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Nivell 1A
Subject Pronouns
This refers to the person who does the action indicated by the verb:
ENGLISH
I
You
He
She
It
We
You (pl.)
They
In English, there are three different forms for third person singular:
1. Masculine, referring to the person he
2. Feminine, referring to the person she
3. Neutral, referring to animals or things it
BUT: When we have an affectionate relationship with an animal, we can refer to it as he
or she, depending on the gender.
The Verb to be
The verb To Be has many different meanings, depending on the context. It is an important
verb and is the most used in the English language:
INGLS
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
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Note that it is very important to always include the subject of the verb at all times.
Age
In English, the way to ask someones age is:
How old are you?
The fixed structure we follow is: How old + the verb to be in question form ?
To answer this question we use the verb to be followed by the years (number) plus the
form years old.
I am ten years old.
Numbers 1-30
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
eleven
twelve
thirteen
fourteen
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
2.
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
twenty
twenty-one
twenty-two
twenty-three
twenty-four
twenty-five
twenty-six
twenty-seven
twenty-eight
twenty-nine
thirty
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Occupations
When we want to talk about occupations it is important to use the indefinite article a/an,
and then the trade or job in question.
Eg.:
She is a teacher.
He is an engineer.
Articles
We first need to distinguish between definite and indefinite articles.
1. Definite articles. In English we use the article the, both in singular and in plural.
There is a difference in meaning between the definite article the and the indefinite
article a/an.
The article a/an is used to refer to something which is not specific or particular.
Eg.:
I have a pencil
The article the is used to refer to specific or particular things or places, i.e. when we know
what we are talking about or referring to.
Eg.: Is that the pencil? (we are referring to a specific pencil: the one you gave
me, the one I was looking for, etc)
That is the key
(the key for this door)
He is the mayor
(the only mayor in this town)
2. Indefinite articles: the indefinite article a/an in English is used in singular.
3.
A is placed in front of a singular noun that does not begin with a vowel sound.
It is a book.
That is a house.
He is a doctor.
An is used before a sungular noun which begins with a vowel sound.
It is an aeroplane.
This is an e-mail.
Demostratives
Demonstratives are used to determine the space that exists between the speaker and the
referred object or person.
This (singular)
Eg.: This is my sisters house.
These (plural)
Eg.: These are my favourite shoes.
That (singular)
Eg.: That was my teacher last year.
Those (plural)
Eg.: Those are my friends.
Plurals
Plural is normally formed by adding an s to the end of a noun:
dog - dogs, day - days, house - houses
Nouns ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss form the plural by adding -es to the end of the word:
tomato - tomatoes, box - boxes,
brush - brushes
Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, form the plural by omitting the letter -y and
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adding -ies:
baby - babies, country - countries,
lady - ladies
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel, form the plural adding an -s:
boy - boys, day - days, way - ways
Nouns ending in f or fe form the plural by omitting the letter/s -f or -fe and adding -ves:
wife - wives, knife - knives, wolf - wolves
To Be (negative form)
In English, the particle used to form the negative is not; however, we should bear in mind
that the word order is different, as we place the verb first and then the particlenot.
In the same way as with the affirmative, we can contract the verb in spoken English. It
does not matter which form we use, i.e. we can contract the subject with the verb or the
verb with the negative particle. Below we can see it more clearly:
I am not / Im not / Im not
You are not / Youre not / You arent
He is not / Hes not / He isnt
She is not / Shes not / She isnt
It is not / Its not / It isnt
We are not / Were not / We arent
They are not / Theyre not / They arent
To Be (interrogative)
When using the interrogative form we need to be aware, that the logical word order is
reversed, being verb plus subject.
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are they?
In English it is quite normal to respond to questions with short answers to avoid repetition. In
these short answers we use the subject and the auxiliary in negative form or in affirmative
depending on the original sentence.
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6.
What is this?
7.
Who is she?
Whose is this?
Genitive
In English, when we talk about possession referring to people, i.e. when something belongs
to someone, we use, what we call, the Genitive. This consists of placing first the person
that owns what follows, and then adding the form s, and the possessed object.
Owner + s + the possessed object
If we say, for example, The house of Mary, in this case, the person that owns the object is
Mary and the object possessed is the house. The correct form would be:Marys house.
When the owner is singular or does not end in s, the genitive is formed with s, but if the
owner is in plural or ends in s, the genitive if formed only with .
Eg.:
My fathers wife
My parents car
On the other hand, when the owner is a thing, we can express the idea of possession with
the preposition of.
