6 structures · CEFR A1–B1
English sentence types
Statements, negatives and orders are three different shapes, not one shape with words removed. English builds its negative and its question with a helping verb — do, does, did — that has no equivalent in Hindi, and that helping verb takes the tense so the main verb goes back to its plain form. "I did not went" is the whole difficulty in one sentence.
Common sentence types mistakes
Every one of these is a sentence Indian-English speakers genuinely produce — not a textbook example.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Tea I drink daily. | I drink tea daily. Hindi allows the object first; English does not. Simple sentences → |
He does not goes there. | He does not go there. "Does" already carries the -s. Negatives → |
You sit down. | Please sit down. "You" in front turns an instruction into an accusation. Imperatives → |
Although it was late, but we went. | Although it was late, we went. "Although" already carries the contrast; "but" repeats it. Compound & complex → |
How a beautiful day! | What a beautiful day! With a noun — day — the word is "what", not "how". What a day! How lovely! → |
So I do. | So do I. The helper comes before the subject — the order swaps. So do I / Neither do I → |
All 6 sentence types structures
Grouped by CEFR band so you can start where you actually are, rather than at the top.
A1 · Starting
3 structures at this level.
B1 · Independent
3 structures at this level.
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