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Regular Past Tense Verbs | Simple Past Tense Rules, Examples, And Pronunciation Practice

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Days of the week in English Woodward English

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Months of the Year in English - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

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The seasons in English

There are four seasons. The names of the seasons in English are:

Fall is used in American English
Autumn is used in British English
The letter N at the end of autumn is NOT pronounced.

The names of seasons do NOT start with a capital letter in English unless it appears as the first word of a sentence.

Typical vocabulary associated with each season

Here is a list of typical things associated with each season:
winter: cold days, snow, rain, umbrella, gloves, scarf, skiing, hot drinks
spring: warm days, flowers, butterflies, nests, rainbows, gardening, allergies, baby animals
summer: hot days, beach, vacation, camping, ice cream, sunglasses, sunscreen, swimming pool
autumn / fall: cool days, leaves fall, wind, harvest, rake, acorns, clouds, pumpkins

IN + Season

We use the preposition IN before a season.

When are the seasons?

It depends on where you live.
Our planet Earth is divided into hemispheres.
There is the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

WINTER
Northern Hemisphere - December, January, February
Southern Hemisphere - June, July, August

SPRING
Northern Hemisphere - March, April, May
Southern Hemisphere - September, October, November

SUMMER
Northern Hemisphere - June, July, August
Southern Hemisphere - December, January, February

AUTUMN / FALL
Northern Hemisphere - September, October, November
Southern Hemisphere - March, April, May

Answer these questions

What season is it now?
It is ...

What is your favorite season? Why?
My favorite season is _____ because _____.

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Seasons Vocabulary in English Woodward English

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The names of the seasons in English with vocabulary associated with each season. Winter vocabulary, spring vocabulary, summer vocabulary, autumn vocabulary.

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Subject Pronouns – English Grammar Lessons

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Object pronouns vs subject pronouns - me or I, she or her?

Exercise 1

Choose the correct subject pronouns or object pronouns to complete the following sentences.

Object pronouns vs subject pronouns - me or I, she or her?

Subject pronouns

Subject -before the verb

Subject pronouns are the subject of a verb. They go before the verb.

I like your dress.

You are late.

He is my friend.

It often rains.

She is on holiday.

We live in England.

They come from London.

Object pronouns

Object -after the verb

Object pronouns are the object of a verb. They go after the verb.

Can you help me , please?

I see her every Monday.

We can see him , but he can't see us .

After preposition

We use object pronouns after prepositions.

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Personal pronouns exercises - subject pronouns

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The verb "TO BE" - Simple Present - Easy English Class

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The verb "TO BE" - Simple Present - Easy English Class

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Present simple forms of 'to be' - am/is/are

Exercise 2

Rewrite the sentences using the short forms of be.

EXAMPLE: They are good friends ⇒ They're good friends.

The present simple form of be

The present simple of the verb be has three forms:

I am.

He/She/It is.

We/You/They are.

they= people and things

We use he for a man, she for a woman, and it for a thing.

He 's a little boy.

She 's beautiful.

We use they for people and for things.

Don't forget the subject

We always need a subject before the verb.

It is cold. (NOT Is cold.)

Sally is a wonderful woman. (NOT Is a wonderful woman.)

Contractions or short forms

We use 'm, 's and ' re with personal pronouns ( I, you, he, etc.)

But we can also use 's with names.

Contractions in short answers

We can only use contractions in negative short answers. Not in positive short answers.

Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I'm.)

Yes, she is . (NOT Yes, she's.)

Yes, they are . (NOT Yes, they're.)

be - present simple use

We use the verb be to talk about:

Who we are: I'm Steven, and this is Isabella. And this is my daughter, Alicia.

Job:

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Verb to be negative, questions and short answers

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To be exercises: present simple affirmative forms. English verbs. Elementary level esl.

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Countries and nationalities - A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Family and relatives

Family tree picture

Discover the members of a family in our simple family tree picture, including parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and more.