Eg.:
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Eg.:
I am also a doctor
However, when we use any other verb, also is placed between the subject and the verb.
In this case, we can separate the subject from the verb.
Suject + also + verb + ...
Eg.
I also study
Too has the same meaning as also but it occupies a different place in positive sentences,
as it is placed at the end, regardless of the verb used.
Eg.:
I am a doctor, too
I study, too
Some and Any
These are determiners that are used with uncountable and plural nouns (and have more
or less the same meaning as the indefinite article a/an). They mean a certain quantity of
something. Some can be used to generalize, in the same way as a/an and one.
Eg.:
To read
To be
To go
Present Simple
Present Simple is used to talk about ideas or actions which are repeated or frequent. It is
formed with the subject plus the infinitive without the particle to.
Eg.:
I eat
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you eat
he eats
it eats
we eat
they eat
Verbs in present simple only change in third person singular by adding, in these cases, an s.
Eg.:
to make
to read
to eat
he makes
he reads
he eats
Verbs ending in -s, -x, -sh, -ch, or in -o add -es instead of -s.
Eg.:
to watch
he watches
to go
he goes
to mix
he mixes
to do
he does
Verbs ending in y:
a) If the letter y is preceded by a vowel, an s is added as usual.
Eg.:
to play
he plays
to study
he studies
The verb To have has an irregular form for third person singular:
to have
he has
The article
Up until now we have seen all the different forms of articles in English:
Definite article: The
The definite article the can sometimes be omitted in sentences. Lets see when:
Omission of the article the.
When we refer to things in general we can omit the article the.
I like dogs.
Books are interesting.
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Life is beautiful.
A/ AN
THE
Zero
article
Singular
countabl
A pencil
Thepencil -----e
Plural
Somepencil Thepencil Pencil
countabl
s
s
s
e
Uncounta
Somemilk
The milk
Milk
ble
Adjectives
In English, adjectives are placed in front of the noun.
He is a small boy.
It is a black dog.
He is an ugly man.
Adjectives in English are invariable, i.e. they do not change regardless of number and
gender.
He is a tall boy.
She is a tall girl.
They are tall boys.
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Do you eat?
Does he eat?
Does she eat?
Does it eat?
Do we eat?
Do they eat?
With present simple, the short form (more common in answers) is constructed with the
corresponding subject plus the auxiliary, either in negative or in affirmative form, as
required. Therefore, if we ask:
Do you like cats?
We could answer yes or no:
Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
In English we can also use the auxiliary do/does in affirmative sentences, but in these
case what we intend is to emphasize the action.
When we use the auxiliary in affirmative sentences the word order does not vary and in
this case we do not need to add the s to the end of third person singular, as it is already
expressed by does.
Eg.:
I do like football
forty
50
fifty
60
sixty
70
seventy
80
eighty
90
ninety
100
one / a hundred
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The verb Can
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This verb is a modal verb and, therefore, does not have an infinitive form, we simply
say can, and we never say *to can.
It means to be able to and is linked with the idea of possibility and ability.
As any other modal verb or auxiliary (just like, the verb to be), this verb:
1. Does not add an s to the third person singular.
Eg.:
He can
She can
2. Does not use do/does to form the interrogative and negative.
Eg.:
I can not
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Cant
I cant
You cant
He cant
She cant
It cant
We cant
They cant
Interrogative:
Can I?
Can you?
Can he?
Can she?
Can it?
Can we?
Can they?
Regarding the meaning (and as we have mentioned before), this verb can
indicate possibility and ability.
Possibility:
Eg.:
We can go
Ability:
Eg.:
I can drive
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yellow
green
blue
brown
black
white
Body Parts
Frequency Adverbs
always
at all times
usually
normally
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often
frequently
a lot
sometimes
on some occasions
occasionally
never
not ever
Word order of frequency adverbs: frequency adverbs are used in sentences in the
following way:
1. After the verb to be.
subject + to be + adverb + ...
Eg.:
He is always at home.
2. Between the subject and the verb, with any normal verb.
subject + adverb + verb + ...
Eg.:
3. With compound tenses, i.e. with present continuous, past continuous, or when two verbs
are used together, the adverb is placed between the two of them.
subject + verb + adverb + verb + ...
Eg.:
Prepositions of place
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I have a dog
I have a sandwich
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auxiliary do/does and the verb to have got is used in questions by inverting the
word order.
Have you got a brother?
Do you have a brother?
