Topic 3 of 6 · Grade 7
Grammar: parts of speech and tenses
Irregular verbs: go – went – gone; see – saw – seen; write – wrote – written.
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Parts of speech
- Noun: a naming word (girl, Harare, honesty). Common, proper, collective (a herd of cattle) and abstract nouns.
- Pronoun: takes the place of a noun (he, she, they, it, us).
- Verb: a doing or being word (run, is, think).
- Adjective: describes a noun (tall, red, clever). Comparison: big, bigger, biggest; good, better, best.
- Adverb: describes a verb (quickly, loudly, yesterday).
- Preposition: shows position (on, under, between, across).
- Conjunction: joins words or sentences (and, but, because, although).
- Interjection: shows feeling (Oh! Wow!).
Tenses
- Present: I walk / I am walking.
- Past: I walked / I was walking / I have walked.
- Future: I will walk.
Irregular verbs: go – went – gone; see – saw – seen; write – wrote – written.
Sentences
Subject and verb agreement: "The boy runs"; "The boys run". Singular and plural (child – children; leaf – leaves). Direct and reported speech: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. Active and passive voice: The dog bit the man. → The man was bitten by the dog.
Exam tip: Read your sentence aloud – it often helps you hear grammar mistakes.
Check yourself
- Identify the adverb: "She sang beautifully."
- Give the past tense of "bring".
- Change to reported speech: She said, "I like mangoes."
Show answers
- beautifully
- brought
- She said that she liked mangoes.
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