Sentence examples

Check the following sentences introducing the members of the family in the picture. Note that when we talk about our family, we often use the possessive 's.
My uncle's name is Michael, and he is my mom's brother. My aunt's name is Susan, and she is Michael's wife. I have two cousins, William and Jessica. They are Michael and Susan's children.
Related tests

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Family and relatives - A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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English Grammar Rules

Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.

The possessive adjectives in English are as follows:

The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed.
Examples
Like all adjectives in English, they are always located directly in front of the noun they refer to. (Possessive Adjective + Noun)

We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.
Examples:
However, the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the noun - if the noun is singular then the verb is singular; if the noun is plural then the verb is plural.
Examples:
Our child is intelligent. (Singular)
Ourchildren are intelligent. (Plural)

Its vs. It's

Be careful not to confuse its and it's.

More detailed information about Its vs. It's here.

See the difference between Your and You're and Their, They're, and There

Possessive Adjectives Exercises

Set 1 - Have / Has + Possessive Adjectives Exercises

Set 2 - Have / Has + Possessive Adjectives Exercises - Slightly more difficult vocabulary

Next activities

Try our interactive games to practice Possessive Adjective (simple), Possessive Adjectives (a little more difficult).

See our grammar notes about Possessive Pronouns.

Woodward English course lesson: Possessive Adjectives

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Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership. The possessive adjectives in English are as follows: The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed.

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Common verbs and verb phrases – A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Daily routines – A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Days, months and seasons

Days of the week

The days of the week are seven:

In most countries, the first day of the week is Monday, but in some countries, like the United States, the first day is Sunday. There are five working days, from Monday to Friday, and two weekend days, Saturday and Sunday.

The days of the week are capitalised. It means that the first letter is a CAPITAL letter:

I start work early on monday .

I start work early on Monday.

Months of the year

There are twelve months in a year:

The months of the year are also capitalised.

I don't like february because it's very cold.

I don't like February because it's very cold.

The four seasons

There are four seasons:

In the United States, they say "fall", but in the UK and other countries, they say "autumn".

The seasons are NOT capitalised.

My favourite season is Spring .

My favourite season is spring.

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Days, months and seasons - A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Days of the week - English vocabulary exercises elementary and lower intermediate level esl online

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Daily routines and activities - exercises

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Daily routines exercises elementary and beginners level. Everyday activities, housework, household. Action verbs exercises.

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Common verbs and verb phrases – A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Daily routines – A1 English Vocabulary - Test-English

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Daily routines and activities - exercises

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Daily routines exercises elementary and beginners level. Everyday activities, housework, household. Action verbs exercises.

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Basic Prepositions of Place in English

A preposition of place shows us the position or location of something.
It answers the question "Where?"
Here is a list of basic prepositions of place in English:

Watch the video above to hear the pronunciation of each preposition.

Here are examples to demonstrate each preposition:

Example Sentences

Examples of prepositions of place

These example sentences are based on the chart with the dogs above:

The dogs are behind the postman.

The dog is in front of the man.

The dog is next to the bones. .... OR ...
The dog isbeside the bones.

The bone is between the two dogs.

The dog is near the book.

The dog is close to the book.

The blue dog is above the fire hydrant. .... OR ...
The blue dog isover the fire hydrant.

The fire hydrant is below the blue dog. .... OR ...
The fire hydrant isunder the blue dog.

The yellow dog is next to the fire hydrant.

The dog is in the bed.

There is a thermometer in the dog's mouth.

The dog is on the table.

The woman has dog saliva on her.

Notice in the examples above how some prepositions have synonyms (words with the same or similar meaning).

NEXT TO and BESIDE and closer to the object than CLOSE TO and NEAR.
NEXT TO and BESIDE usually means there is no space between the two objects or nothing between them.
With CLOSE TO and NEAR there is usually a little space between the two objects.

We will go into more detail about prepositions of place in other lessons.

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Basic Prepositions of Place Woodward English

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Next to, under, between, in front of, behind, over, etc.

Exercise 1

Look at the pictures and choose the correct prepositions of place.

