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Grammar – Beginning Level

Purpose and Goals

beginning grammar lessons

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These structures help learners understand the basics of conversation and respond clearly in everyday interactions.

  1. Present Be Verb (am/is/are)
    → Essential for understanding introductions, descriptions, and basic sentence patterns.
  2. Simple Present Tense with Action Verbs
    → Helps you follow conversations about routines, habits, facts, and preferences.
  3. Object Pronouns (me, him, them, etc.)
    → Helps show who is part in an action.
  4. Articles: a / an / the
    → Supports accurate listening by signaling whether something is specific or general.
  5. There is / There are
    → Common in spoken descriptions of places, scenes, and quantities.
  6. Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
    → Clarifies who owns or relates to what, especially in personal conversations.
  7. Plural Nouns and Spelling Rules
    → Helps with identifying quantities and understanding what’s being counted or listed.
  8. Count and Non-count Nouns
    → Useful for everyday speech about food, money, time, and advice.
  9. Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
    → Supports pointing out objects and clarifying what’s being referred to in a conversation.
  10. Imperatives (Commands)
    → Essential for understanding instructions, directions, and spoken requests.
  11. Present Continuous Tense
    → Helps identify current activities, which is common in conversations and questions like “What are you doing?”
  12. Can / Can’t for Ability and Permission
    → Important for offering help, asking for permission, or stating what someone is able to do.
  13. Wh- Questions (who, what, where, when, why, how)
    → Fundamental for following and asking questions in conversations.
  14. Yes/No Questions with Be and Do
    → Useful for recognizing simple questions and giving short, clear answers.
  15. Prepositions of Place (in, on, under, next to)
    → Helps you follow and give directions or describe where things are.
  16. Prepositions of Time (at, on, in)
    → Important for understanding schedules, appointments, and dates.
  17. Like / Want + Noun or Infinitive
    → Supports expressing and understanding basic needs and preferences.
  18. Basic Conjunctions (and, but, or, because)
    → Helps listeners follow ideas and understand reasons or contrasts.
  19. Short Answers and Tag Questions (Yes, I do. / No, he doesn’t.)
    → Makes conversations smoother and helps confirm information.
  20. Have / Has for Possession
    → Useful for understanding what someone owns or needs.
  21. Simple Future with “be going to”
    → Essential for discussing plans, predictions, or intentions.

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