{"id":25553138,"date":"2023-02-09T23:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25553138"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:06:38","slug":"helping-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Helping Verbs in English &#8211; Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f4a692648\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f4a692648\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/#What_Is_a_Helping_Verb\" >What Is a Helping Verb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/#Definition_of_a_Helping_Verb\" >Definition of a Helping Verb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/#List_of_Helping_Verbs_of_All_Tenses\" >List of Helping Verbs of All Tenses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/#Check_Your_Understanding_of_Helping_Verbs\" >Check Your Understanding of Helping Verbs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/helping-verbs\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Helping_Verbs_in_English\" >Frequently Asked Questions on Helping Verbs in English<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although grammar may seem quite tricky, understanding it isn&#8217;t as hard as you think. When learning English, the helping verbs help to study up on the particulars that can at times make the language seem confusing. Here, we will be taking a look at &#8220;helping verbs,&#8221; which do exactly what their name implies\u2013 they help! A helping verb, generally, is a verb that helps the main verb in the sentence by extending that verb. Still unclear? We break it down for you part by part, so keep reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a Verb? Types of Verbs with Examples<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Helping_Verb\"><\/span><strong>What Is a Helping Verb?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A helping verb, also known as an auxiliary verb, is a verb that combines with a main verb to form a verb phrase. It is also called a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">verb marker sometimes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, indicating that a verb is to follow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As the name suggests, a helping verb is generally a verb that helps another verb and is usually employed in a sentence to modify or alter the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tense<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, voice or mood of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_of_a_Helping_Verb\"><\/span><strong>Definition of a Helping Verb<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a helping verb is \u201ca verb (as, am, may, or will) that is combined with another verb to express person, number, mood, or tense\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 23 helping verbs which can be broken down into 2 main categories: Primary helping verbs and Modal helping verbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Primary helping verbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sometimes, can be used as main verbs. As helping verbs, they generally have several purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&gt;\u00a0 show tense (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veronica <\/span><\/i><b><i>is late<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the reception. She <\/span><\/i><b><i>will be<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here in 15 minutes. She <\/span><\/i><b><i>has taken <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the dessert with her.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; to make the passive voice (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honey <\/span><\/i><b><i>is made<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by bees.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; make a negative sentence (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mia <\/span><\/i><b><i>does not want<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> honey in her tea.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; to ask a question (<\/span><b><i>Do<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you <\/span><\/i><b><i>want<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sugar in your tea?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; to make emphasis (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I <\/span><\/i><b><i>do want<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sugar.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; to compensate for the main verb (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ezra runs faster than Harris <\/span><\/i><b><i>does<\/i><\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">run<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Modal helping verbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> help change or modify the meaning of the main verb. They, however, express several purposes like<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; necessity (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><\/i><b><i>must go<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the dentist today.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; possibility (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violet <\/span><\/i><b><i>could buy<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a new phone at the mall.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; ability (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><\/i><b><i>can<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> play the guitar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\">Elevate your speaking skills with our Spoken English Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Use a helping Verb<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can use helping verbs, which are indeed verbs, for the following functions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; Assist the main verb or the \u2018action verb\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; Make negative sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&gt; Ask questions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These verb phrases act as <\/span><b>complete verbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Nonetheless, they need to be there in order to make a correct sentence. It isn&#8217;t necessary for them to be next to each other in the sentence, but they always function together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To use helping verbs productively, you should know how it is combined to represent a different tense, mood or voice. So, let\u2019s have a look at the examples given below to understand better.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><b>am<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> going to speak at the formal ceremony tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><b>are <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">having mac and cheese for dinner tonight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What <\/span><b>are<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you making?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kids <\/span><b>have been <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">waiting to have ice cream.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Silverhills Apartments <\/span><b>was <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">built by A.K Builders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You <\/span><b>cannot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> change your viewpoint.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><b>did<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a good friend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Do<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you need any help with your homework?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Were <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you feeling nervous when you went live on TV?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter <\/span><b>will<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> take care of the plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Helping_Verbs_of_All_Tenses\"><\/span><strong>List of Helping Verbs of All Tenses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given below is a list of helping verbs and how they conjugate to represent the different tenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Tense<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Examples<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Helping Verb<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emma is making lasagna.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Perfect<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has spoken to the warden about it already.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandler has been smoking for more than an hour.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has been<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel was working at the restaurant.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Perfect<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miya had not worked at the confectionary for seven years.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has not<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My colleagues had been wanting to come home for a while now.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Had been<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will be playing the guitar at the party tomorrow.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will be<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Perfect<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plumber will have fixed all the pipelines in three days.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will have<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The host will have been serving lunch for thirty people at this time tomorrow.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will have been<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\"><strong>Start speaking English like a native with our comprehensive course.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Your_Understanding_of_Helping_Verbs\"><\/span><strong>Check Your Understanding of Helping Verbs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the helping verb in the following sentences:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We _____ been waiting for our exams for over a week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I ______ meet my long lost friend soon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ________ <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they quarrelling?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I just ________ tolerate your friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She _______ working as a lawyer for four years now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They ______ be reaching Ooty by 9 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> _____ you still staying next to Central Park?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The flight ___________ arrived at Mangalore airport by 6 p.m tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You ________ looking gorgeous.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to obey their teachers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the following answers and understand how far you have understood the concept of using helping verbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We <\/span><b>have<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> been waiting for our exams for over a week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I <\/span><b>will <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet my long lost friend soon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Are <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they quarrelling?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I just <\/span><b>cannot <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tolerate your friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She <\/span><b>has been <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working as a lawyer for four years now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They <\/span><b>will be <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reaching Ooty by 9 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Are <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you still staying next to Central Park?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The flight <\/span><b>will have <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arrived at Mangalore airport by 6 p.m. tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You <\/span><b>are\/were <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">looking gorgeous.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They<\/span><b> are<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to obey their teachers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Helping_Verbs_in_English\"><\/span><strong>Frequently Asked Questions on Helping Verbs in English<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are helping verbs?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a matter of fact, a helping verb, also known as an auxiliary verb, is a verb that combines with a main verb to form a verb phrase. It is also called a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">verb marker <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sometimes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, indicating that a verb is to follow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As the name suggests, a helping verb is generally a verb that helps another verb and is usually employed in a sentence to modify or alter the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tense<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, voice or mood of the sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the definition of a helping verb?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a helping verb is \u201ca verb (as, am, may, or will) combined with another verb to express person, number, mood, or tense\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, helping verbs are also defined as <em>verbs that assist the main verb in a sentence by extending its meaning.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are some examples of helping verbs?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is, have, will, can, are, will be, must, do, has and had are some examples of helping verbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Master Your Grammar One at a Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one becomes a master blaster overnight. Getting good at grammar is a long journey through the rules and techniques that help make communication accurate, clear, and eloquent. Visit <strong>Entri <\/strong>for more articles on grammar and spoken English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/course\/spoken-english-course\/\"><strong>Start speaking English like a native with our comprehensive course.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h4><strong>Spoken English Related Links<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/examples-of-adverb-in-english-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adverbs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-are-determiners-in-english-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Determiners<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/adjectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjectives<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/most-commonly-used-phrasal-verbs-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phrasal Verbs<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pronouns<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/collective-nouns-examples-and-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collective Nouns<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/tenses-in-english-with-examples-to-improve-english-fluency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenses<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/rhyming-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhyming Words<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/opposite-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opposite Words<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although grammar may seem quite tricky, understanding it isn&#8217;t as hard as you think. 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