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1. Parts of Speech Chart

This chart explains the 8 building blocks of English grammar.

Part of Speech Function/Purpose Examples Hindi Explanation
Noun (संज्ञा) Names a person, place, thing, or idea. Ram, Delhi, table, happiness व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान या विचार के नाम को संज्ञा कहते हैं।
Pronoun (सर्वनाम) Replaces a noun to avoid repetition. I, you, he, she, it, they, we संज्ञा के स्थान पर प्रयोग किए जाने वाले शब्द सर्वनाम हैं।
Verb (क्रिया) Describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Run, eat, is, were, become किसी कार्य के करने या होने को क्रिया कहते हैं।
Adjective (विशेषण) Describes or modifies a noun/pronoun. Beautiful, tall, five, that संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताने वाले शब्द विशेषण हैं।
Adverb (क्रिया-विशेषण) Describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Slowly, very, quite, then क्रिया, विशेषण, या दूसरे क्रिया-विशेषण की विशेषता बताता है।
Preposition (संबंधबोधक) Shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word. In, on, at, under, between संज्ञा/सर्वनाम का संबंध वाक्य के दूसरे शब्दों से जोड़ता है।
Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक) Joins words, phrases, or clauses. And, but, or, because, if शब्दों या वाक्यों को जोड़ने वाले शब्द समुच्चयबोधक हैं।
Interjection (विस्मयादिबोधक) Expresses sudden emotion or feeling. Wow! Oh! Alas! Hurray! अचानक भावना (खुशी, दुख) प्रकट करने वाले शब्द।

2. Tense Chart (काल)

Tenses show the time of an action. There are 3 main tenses (Present, Past, Future), each divided into 4 types.

A. Present Tense (वर्तमान काल)

Tense Structure (Rule) Example Hindi Example
Simple Present V1 (s/es) write a letter. मैं पत्र लिखता हूँ।
Present Continuous is/am/are + V4 (ing) am writing a letter. मैं पत्र लिख रहा हूँ।
Present Perfect has/have + V3 have written a letter. मैं पत्र लिख चुका हूँ।
Present Perfect Continuous has/have + been + V4 (ing) have been writing for 2 hours. मैं 2 घंटे से पत्र लिख रहा हूँ।

B. Past Tense (भूतकाल)

Tense Structure (Rule) Example Hindi Example
Simple Past V2 wrote a letter. मैंने पत्र लिखा था।
Past Continuous was/were + V4 (ing) was writing a letter. मैं पत्र लिख रहा था।
Past Perfect had + V3 had written a letter. मैं पत्र लिख चुका था।
Past Perfect Continuous had + been + V4 (ing) had been writing for 2 hours. मैं 2 घंटे से पत्र लिख रहा था।

C. Future Tense (भविष्य काल)

Tense Structure (Rule) Example Hindi Example
Simple Future will/shall + V1 will write a letter. मैं पत्र लिखूंगा।
Future Continuous will + be + V4 (ing) will be writing a letter. मैं पत्र लिख रहा होऊंगा।
Future Perfect will + have + V3 will have written a letter. मैं पत्र लिख चुका होऊंगा।
Future Perfect Continuous will + have + been + V4 (ing) will have been writing for 2 hours. मैं 2 घंटे से पत्र लिख रहा होऊंगा।

3. Modal Verbs Chart (सहायक क्रियाएँ)

Modals are helping verbs that express necessity, possibility, permission, or ability.

Modal Verb Usage Example Hindi Meaning
Can Ability / Permission can swim. / Can I go out? सकता हूँ (योग्यता) / अनुमति
Could Past ability / Polite request could run fast. / Could you help? सकता था / कृप्या (विनम्र निवेदन)
May Permission / Possibility May I come in? / It may rain. सकता हूँ (अनुमति) / संभावना
Might Weak possibility It might rain today. शायद (कम संभावना)
Must Necessity / Strong obligation You must wear a helmet. अवश्य (आवश्यकता)
Should Advice / Recommendation You should see a doctor. चाहिए (सलाह)
Will Future action / Promise will call you tomorrow. गा/गे (भविष्य) / वादा
Would Polite request / Habit in past Would you like tea? / He would play daily. चाहेंगे (निवेदन) / करता था (आदत)
Ought to Moral obligation We ought to respect elders. कर्तव्य होना

4. Voice Chart (Active & Passive)

Voice tells us if the subject is performing the action (Active) or receiving it (Passive).