Next to, under, between, in front of, behind, over, etc. - Prepositions of place

Next to / beside

Between

In front of

Behind

Opposite

Under

Above / over

Above and over mean 'at or to a higher position'. Over is more common.

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THERE IS - THERE ARE in English | Sentences & Questions | Learn English Grammar | Woodward English

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Possessive Adjectives in English

A possessive adjective shows possession or a relationship.
More examples of possessive adjectives:
My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Your, Their ... these are Possessive Adjectives.

Possessive adjectives in English have one form. There is no plural form.

The possessive adjective MY does not change.

Another example:

Your balloon is green. (CORRECT)

Your balloons are green. (CORRECT)

Again, the possessive adjective, Your does not change. We cannot say:

We say: YOUR balloons.

Its vs. It's

Do not confuse IT'S with ITS.

It's = a contraction of it is.

We will see more about the difference between Its and It's in another lesson.

Your vs. You're

Do not confuse YOU'RE with YOUR.

You're = a contraction of you are.

We will see more about the difference between Your and You're in another lesson.

Has / Have + Possessive Adjectives - Easy English Exercises

Lesson tags: Exercises, Grammar, Possessive Adjectives

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Whose, possessive 's - Whose is this? It's Mike's

Possessive 's - Use and form

Possessive 's - use

We use 's to show that something belongs to a person (or a pet) or to talk about relationships between people.

We also use the possessive 's to talk about shops and houses.

Possessive 's - form

Singular noun + 's

Plural noun ending in -s + ' (apostrophe)

Irregular plural noun (NOT ending in -s) + 's

When one thing belongs to two or more people, add 's only after the last noun.

When we have two or more people, and each person has one thing, we add 's after each person.

Possessive of

We use of and NOT 's when we talk about things (and not people or pets).

Compound nouns - the city center

With nouns that are used together very often, we often use them together without of and without 's

Whose

When do we use whose?

We use the question word whose to ask about possession. There are two possible forms:

whose + noun

whose without a noun

When we answer with the possessive 's, we can also use 's + noun or 's without a noun.

Whose = possession (of who)

Who's = who is

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English Grammar Notes

The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE

To Be - Affirmative

To Be - Negative Sentences

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).

To Be - Negative Contractions

We can make negative contractions of the verb To Be in the Past tense by joining the verb (was or were) and n't (e.g. were not = weren't). We don't make a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).

To Be - Questions

To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.

Before the verb you can also have a WH- Question word (Why, Who, What, Where etc.)

Were you happy? Yes, I was.

Why were you happy? Because I was promoted at work.

To Be - Short Answers

In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.

Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.

** With To Be, We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers.

See more about Past Tense Short Answers

TO BE in the Past Tense - Summary Chart

Next activities

Try our interactive games to practice Was and Were (simple affirmative sentences), Was and Were in Questions (simple questions), To Be in the Past Tense (mixed) and Was and Were in Short Answers.

NEW: Download our free To Be in Past Tense Worksheet (in PDF).
You can check the answers to this worksheet here: To Be in Past Tense Answers.

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Past Simple Tense in English - Regular and Irregular verbs in the past tense

In the present simple tense, we say:

BUT, for HE, SHE and IT, we add an S to the end of their verb in the present simple. So we say:

However, for the past simple tense it is much easier.
There is only one form of each verb in the past simple tense.*
* The exception is TO BE which has two forms: was and were. We will see more about this later.

The past tense of LIVE is LIVED.
LIVED is used for all subjects including HE, SHE and IT.

You can see that the past tense verb is the same for all subjects. There is only one form for each verb.

Look at these examples in the present simple tense:

How can we change these sentences into the past tense?
They become...

Notice how in the present tense, the verb changes: I live - he lives.
But in the past tense, the verb is the same: I lived - he lived.

How can you make a past tense verb?

To make a past tense verb, we normally just add -ED to the end of a regular verb.

If the regular verb already ends in -E, we just add a -D to the end.
For example: LIVE already ends in an E so we just add -D to the end:

See our lesson about the spelling of words ending in ED for more examples and exceptions.