Has she got any books?
Does she have any books?
We will now show you bother verbs conjugated in all their forms, including contracted,
that are most used in the colloquial and spoken English.
To have
- Affirmative
I have
You have
He has
She has
It has
We have
They have
- Negative
I do not have
Contracted
I dont have
He doesnt have
It doesnt have
We do not have
We dont have
- Interrogative
Do I have?
Do you have?
Does he have?
Does she have?
Does it have?
Do we have?
Do they have?
To have got
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- Affirmative
Contracted
I have got
Ive got
youve got
He has got
hes got
shes got
It has got
its got
We have got
weve got
theyve got
- Negative:
I have not got
Contracted
I havent got
He hasnt got
It hasnt got
We havent got
- Interrogative
Have I got?
Have you got?
Has he got?
Has she got?
Has it got?
Have we got?
Have they got?
Imperative
The imperative in English has exactly the same form as the infinitive, but without the
particle to. This tense is used to give orders, instructions, suggestions, etc.
1. The imperative is used without a subject.
Eg.:
Come here.
Go out!
Be quiet!
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3. Negative imperatives are formed using dont or do not, which we place before
the infinitive (without to).
Eg.: Dont cry.
Dont move.
4. In English there is an imperative form which is used to suggest that a group of people do
something, as a plural imperative. To express this idea we use the structure Lets (let us) +
infinitive without to.
Eg.:
Lets go home!
Lets see the film!
Negative Imperative
Lets revise how we form the negative imperatives. They are formed by using dont or
do not followed by an infinitive (without the particle to).
Eg.:
Dont cry.
Dont move.
Quantity Adjectives
Enough: means as much or as many as necessary; the amount needed. This adjective is
normally placed before the noun.
There are four chairs and there are four people.
There are enough chairs.
Plenty (of): means more than enough, a great or sufficient amount. When plenty
accompanies a noun, it is followed by the preposition of.
There are five chairs and there are four people.
There are plenty of chairs.
How much money do you have?
Dont worry, I have plenty.
or I have plenty of money.
A little: means to a small extent, a few. It is used with non-countable nouns, such
as rice or sand or with things that are measured by amounts, such as liquids (milk, water,
juice, etc.). A little is also used when we talk about the concept of time (a little time) or
money (a little money).
There is a little juice.
There is a little time before the film.
There is a little money in the bank account.
A few: has a similar meaning to a little. It is used with countable nouns, such as objects
(pens, paper) and things that are measured in units and not by amounts. A few is used
when we want to talk about specific things, such as minutes (a few minutes) or dollars (a
few dollars).
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There was (singular) / There were (plural):
There was/there were work in the same way as there was/there were but these are
used in the past. We use there was when we refer to something in singular and there
were for plural reference.
There was a chair next to the table
There were some chairs next to the table
To form the negative we add the particle not to the verb.
There was not / wasnt a chair next to the table.
There were not / werent any chairs next to the table.
For the interrogative form, we change the word order and place the verb first, followed by
the subject.
Were there any chairs next to the table?
Past Simple of the Verb To be
In English, when we talk about the past, we refer to actions that are completed or
finished. The verb to be in the past tense is created using the form was for the first and
third person singular and for the rest, we use were.
I was
You were
He was
She was
it was
We were
They were
The negative is formed by adding the particle not to the verb.
I was not
You were not
He was not
She was not
It was not
We were not
They were not
Contracted:
I wasnt
1.
You werent
He wasnt
She wasnt
It wasnt
We werent
They werent
Interrogative: when using the interrogative form, the word order is reversed.
Was I?
Were you?
Was he?
Was she?
Was it?
Were we?
Were they?
How many / How much:
How much and How many are interrogative adverbs used to ask the quantity or amount
of something. They are placed at the beginning of a sentence in the same way as other
interrogative adverbs and they do not modify the sentence structure. However, the use of
one or another will depend on the context.
How much? Is used with non-countable nouns (things that cannot be counted), such
as rice, sand; or things that are measured by amounts, for example liquids(milk, water,
juice, etc.). How much? Is also used when we talk about time concepts (How much
time?) or money(How much money?).
How much money do you have?
How much juice do you want?
How many? Is used with countable nouns (things that can be counted), like objects (pens,
paper) and things that can be measured in units and not by amounts. How many? is used
when we talk about specific things such asminutes (How many minutes?) or dollars (How
many dollars?).
How many Euros do you have?
How many oranges do you want?
