Competency: Vocabulary and Grammar

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    Chapter 2 Competency: Vocabulary and Grammar ( 123 videos)  (Practice Test)

      2.1: Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences)
      Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 1
    1. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 1
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      2. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 2
    2. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 2
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      3. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 3
    3. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 3
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      4. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 4
    4. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 4
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      5. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 5
    5. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 5
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      6. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 6
    6. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 6
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      7. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 7
    7. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 7
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      8. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 8
    8. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 8
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      9. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 9
    9. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 9
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      10. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 10
    10. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 10
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      11. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 11
    11. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 11
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      12. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 12
    12. Vocabulary (words/meanings/sentences) Part 12
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      2.2: Use of Dictionary
      Dictionary Skills
    1. Dictionary Skills
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      2.3: Use of Thesaurus
      Use of Thesaurus (synonyms)
    1. Use of Thesaurus (synonyms)
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      2. Synonyms & Antonyms Part 1(syllabus based)
    2. Synonyms & Antonyms Part 1(syllabus based)
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      2.4: Prefix and Suffix
      Prefixes, Root and Suffixes
    1. Prefixes, Root and Suffixes
      2. Prefix and Suffix
    2. Prefix and Suffix
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      2.5: Idioms
      Idioms (10)- [meanings & Sentences] Part 4
    1. Idioms (10)- [meanings & Sentences] Part 4
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      2. Idioms (10)- [meanings & Sentences] Part 5
    2. Idioms (10)- [meanings & Sentences] Part 5
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      2.6: Proverbs
      Proverbs-Meaning Part 4
    1. Proverbs-Meaning Part 4
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      2. Proverbs-Meaning Part 5
    2. Proverbs-Meaning Part 5
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      2.7: Shades of Meaning
      Pair of Words (Commonly Confused Words) Part 1
    1. Pair of Words (Commonly Confused Words) Part 1
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      2. Pair of Words (Commonly Confused Words) Part 2
    2. Pair of Words (Commonly Confused Words) Part 2
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      3. Vocabulary related to Food (e.g. spicy or juicy)
    3. Vocabulary related to Food (e.g. spicy or juicy)
      4. Verbs closely related in Meaning (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related Adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny)
    4. Verbs closely related in Meaning (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closel
      5. Adjectives closely related in Meaning (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny)
    5. Adjectives closely related in Meaning (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, s
      2.8: Simile and Metaphor
      Use of Simile: Activity
    1. Use of Simile: Activity
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      2. Use of Metaphor
    2. Use of Metaphor
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      2.9: Figures of Speech
      Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-1
    1. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-1
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      2. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-2
    2. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-2
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      3. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-3
    3. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-3
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      4. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-4
    4. Figures of Speech-Simile/Metaphor/Imagery etc. Part-4
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      2.10: Grammar-Nouns (Practice Test)
      Countable and Uncountable Nouns (explanation with examples)
    1. Countable and Uncountable Nouns (explanation with examples)
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      2. Changing Noun Number to Plural Part 1
    2. Changing Noun Number to Plural Part 1
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      3. Changing Noun Number to Plural Part 2
    3. Changing Noun Number to Plural Part 2
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      2.11: Pronouns (Practice Test)
      Personal Pronouns (explanation with examples)
    1. Personal Pronouns (explanation with examples)
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      2. Possessive Pronouns (explanation with examples)
    2. Possessive Pronouns (explanation with examples)
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      3. Relative Pronouns & antecedent(explanation with examples)
    3. Relative Pronouns & antecedent(explanation with examples)
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      4. More on Relative Pronouns
    4. More on Relative Pronouns
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      5. Pronoun and Referent
    5. Pronoun and Referent
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      6. Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
    6. Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
