The past tense is a grammatical tense that is used to describe actions, events, or states that have already happened. It is typically formed by adding -ed to the end of regular verbs, while irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms. There are four main types of past tenses: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. Each one is used to convey a different aspect of the past. 1. Simple Past The simple past tense is used to describe a completed action in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs, such as "walked" or "talked." For irregular verbs, the past tense form is unique and does not follow a specific pattern, such as "ate" or "went...

Infinitives are created by to + verb. It is important that you can use them correctly in your IELTS speaking and writing as errors will affect your band score for grammar. We have already looked at gerunds, which are verbs ending in –ing (which makes them nouns). Take a look at this paragraph. The infinitives are in red. To improve my IELTS score, I joined a writing class in a college in my home town. I wanted to make sure that my grammar was as good as it could be. The teachers helped me to understand some complex grammatical points...