Let's look at some more example sentences using regular verbs in the past simple tense:

I played my guitar yesterday.

It rained last night.

He fixed his bike last weekend.

Angela watched TV all night.

Paul wanted to go to the museum.

Now listen to the pronunciation of ED at the end of each verb (in the video).

Notice how the final ED is pronounced in three different ways.

Listen to the video again:

I recommend watching our complete English lesson about the pronunciation of ED at the end of words.

Negative Sentences - Past Simple Tense

Look at these sentences:

The only difference is that the verb in the past tense ends in ED.

What is the negative form of the sentence in the present simple tense?

They live in Spain ... becomes ...

They don't live in Spain.

Don't and doesn't are used in the present simple tense to make a negative sentence.

But how do we make a negative sentence in the past simple tense?

We just use didn't.

They lived in Spain ... becomes ...

They didn't live in Spain.

We do not say they didn't lived in Spain. No!

Look at the summary chart. CHART

Didn't is used to make negative sentences in the past simple tense.

Remember, in the present simple tense, don't and doesn't are used.
In the past simple tense, we only have one auxiliary: didn't

I didn't, you didn't, we didn't, they didn't, he didn't, she didn't, it didn't.

Didn't is used for all subjects... it is so easy!

But comes after didn't?
The verb after didn't is always the base form of the infinitive.
didn't live ... didn't play... didn't watch
The auxiliary didn't tells us it is a negative sentence in the past simple tense.

Let's look at the two negative sentences again:

The only difference between these negative sentences in the present tense vs. the past tense are the auxiliaries don't or doesn't and didn't.

Change these negative sentences from the present tense to the past tense:

I don't play the piano. ...becomes...

I didn't play the piano.

She doesn't live in Italy. ...becomes...

She didn't live in Italy.

We don't need a dictionary. ...becomes...

We didn't need a dictionary.

Jack doesn't want to go. ...becomes...

Jack didn't want to go.

Some more examples of negative sentences in the past simple tense:

Questions - Past Simple Tense

Look at these sentences again:

How do we make a question in the present simple tense?

They live in Spain ... becomes ...

Do they live in Spain?

We just add Do to the beginning. Do and does are used in the present simple tense to make a question.

But how do we make a question in the past simple tense?
We add did to the beginning.

They lived in Spain ... becomes ...

Did they live in Spain?

Notice how we the verb LIVE is used because it is the base form of the infinitive just like with negative sentences.
We do not say: Did they lived in Spain? No!

In English, we use DID to make questions in the past simple tense.*
* Exceptions: Questions with orModal Verbs (can, might, must, etc.)

So, the questions are:

The only difference between these questions in the present tense vs. the past tense are the auxiliaries do or does vs. did.

Change these questions from the present tense to the past tense:

Some more examples of questions in the past simple tense:

Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense

With questions beginning with DID, you can often give a short answer.

Look at these questions. What are some possible short answers?

Did you need my help?
Yes, I did ... or ... No, I didn't.

Did she open the window?
Yes, she did ... or ... No, she didn't.

NOT IN VIDEO: Did we win the game?
Yes, we did ... or ... No, we didn't.

Did Steve walk to work?
Yes, he did ... or ... No, he didn't.

Question Words in the Past Simple Tense

With questions, you can also use one of the " question words" such as when, where, why, what, who, which etc. before DID.
Look at these example questions:

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Affirmative Sentences

For now, we have only seen regular verbs in the past tense.
BUT, don't worry, irregular verbs in the past tense are also easy.

Let's look at the verb TO GO.
In the present tense it is GO or GOES.
The past tense of GO is WENT.
WENT is used for all subjects...

I went, you went, he went, she went, it went, we went, and they went.

They all use WENT. For example:

I went to the beach last weekend.

She went to the dentist last week.

They went to the library yesterday.

You went to a concert last night.

For the past tense of GO, you just need to learn one word... WENT.

The best thing is that you only need to know this irregular form for affirmative sentences

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Negative Sentences

For negative sentences in the past tense, we follow the same rules as regular verbs.