Past simple
In English we can distinguish between regular and irregular verbs.
Regular: regular verbs are easy to recognize because they form the past simple by adding
ed to the end of a verb infinitive.
E.g.: to work + -ed
worked
2.
In English, regular verbs in past simple do not change, i.e. all subjects have the same
ending. Therefore, we can conjugate the past tense in the following manner:
I worked
You worked
He worked
She worked
It worked
We worked
They worked
Verbs that end in y preceded by a consonant, change into i and we add -ed.
Eg.:
cry
cried
try
tried
fry
fried
In the following example we can see the verb to want, conjugated in the past:
Affirmative:
I wanted
You wanted
He wanted
She wanted
It wanted
We wanted
They wanted
Past simple, negative and interrogative forms
The negative form for this tense is created by using the particle did, adding the negative
particle not followed by the verb in infinitive without to. By placing the auxiliary in the
past tense we dont need to use the main verb in the past tense as well.
SUJECT + DID + NOT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM
Eg.:
The interrogative form in the past tense is also made with did and along with the infinitive
form of the main verb. However, just like we have seen so far, with other interrogative
forms, we invert the word order.
DID + SUJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE?
Eg.:
In the following example we can see the verb to want conjugated in the past tense in all
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forms:
Affirmative:
I wanted
You wanted
He wanted
She wanted
It wanted
We wanted
They wanted
Negative:
Contracted:
I didnt want
He didnt want
It didnt want
We didnt want
Interrogative:
Did I want?
Did you want?
Did he want?
Did she want?
Did it want?
Did we want?
Did they want?
When answering we tend to use the short form to avoid repetition. This short form consists
of answering using the subject followed by the particle in the past, i.e. did in affirmative
or in negative, as required. This form is more common in colloquial and spoken English.
Eg.:
Yes, I did.
No, I didnt.
Up until now we have seen the past tense of regular verbs, but in English there are also
irregular ones, which do not add ed to the end to form the past tense, but have different
endings. These verbs dont have a specific rule for when forming the past tense; one
simply has to learn them, although with time and use they can be acquired quite easily.
Object Pronouns
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In English, we use the following pronouns for direct and indirect complements:
me
you
him
her
it
us
them
Eg.:
slow + -er
slower
happy
happier
heavy
heavier
early
earlier
hot
hotter
big
bigger
thin
thinner
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Eg.:
difficult
more difficult
dangerous
beautiful
more dangerous
more beautiful
1st
2nd
Third
3rd
Fourth
4th
Fifth
5th
Sixth
6th
Seventh
7th
Eighth
8th
Ninth
9th
Tenth
10th
Eleventh
Twelfth
11th
12th
Thirteenth
13th
Fourteenth
14th
Fifteenth
15th
Sixteenth
16th
Seventeenth
17th
Eighteenth
18th
Nineteenth
19th
Twentieth
20th
Twenty-first
21st
Twenty-second
22nd
Twenty-third
23rd
Twenty-fourth
24th
Thirtieth
30th
Fortieth
40th
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Fiftieth
50th
Irregular Comparatives
good
bad
better
worse
far
farther / further
little
less
went
to eat
ate
to see
saw
to buy
bought
to meet
met
to leave
left
to take
took
to read
read
to come
to think
came
thought
Eg.:
I ate
I did not / didnt eat
Did I eat?
She saw
She did not / didnt see
Did she see?
Present continuous
Present continuous is formed with the verb to be conjugated, followed by the main verb
in gerund form, i.e. with ing.
Suject + verb to be + verb + ing
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Eg.:
I am reading
She is swimming
Gerunds in English are formed by adding ing to the infinitive:
to look
look- + -ing
= looking
In cases where a verbs ends in an unpronouncede, first we omit the letter e and then
we add the ing form.
to have
hav- + -ing
= having
Verbs that end in consonant + vowel + consonant and the vowel is accentuated, the last
consonant is doubled before adding the ing suffix.
to stop
stopp- + -ing
= stopping
to run
runn- + -ing
= running
to swim
swimm- + -ing
= swimming
Below we can see an example of all the different forms of present continuous of the verb
to eat.
Affirmative:
I am eating
You are eating
He is eating
She is eating
It is eating
We are eating
They are eating
Negative:
I am not eating
Im not eating
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3. For monosyllabic verbs we have a vowel followed by a consonant (except w,y, or x),
the last consonant is repeated and then we add ing.
