Grammar – Beginning Level

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.