We use didn't with the verb in its base form. For example:

You went to the concert. (This is an affirmative sentence)

What do we make this a negative sentence in the past simple tense? We use DIDN'T.

Notice how we use GO because we have the base form of the infinitive: instead of TO GO, just GO.

We don't say: You didn't went to the concert. X NO! Didn't tells us it is in the past tense.

Here is another affirmative sentence in the past tense.

How can we make this a negative sentence?

Again, the auxiliary didn't tells us it is negative sentence in the past simple tense.

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Questions

Now look at the affirmative sentence again:

How can we make this a question?
Using the same rules for regular and irregular past tense verbs.

We use DID at the beginning while the verb is in the base form of the infinitive.
The question is:

The auxiliary DID at the beginning tells us it is a question in the past simple tense.

Notice how we use GO because we have the base form of the infinitive: instead of TO GO, just GO.
We don't say: Did you went to the concert? X NO! Did tells us it is a question in the past tense.

Look at this affirmative sentence:

How can we change it into a question? We say:

Again, did tells us it is a question in the past tense.

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Summary

So basically, past tense irregular verbs are only irregular in affirmative sentences.
AND there is only one form for each verb. For example:

You can see that GO is only irregular in affirmative past tense sentences when it becomes WENT.

In negative sentences and questions, we use GO.

Of course, there is an exception... TO BE!
We will see this in a separate lesson.

I recommend watching our lesson with 101 irregular verbs in the past tense. It includes example sentences.

Past Tense in English - Explained in Spanish

Nuestra explicación del tiempo pasado en inglés con una explicación en español:

Past Simple Tense Summary Chart

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Present continuous - I'm doing, I'm not doing, Are you doing?

Exercise 1

Write positive or negative sentences in present continuous using the verbs in brackets. Use SHORT FORMS when possible.

Present continuous - Form

We form the present continuous with am/is/are + the -ing form of the verb.

She is listening to the radio.

They are doing their homework.

The short forms of am/is/are are: 'm/'s/'re.

The negative short forms of am not/is not/are not are: 'm not/isn't/aren't.

Note that we can use short forms only in negative short answers, but not in positive short answers.

'Are you writing a book?' 'Yes, I am.' (NOT Yes, I'm.)

Actions happening now

We use the present continuous for things happening now, at the moment of speaking.

'What are you doing?' 'I'm watching TV.'

Actions happening around now

We use the present continuous for temporary things that are happening around now (=not at the moment of speaking but these days, or weeks, etc.)

Now, these days, at the moment, etc.

We use the present continuous with time expressions that mean 'now' or 'around now': now, at the moment, at present, today, these days, this week, etc.

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This is the new version created February 2017... (for our video)

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See more details about these prepositions including more examples (and exceptions), check out: Prepositions of Time AT, ON and IN

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English Grammar Rules

A) Most nouns have singular and plural forms. They are countable nouns.

e.g. One letter, two letters

There is a letter on the table for you. (singular)

There are letters on the table for you. (plural)

B) Some nouns only have one form. They are uncountable nouns.

e.g. Money

There is no money in my bank account.

There is a lot of money in my bank account.

C) Many uncountable nouns refer to substances:

e.g. Chocolate, water, coffee, milk, sugar, salt, cheese, bread, rice, wood, glass, plastic, soap, toothpaste.

Do you have any chocolate?

The milk is sour - let's make cheese.

Rice is only edible when it has been cooked.

D) Many uncountable nouns refer to abstract ideas or emotions.

e.g. love, sadness, happiness, education, knowledge, and grammar.

E) You can use a/an with singular countable nouns.

e.g. an umbrella, a wheel, a mistake.

F) You can use plural countable nouns alone.

e.g. apples, bees, clouds.

G) You can't use an article with an uncountable noun.

e.g. time, sand, electricity.

H) It is very common in English to use some / any with plural nouns and uncountable nouns (Refer to grammar notes on Some Any for more details).

e.g. They don't listen to any advice.

I) There are a range of nouns that are uncountable in English but are countable in other languages.

