Category: Verbs (ESL)

100 Irregular Verbs in English

English has lots of different verbs that don’t follow the same rules as other verbs. This is...

Syntax: Active Causative Verbs

Causative verbs are used to show that someone/something causes a second someone/something to do an action.
The most common causatives are make, have, let, get, and help. There are many others that are used less frequently. Choosing the correct causative for a situation may mean choosing the difference between two ways of looking at the same situation.

Present Tense Verbs for ESL Learners

In English, present tense verbs are used to describe actions that are happening right now or...

Past Tense Verbs for ESL Learners

Past verb tenses are verb tenses that describe events that have already happened. There are three...

Future Tense Verbs for ESL Learners

English doesn’t have a way to conjugate future tense verbs. Rather, it uses different...

Negation for English Verbs

English relies on the auxiliary verbs “to do” and “to be” to express...

“To Be” – An Overview for ESL Learners

The verb “to be” is one of the most versatile and important verbs in the English...

Modal Verbs – An Overview for ESL Learners

Modal verbs are special verbs that are used to express various meanings like possibility, ability,...