Grammar for Gamers
You can learn a lot of English for watching video games. You can learn even more by joining multiplayer games with English speakers. You can do this even if your English is far from perfect, but it is much better if your grammar is as correct as possible.
Grammar for Gamers will help you. We will focus only on the grammar that is most useful for video games. This will help you better understand what your teammates are saying and it should help your teammates better understand you as well.
Since you are gamers, we know you like to have fun. Therefore, we will try to make the subject of grammar as fun as possible and as easy to understand as possible. We will also use many examples from video games.
Topics : These are the topics covered in Grammar for Gamers: Introduction, Nouns 1, Nouns 2,Nouns 3, Verbs & verb tenses 1, Verbs & verb tenses 2, Verb forms, The Progressive, Present Perfect, Future, Modals, Active-Passive, Prepositions, Adjectives, Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Conditionals, Other Resources
Other online references you might want to use:
An introduction to the basic idea behind the past tense for gamers and English learners with several clear examples. There are also several video clips from PUBG, Apex Legends and Fortnite illustrating how players use the past tense in video games. (4 minutes)
Real-world examples of the English simple past tense, all taken from popular multiplayer video games. This is a fun way to see how English speakers actually use the past tense in real situations.
We've learned the basic ideas behind the progressive aspect, so let's look at how it is used in real life. All video clips come from popular multiplayer video games, so this is a fun way to improve your English.
A quick look at the various forms English verbs can take using the regular verb "chase" as an example. Then there is a brief look at irregular verbs like "become," "became," "become". The 3-minute clip ends with a brief look at one of the best English teachers on the web, Emma from mmmEnglish https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRiVfHqBIIvSgKmgnSY66g
Here, the focus is on meaning, rather than the verb forms. You will understand how there is always a present reason for talking about something in past. There are several video clips as well. (9 minutes) English teachers rarely explain this, so you will likely learn something new.