Rule for Passive: *Object + helping verb + being (if needed) + V3 + by + Subject*

Tense Active Voice (कर्ता वाच्य) Passive Voice (कर्म वाच्य)
Simple Present He eats an apple. An apple is eaten by him.
Present Continuous He is eating an apple. An apple is being eaten by him.
Present Perfect He has eaten an apple. An apple has been eaten by him.
Simple Past He ate an apple. An apple was eaten by him.
Past Continuous He was eating an apple. An apple was being eaten by him.
Past Perfect He had eaten an apple. An apple had been eaten by him.
Simple Future He will eat an apple. An apple will be eaten by him.
Future Perfect He will have eaten an apple. An apple will have been eaten by him.

5. Narration Chart (Direct & Indirect Speech)

How to report what someone said, without quoting them directly.

Change Aspect Direct Speech (प्रत्यक्ष कथन) Indirect Speech (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन)
Tense Change (if reporting verb is in past tense) Simple Present: “I eat bread.” Simple Past: He said that he ate bread.
Present Continuous: “I am eating.” Past Continuous: He said he was eating.
Present Perfect: “I have eaten.” Past Perfect: He said he had eaten.
Simple Past: “I ate.” Past Perfect: He said he had eaten.
Will: “I will eat.” Would: He said he would eat.
Can: “I can eat.” Could: He said he could eat.
Pronoun Change I am tired. He said that he was tired.
Words of Nearness Now / Today Then / That day
Here / Tomorrow There / The next day
Yesterday / This The previous day / That

6. Conditional Sentences Chart (अगर…तो वाले वाक्य)

Type Usage If Clause (शर्त) Main Clause (परिणाम) Example
Zero Conditional General Truths Simple Present Simple Present If you heat ice, it melts. (बर्फ गर्म करोगे तो पिघलेगी)
First Conditional Real/Likely future Simple Present will + V1 If it rains, I will stay home. (बारिश हुई तो घर रहूंगा)
Second Conditional Unreal/Hypothetical Simple Past would + V1 If I were a bird, I would fly. (चिड़िया होता तो उड़ता)
Third Conditional Unreal Past (Regret) Past Perfect would + have + V3 If I had studied, I would have passed. (पढ़ा होता तो पास हो जाता)

7. Question Tags Chart (छोटे प्रश्न)

Short questions added at the end of a sentence.

Rule Statement Question Tag
Positive statement, Negative tag You are a student, aren’t you?
She can dance, can’t she?
He eats meat, doesn’t he?
Negative statement, Positive tag You aren’t a student, are you?
She cannot dance, can she?
He doesn’t eat meat, does he?
Special: I am I am right, aren’t I?
Special: Let’s Let’s go for a walk, shall we?
Imperative (Request) Open the door, will you?

8. Degree of Comparison Chart (तुलना के स्तर)

Positive Degree (सामान्य) Comparative Degree (अधिक) Superlative Degree (सबसे अधिक)
Rule: as…as Rule: -er / more Rule: -est / most
Example: Example: Example:
Ram is as tall as Mohan. (राम मोहन जितना लंबा है।) Ram is taller than Mohan. (राम मोहन से लंबा है।) Ram is the tallest boy. (राम सबसे लंबा लड़का है।)
This book is as good as that. This book is better than that. This is the best book.
She is as beautiful as her sister. She is more beautiful than her sister. She is the most beautiful girl.

9. Articles Chart (A, An, The)

Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific.