These include: accommodation, advice, baggage, behaviour, bread, chaos, damage, furniture, information, luck, luggage, news, permission, progress, scenery, traffic, weather and work.

J) For comparison purposes, look at these sentences:

Countable

Uncountable

I'm looking for a job.

I'm looking for work.

What a beautiful view!

What beautiful scenery!

It's a nice day today.

It's nice weather today.

We had a lot of bags and suitcases.

We had a lot of luggage.

These chairs are mine.

This furniture is mine.

It was a good suggestion.

It was good advice.

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Much vs. Many vs. A lot of

Much and Many are used to express that there is a large quantity or a large amount of something.

See our video about countable and uncountable nouns if you are not sure what they are.
Let's look at much and many in more detail.

MUCH

Much is used with uncountable nouns.

Time, Money and Electricity are uncountable nouns so we use MUCH before them.

MANY

Many is used with plural countable nouns

There aren't many chairs in the room.

I don't have many friends.

Do you think that many people will go?

Chairs, friends and people are countable nouns so we use MANY before them.

You may have noticed that the examples above are negative sentences or questions.
That is because Much and Many are mainly used in negative sentences and questions.

So, what do we use for positive or affirmative sentences?

A LOT OF - LOTS OF

With affirmative sentences, we normally use A LOT OF instead of MUCH or MANY.
We use A LOT OF or LOTS OF with both uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns.

OR you can say...

There is no difference in meaning though in general:

The same is possible with countable nouns. You can say:

The last one is more informal.
A couple more examples...

There is a lot of traffic today... traffic is uncountable.

There are a lot of cars on the street ... cars is a plural countable noun.

And with both of those we can use LOTS OF.

Now look at the following sentence. We cannot say...

This is NOT correct because we cannot use MUCH when the sentence is affirmative.
We say:

Now look at this sentence:

In theory it is possible to use MANY in positive sentences though it is not common in spoken English. It is formal.

In general English you say:

OR you can also say...

With UNCOUNTABLE nouns in Affirmative statements, You can say:

OR you can say:

(the last one is more informal)

BUT you cannot say:

I have much money. (No. That is not correct)

Avoid using much in affirmative sentences.

In negative sentences, we also use MUCH with uncountable nouns.

OR you can say

The first one with MUCH is more common.

And the same happens with questions, we use MUCH with uncountable nouns.

Again, much is more common in questions that A LOT OF.

What to use with plural countable nouns

Let's look at plural countable nouns.
With Affirmative statements you can say...

They both mean the same thing though the second one, LOTS OF friends, is more informal than the first.

Now, you may hear "I have many friends" though it is not common and is considered formal.

We almost always use A lot of or lots of with affirmative statements.

In negative sentences, we use Many with plural countable nouns.

You can also say:

The same with questions.

Which is the same as...

As a general rule we use A LOT OF with positive statements and MUCH and MANY with negative sentences and questions.

Compare:

I have invited a lot of friends so I need to buy a lot of food.

What would the negative of this sentence be?

I haven't invited many friends so I don't need to buy much food.

Can you see the difference?

Using Much and Many WITHOUT a noun

We can drop the noun after much and many if the meaning is clear.

Look at the following examples:

(We are obviously referring to eating much food)

We looked for mushrooms yesterday but we didn't find many.

Many at the end of this sentence means many mushrooms.

But we don't say or write the word mushrooms again to avoid unnecessary repetition.

You can also drop the noun if it is mentioned by another person.

Here much means much snow though we don't need to say snow again as it is obvious what we are talking about.

MUCH - MANY - A LOT OF - LOTS OF - English Summary Chart

Much vs Many Practice

Let's practice... Do we use MUCH or MANY in these sentences?

1. We didn't have ____ time to finish it.

2. Did you invite ____ people?

3. There aren't ____ hotels near here.

4. I haven't got ____ furniture.

5. I'm not having ____ luck today.

6. They don't have ____ clients.

7. Have you got ____ luggage?

8. There isn't ____ information available.

9. She doesn't read ____ magazines.

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