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      7. Kinds of Pronouns (reflexive/indefinite)(explanation)
    7. Kinds of Pronouns (reflexive/indefinite)(explanation)
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      2.12: Articles (Practice Test)
      Definite and Indefinite Articles (explanation with examples)
    1. Definite and Indefinite Articles (explanation with examples)
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      2. Special Use of Article
    2. Special Use of Article "An" and "A"
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      3. Some Common Uses of Article
    3. Some Common Uses of Article "The"
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      2.13: Adjectives (Practice Test)
      Order of Adjectives (explanation with examples)
    1. Order of Adjectives (explanation with examples)
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      2. Forming Adjectives from Nouns Part 1
    2. Forming Adjectives from Nouns Part 1
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      3. Adjective Phrase (explanation with examples)
    3. Adjective Phrase (explanation with examples)
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      4. Kinds of Adjectives (explanation with examples)
    4. Kinds of Adjectives (explanation with examples)
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      5. Degrees of Comparison (explanation with examples)
    5. Degrees of Comparison (explanation with examples)
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      2.14: Verbs (Practice Test)
      Auxiliary Verb (explanation with examples)
    1. Auxiliary Verb (explanation with examples)
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      2. Use of Has and have (explanation/fill columns)
    2. Use of Has and have (explanation/fill columns)
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      3. Transitive Verb (explanation with examples)
    3. Transitive Verb (explanation with examples)
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      4. Intransitive Verb (explanation with examples)
    4. Intransitive Verb (explanation with examples)
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      5. Finite Verbs (explanation with examples)
    5. Finite Verbs (explanation with examples)
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      6. Linking Verbs (explanation with examples)
    6. Linking Verbs (explanation with examples)
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      7. Modal Verbs (explanation with examples)
    7. Modal Verbs (explanation with examples)
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      8. More on Modal Verbs
    8. More on Modal Verbs
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      2.15: Adverbs (Practice Test)
      Kinds of Adverbs (explanation with examples)
    1. Kinds of Adverbs (explanation with examples)
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      2. More on Kinds of Adverbs
    2. More on Kinds of Adverbs
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      3. Position of Adverbs in a sentence (explanation with examples)
    3. Position of Adverbs in a sentence (explanation with examples)
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      4. Position of a Single Adverb in a Sentence
    4. Position of a Single Adverb in a Sentence
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      5. Degrees of Adverbs (explanation with examples)
    5. Degrees of Adverbs (explanation with examples)
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      6. Adverb Phrase (explanation with examples)
    6. Adverb Phrase (explanation with examples)
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      7. Adverb Clause (explanation with examples)
    7. Adverb Clause (explanation with examples)
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      2.16: Prepositions (Practice Test)
      Compound Prepositions (explanation with examples)
    1. Compound Prepositions (explanation with examples)
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      2. Noun, Verb, Prepositional Phrases (explanation with examples)
    2. Noun, Verb, Prepositional Phrases (explanation with examples)
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      2.17: Conjunctions (Practice Test)
      Conjunctions(3 types)(explanation with examples)
    1. Conjunctions(3 types)(explanation with examples)
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      2.18: Transitional Devices (Practice Test)
      Transitional Devices (explanation/fill blanks)
    1. Transitional Devices (explanation/fill blanks)
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      2. More on Transitional Devices
    2. More on Transitional Devices
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      3. Independent/Dependent Clauses (explanation with examples)
    3. Independent/Dependent Clauses (explanation with examples)
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      2.19: Punctuation (Practice Test)
      Punctuating a Passage Part-1
    1. Punctuating a Passage Part-1
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      2. Punctuating a Passage Part-2
    2. Punctuating a Passage Part-2
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      3. Apostrophes with Singular Nouns (Rule 1 to 2)
    3. Apostrophes with Singular Nouns (Rule 1 to 2)
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      4. Identify Apostrophes with Plural Nouns (regular nouns) (Rule 3 to 4)
    4. Identify Apostrophes with Plural Nouns (regular nouns) (Rule 3 to 4)
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      5. Identify Apostrophes with Plural Nouns (irregular Nouns) (Rule 4- 5)
    5. Identify Apostrophes with Plural Nouns (irregular Nouns) (Rule 4- 5)
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      6. Contractions (it is/it's, I am/I'm etc.)(explanation/activities)
    6. Contractions (it is/it's, I am/I'm etc.)(explanation/activities)
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      7. Apostrophes with Contractions(Rule 13)
    7. Apostrophes with Contractions(Rule 13)
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      2.20: Phrases and Clauses (Practice Test)
      Phrase (explanation with examples)
    1. Phrase (explanation with examples)
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      2. Independent/Dependent Clauses (explanation with examples)
    2. Independent/Dependent Clauses (explanation with examples)
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      3. Noun, Verb, Prepositional Phrases (explanation with examples)
    3. Noun, Verb, Prepositional Phrases (explanation with examples)
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      4. Adjective Phrase (explanation with examples)
    4. Adjective Phrase (explanation with examples)
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      5. Adverb Phrase (explanation with examples)
    5. Adverb Phrase (explanation with examples)
