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A1 Verb Moods Verified

Can: Expressing Present Ability

Master 'can' to confidently express what you, and others, are able to do right now!

  • • Use 'can' to express present ability or skill.
  • • Formation: Subject + can + Base Verb.
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A1 Questions & Negation Verified

Can: Questions & Negatives

Mastering 'can' for questions and negatives makes asking about abilities and denying things super easy!

  • • Use 'can' for ability or permission.
  • • Questions: Can + Subject + Verb. Negatives: Subjec...
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A1 Verb Moods

Can: Requests and Permission

Can is your friendly helper for asking, giving, and refusing permission or requests.

  • • Use can to ask for things or permission.
  • • Form: `Can + subject + base verb + ?`
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A1 Adjectives

Basic Adjectives: Describing People and Things

Adjectives describe nouns. In English, adjectives go BEFORE the noun: a big house, a happy girl. They never change for plural.

  • • Adjectives describe nouns: a big house, a happy gi...
  • • Position: BEFORE the noun
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A1 Adverbs

Adverbs of Manner: Slowly, Quickly, Well

Adverbs of manner say HOW something is done. Most are formed by adding -ly to the adjective. They go after the verb.

  • • Adverbs of manner say HOW: slowly, quickly, carefu...
  • • Form: adjective + -ly (slow → slowly)
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A1 Nouns & Articles

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns can be counted (one apple, two apples). Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and have no plural (water, milk, rice).

  • • Countable: can count, has plural, use a/an (a book...
  • • Uncountable: no plural, no a/an (water, rice, milk...
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A1 Nouns & Articles Verified

Some and Any: Basic Quantity

Use 'some' for things you have and 'any' for things you don't have or are asking about.

  • • Use 'some' for positive sentences and polite offer...
  • • Use 'any' for negative sentences and general quest...
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A1 Nouns & Articles

Quantity Words: Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Little, A Few

Much = uncountable, many = countable, a lot of = both. A little = small uncountable amount, a few = small countable number.

  • • much → uncountable (How much water? Not much time....
  • • many → countable (How many people? Not many friend...
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A1 Nouns & Articles

No and None: Talking About Zero

Mastering no and none helps you clearly express absence and quantities of zero in English.

  • • Use no before a noun to mean 'zero' or 'not any'.
  • • None is a pronoun, meaning 'zero' when the noun is...
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A1 Verb Tenses

There is / There are (Existence)

Use 'There is/are' to state that something exists or is located somewhere, matching the verb to the noun.

  • • Use 'There is' for one thing (singular).
  • • Use 'There are' for two or more things (plural).
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A1 Sentence Structure Verified

Using 'It' and 'There' (Time, Weather, & Existence)

Master 'it' for weather/time and 'there' for existence to sound natural in English.

  • • Use 'it' for weather, time, distance, or general s...
  • • Use 'there' to state that something exists or is p...
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A1 Conjunctions & Connectors

Conjunctions: And, But, Or, So, Because

Conjunctions join two ideas. And adds, but contrasts, or gives a choice, so shows result, because gives a reason.

  • • and → adds: I like tea and coffee.
  • • but → contrast: nice but expensive.
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A1 Verb Tenses

Like, Want, Need: I Like Coffee / I Want to Eat

Like, want, and need can be followed by a noun or by to + verb. These are some of the most useful verbs at A1 level.

  • • like/want/need + noun: I like coffee.
  • • like/want/need + to + verb: I want to eat.
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A1 Verb Conjugation

Present Simple

You use this for things you do often. Every day, every week. Like, "I eat breakfast." Or, "She goes to work." It's for your habits!

  • • Routine actions
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A1 Verb Conjugation

Present Continuous

The Present Continuous = am/is/are + verb-ing. Use it for actions in progress NOW, temporary situations, and future arrangements. Remember: never use it with stative verbs like know, like, or want.

  • • Use Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing (e.g. I am work...
  • • For actions happening RIGHT NOW at this moment
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A1 Verb Tenses Verified

Present Continuous: Actions Happening Now

Use `am/is/are` + verb-ing for actions happening right now or around this time.

  • • Action happening now or around this time.
  • • Form: `Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing`.
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A1 Verb Tenses

Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Regular verbs add -ed in the past. Irregular verbs change their form and must be memorised.

  • • Regular verbs: add -ed (walk → walked)
  • • Irregular verbs: different form (go → went)
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A1 Verb Tenses

Past Simple: Negatives and Questions

Use did not (didn't) for negatives and Did...? for questions in the past simple. Always use the base verb form after did.

  • • Negative: Subject + didn't + base verb
  • • Question: Did + subject + base verb?
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A1 Verb Tenses

Be Going To: Plans and Predictions

Use be going to + base verb for plans you have already decided and for predictions based on what you can see now.

  • • Am/is/are + going to + base verb
  • • Use for plans already decided
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A1 Verb Tenses

Will: Talking About the Future

Use will + base verb for predictions, quick decisions, and offers. It is the same for all subjects.

  • • Will + base verb for predictions and quick decisio...
  • • Same for all subjects: I will, she will, they will
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A1 Comparisons

Comparative Adjectives: Older Than, More Important Than

Use comparative adjectives to compare two things. Short adjectives add -er + than. Long adjectives use more + adjective + than.

  • • Short adjectives: + er than (taller than, bigger t...
  • • Long adjectives: more + adj + than (more expensive...
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A1 Comparisons

Superlative Adjectives: The Oldest, The Most Important

Use superlative adjectives to say which is the most extreme in a group. Always use THE before the superlative.

  • • Short adjectives: the + -est (the tallest, the big...
  • • Long adjectives: the most + adjective (the most im...
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