rowspan="3" |?
!Am
!I
|
|late?
|-
!Are
|you, we, they
|
|late?
|-
!Is
|he, she, it
|
|late?
|}

==How do we use the Simple Present Tense?==

We use the simple present tense when:
*the action is general
*the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
*the action is not only happening now
*the statement is always true

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |John drives a taxi.
|-
|'''past'''
|'''present'''
|'''future'''
|-
| colspan="3" | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-
| colspan="3" |'''It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.'''
|}

'''Look at these examples:'''
*I live in New York.
*The Moon goes round the Earth.
*John drives a taxi.
*He does not drive a bus.
*We do not work at night.
*Do you play football?

Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.

We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Am I right?

Tara is not at home.

You are happy.
|-
|'''past'''
| '''present'''
|'''future'''
|-
!
!-----------
!
|-
| colspan="3" |The situation is now.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |I am not fat.<br>
Why are you so beautiful?<br>
Ram is tall.
|-
|'''past'''
|'''present'''
|'''future'''
|-
| colspan="3" | --------------------------------------------------------------
|-
| colspan="3" |The situation is general. Past, present and future.
|}
When you are telling your teacher that you are reading the book they assigned, you can say:

I am reading this book.

This can mean that:
# You are reading that book as you are talking.
# You have been reading that book and you are not finished.
Only say "this", as in "this book", if you are showing the book or you are close to the book.

Say "that", as in "that book", if you are far away from the book or just talking about the book.

Language/English/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

2021-04-11T16:29:53Z

Mija121:

English is very simple language to learn if you can be serious with it
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Letter
|A a
|B b
|C c
|D d
|E e
|F f
|G g
|H h
|I i
|J j
|K k
|L l
|M m
|N n
|O o
|P p
|Q q
|R r
|S s
|T t
|U u
|V v
|W w
|X x
|Y y
|Z z
|-
!Name
|a
|bee
|cee
|dee
|e
|ef, eff
|gee, jee
|aitch, haitch
|i
aie
|jay, jy
|kay
|el, ell
|em
|en
|o
|pee
|cue
|ar
|ess

|tee
|u
you
|vee
|double-u
|ex
|wi
|zed, zee,
|-
!IPA
|eɪ, æ
|biː
|siː
|diː
|iː
|ɛf
|dʒiː
|eɪtʃ, heɪtʃ
|aɪ
|dʒeɪ, dʒaɪ
|keɪ
|ɛl
|ɛm
|ɛn
|oʊ
|piː
|kjuː
|ɑːr, ɔːr
|ɛs
|tiː
|juː
|viː
|dʌbəl.juː
|ɛks
|waɪ
|zɛd, ziː,
|}

The letters A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. Letters that were not mentioned are called consonants. Some common vowel combinations include:

ee

oo

ue

ou

ie

ea

ai

And more.

[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]

Language/English/Grammar/Gender

2021-04-10T19:41:54Z

Mija121:

Hello! I am mija121. We all know, English is a very difficult language. But when it comes to gender in English, things get started. Today we will dive deeper into when to use this information.

Let's say you know a person or a group of people, and they are actors. This is how you would refer to each gender:

Woman: Actress

Women: Actresses

Man: Actor

Men: Actors

They (Men and Women): Actors

Most of the time, a woman's title ends in "ess". But not men.

Another example is "waiter".

Can you guess what a group of women who have this title are called?

If you guessed "waitresses", you are correct!

Most jobs, like "baker" or "chef" do not have a different aspect to it with female/male pronouns. If you want to tell if you need to add "ess" or "esses" at the end of a job, check to see if there is a "t" in that word. This doesn't work every time, but still keep a look out.

Now you know when to use new gender aspects in English! Thank you for reading.

Language/English/Grammar/Gender

2021-04-10T19:40:34Z

Mija121: Created page with "Hello! I am mija121. We all know, English is a very difficult language. But when it comes to gender in English, things get started. Today we will dive deeper into when to use..."

Hello! I am mija121. We all know, English is a very difficult language. But when it comes to gender in English, things get started. Today we will dive deeper into when to use this information.

Let's say you know a person or a group of people, and they are actors. This is how you would refer to each gender:

Woman: Actress
Women: Actresses
Man: Actor
Men: Actors
They (Men and Women): Actors

Most of the time, a woman's title ends in "ess". But not men.

Another example is "waiter".

Can you guess what a group of women who have this title are called?

If you guessed "waitresses", you are correct!

Most jobs, like "baker" or "chef" do not have a different aspect to it with female/male pronouns. If you want to tell if you need to add "ess" or "esses" at the end of a job, check to see if there is a "t" in that word. This doesn't work every time, but still keep a look out.

Now you know when to use new gender aspects in English! Thank you for reading.