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      2.21: Sentences (Practice Test)
      Sentence and Order of its Parts
    1. Sentence and Order of its Parts
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      2. Compound Sentences (explanation with examples)
    2. Compound Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      3. Complex Sentences (explanation with examples)
    3. Complex Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      4. Compound-Complex Sentences (explanation with examples)
    4. Compound-Complex Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      5. Statements (explanation with examples)
    5. Statements (explanation with examples)
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      6. Imperative Sentences (explanation with examples)
    6. Imperative Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      7. Exclamatory Sentences (explanation with examples)
    7. Exclamatory Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      8. Interrogative Sentences (explanation with examples)
    8. Interrogative Sentences (explanation with examples)
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      2.22: Direct and Indirect Narration (Practice Test)
      Intro Direct/Indirect Speech
    1. Intro Direct/Indirect Speech
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      2. Intro Direct/Indirect Speech: Activity
    2. Intro Direct/Indirect Speech: Activity
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      3. Orders and Requests: Direct/Indirect Speech
    3. Orders and Requests: Direct/Indirect Speech
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      2.23: Present Tense (Practice Test)
      Present Simple Tense(Uses & Formation)
    1. Present Simple Tense(Uses & Formation)
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      2. Present Simple Tense(Table) (explanation with examples)
    2. Present Simple Tense(Table) (explanation with examples)
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      3. Present Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
    3. Present Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
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      4. Present Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
    4. Present Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
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      5. Present Perfect Tense (Uses & Formation)
    5. Present Perfect Tense (Uses & Formation)
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      6. Present Perfect Tense(Table) (explanation with examples)
    6. Present Perfect Tense(Table) (explanation with examples)
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      7. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
    7. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
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      8. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation & examples)
    8. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation & examples)
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      2.24: Past Tense (Practice Test)
      Past Simple Tense(Uses & Formation)
    1. Past Simple Tense(Uses & Formation)
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      2. Past Simple Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
    2. Past Simple Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
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      3. Past Continuous Tense(Uses & Formation)
    3. Past Continuous Tense(Uses & Formation)
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      4. Past Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
    4. Past Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
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      5. Past perfect Tense (Uses & Formation)
    5. Past perfect Tense (Uses & Formation)
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      6. Past perfect Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
    6. Past perfect Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
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      7. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
    7. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)
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      8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation & examples)
    8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation & examples)
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      2.25: Future Tense (Practice Test)
      Future Simple Tense (Uses & Formation)(explanation with examples)
    1. Future Simple Tense (Uses & Formation)(explanation with examples)
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      2. Future Simple Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
    2. Future Simple Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
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      3. Future Continuous Tense(Uses & Formation) (explanation with examples)
    3. Future Continuous Tense(Uses & Formation) (explanation with examples)
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      4. Future Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
    4. Future Continuous Tense (Table) (explanation with examples)
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      5. Future Perfect Tense(Uses & Formation) (explanation with examples)
    5. Future Perfect Tense(Uses & Formation) (explanation with examples)
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      6. Future Perfect Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
    6. Future Perfect Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
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      7. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)(explanation & examples)
    7. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Uses & Formation)(explanation & exam
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      8. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
    8. Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Table)(explanation with examples)
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      9. Tenses/Aspect Table (all tenses in one table)
    9. Tenses/Aspect Table (all tenses in one table)
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      10. More on Tenses/Aspect Table
    10. More on Tenses/Aspect Table
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      11. Exercise-Tenses-Mixed
    11. Exercise-Tenses-Mixed
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      12. Gerund (explanation with examples)
    12. Gerund (explanation with examples)
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      13. Present Past and Past Participle forms of some Verbs
    13. Present Past and Past Participle forms of some Verbs
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