Article Type Usage Rule Example Hindi Context
A Indefinite (अनिश्चित) Used before words starting with a consonant sound. A boy, A university (यूनिवर्सिटी – sound ‘yu’), A one-eyed man किसी एक (अनिश्चित) के लिए
An Indefinite (अनिश्चित) Used before words starting with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). An apple, An hour (आवर – silent ‘h’), An honest man किसी एक (अनिश्चित) के लिए
The Definite (निश्चित) Used for specific nouns, unique things, or things already mentioned. The Sun, The Taj Mahal, I saw a dog. The dog was black. किसी निश्चित या खास वस्तु के लिए

10. Determiners Chart

Determiners are words placed before nouns to clarify what the noun refers to.

Type of Determiner Words Included Example Sentence
Possessives (संबंधवाचक) My, our, your, his, her, its, their This is my book. His car is red.
Demonstratives (संकेतवाचक) This, that, these, those This pen is blue. Those girls are singers.
Quantifiers (मात्रावाचक) Some, any, much, many, little, few, a lot of I have some money. He has many friends.
Distributives (वितरणवाचक) Each, every, either, neither Each student got a prize. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Numbers (संख्यावाचक) One, two, first, second, etc. He ate three apples. He won the first prize.

11. Non-Finite Verbs Chart (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles)

Verbs that do not change according to the subject or tense.

Type Definition Structure Example Hindi Meaning
Infinitive (टू + क्रिया) To + V1 (acts as a noun/adjective/adverb) to + V1 I want to sleep. (मैं सोना चाहता हूँ) क्रिया का मूल रूप (करना, जाना)
Gerund (क्रियावाचक संज्ञा) V1 + ing (acts as a noun) V1 + ing Swimming is good exercise. (तैरना अच्छा व्यायाम है) क्रिया को संज्ञा का रूप
Participle (क्रियाविशेषण) V1+ing (Present) / V3 (Past) (acts as an adjective) V4 or V3 It was a tiring day. (Present Particble) / Broken glass (Past Participle) विशेषण की तरह काम करना

12. Subject-Verb Agreement Chart (Concord)

The verb must agree with its subject in Number and Person.

Rule Explanation Correct Example Incorrect Example
Singular Subject Singular Subject + Singular Verb Ram plays football. Ram play football.
Plural Subject Plural Subject + Plural Verb They play football. They plays football.
Either/Neither/Nor The verb agrees with the subject nearest to it. Neither Ram nor his friends were there. Neither Ram nor his friends was there.
Each/Every/One of These are always singular. Each of the boys is smart. Each of the boys are smart.
Collective Nouns (Group) If group acts as one unit → singular. If individuals act separately → plural. The team is winning. (एक टीम) / The team are wearing new jerseys. (अलग-अलग)

13. Prepositions Chart (Location, Time, Movement)

Words showing the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.

A. Prepositions of Time (समय सूचक)

Preposition Usage Example
At Specific time, festivals (without ‘day’) at 5 o’clock, at night, at Diwali
In Months, Years, Centuries, Parts of day in May, in 2024, in the morning
On Days, Dates on Monday, on 5th May
By Deadline (तक) Finish the work by evening.
Since Point of time (से – समय बिंदु) Since 2020, Since Monday
For Duration (से – अवधि) For 2 years, For a long time

B. Prepositions of Place (स्थान सूचक)

Preposition Usage Example
At Specific point or location at the door, at the bus stop
In Enclosed space (अंदर) in the room, in Delhi, in a box
On Surface (ऊपर सटा हुआ) on the table, on the wall
Under Below something (नीचे) The cat is under the table.
Between Between two things (दो के बीच) Sit between Ram and Shyam.
Among Among many things (अनेकों के बीच) Distribute among the students.

14. Conjunctions Chart (Joining Words)

Type Function Common Conjunctions Example
Coordinating (समानाधिकरण) Join two independent clauses of equal rank. FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So I like tea, but she likes coffee.
Subordinating (अधीनस्थ) Join a dependent clause with an independent clause. Because, since, if, when, although, while, that He stayed home because he was sick.
Correlative (सह-सम्बन्धी) Pairs of conjunctions used together. Either…or, Neither…nor, Not only…but also, Both…and Either you leave or I will call the police.

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