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... questions English grammar Part 1THE USES AND FORMATION OF THE ENGLISH VERB TENSESTHE ACTIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWTHE VERB TO BE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE OF THE VERB TO SHOWCOMMON ENGLISH IRREGULAR ... VERB TO SHOWCOMMON ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS CHAPTER 1. The simple present of the verb to be 1. Grammar 2. Verb forms3. Uses of the simple present tense4. The simple present of the verb to be ... 1. The formation of the simple presenta. The simple present of the verb to have 2. Spelling rules for adding s in the third person singular a. Verbs ending in y b. Verbs ending in o c....
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