Eg.:
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4. For two syllabus verbs that have a single vowel followed by a consonant and the
second syllable is emphasized, we have to repeat the last consonant and add ing.
Eg.:
I am eating.
She is studying.
The present simple is used to talk about things that happen in general or things that are
repeated, i.e. regularly.
Eg.:
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carrying out an activity. It is also known as future of intention. It is formed with the verb to
be conjugated followed by the gerund of the verb to go plus the infinitive form of the
main verb with to.
TO BE + GOING + TO + INFINITIVE
The form going to never changes and we only have to conjugate the verb to be, for
both affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
I am going to go home
I am going to eat dinner
She is not going to work
We are not going to come
Are you going to study?
Is he going to read?
When answering we also use the short form, avoiding, therefore, repetition. This form
consists of answering with the subject followed by the verb to be in affirmative or
negative, depending on the context.
Eg.:
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
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Past simple
In English we need to distinguish between regular and irregular verbs.
1.- Regular verbs: the past simple of these verbs is formed by adding -ed to the infinitive
of the verb.
Eg.:
to work + -ed
worked
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Eg.:
cry
cried
try
tried
fry
fried
The negative of this tense is formed by using the particle did and adding the
negative particle not, followed by the verb in infinitive without to. After putting the
auxiliary in the past, theres no need to change the main verb.
SUBJECT + DID + NOT
+ VERB IN INFINITIVE
Eg.:
The interrogative of the past simple is also formed using did and the infinitive of the main
verb but, as with all interrogative forms, by reversing the order.
DID + SUBJECT +
VERB EN INFINITIVE ?
Eg.:
In the following examples we see the verb to want conjugated in all its past forms:
Affirmative:
I wanted
You wanted
He wanted
She wanted
It wanted
We wanted
They wanted
Negative:
I did not want
You did not want
He did not want
She did not want
It did not want
We did not want
They did not want
Negative short form:
I didnt want
You didnt want
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He didnt want
She didnt want
It didnt want
We didnt want
They didnt want
Interrogative:
Did I want?
Did you want?
Did he want?
Did she want?
Did it want?
Did we want?
Did they want?
Short answers
To respond, we normally use the short form in order to avoid repetition. This short form is
made by using the subject followed by the particle used in the past, or did, in positive or
negative. This form is most common in spoken and colloquial language.
Eg.:
Yes, I did.
No, I didnt.
Until now we have seen the past simple form of regular verbs, but in English there are also
irregular verbs which are not formed by adding ed to the infinitive of the verb but by
making other changes. These verbs do not have any rule to follow we simply have to learn
them, although with regular practice we can learn then quite easily.
2.- Irregular verbs: Below is a list of irregular verbs with the corresponding past forms. We
should remember that we only use the past form in affirmative sentences. In negative and
interrogative phrases we follow the same structure as with the regular verbs. In the past
simple the conjugation is the same for all persons.
Irregular verbs in the past simple
to go
went
to eat
ate
to see
saw
to buy
bought
to meet
met
to leave
left
to take
took
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to read
read
to come
Eg.:
came
I ate
I am reading
She is swimming
In English the gerund is formed by adding -ing to the infinitive:
to look:
In cases where the verb ends in a silent e, we remove the e and add ing:
to have:
With verbs that end in consonant + vowel + consonant and the vowel is stressed, we
double the final consonant before adding ing.
to stop:
to run:
to swim:
Below we can see an example of the verb to eat conjugated in all its forms:
Affirmative:
I am eating
he is eating
she is eating
it is eating
we are eating
they are eating
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Negative:
I am not eating
Im not eating
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you eat
he eats
she eats
it eats
we eat
they eat
Verbs in the present simple only change in the third person singular. In this case we add -s.
to make
he makes
to read
he reads
to eat
he eats
Verbs ending in -s, -x, -sh, -ch, o en -o take -es and not-s.
to watch
he watches
to go
he goes
to mix
he mixes
to do
he does
to play
he plays
to study
he studies
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Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
In English we can also use the auxiliary do, does in positive sentences, but in these
cases it is to add extra emphasis on the action. When we use the auxiliary in the
affirmative the order doesnt change and in the case of third person singular we do not
need to add -s, as the auxiliary uses does in place of do.
Eg.:
I do like football.
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he wasnt
she wasnt
it wasnt
we werent
they werent
Questions:
We reverse the order to make the interrogative form.
was I?
were you?
was he?
was she?
was it?
were we?
were they?
The weather
In English we generally use the same question to ask about the weather:
What is the weather like?
The shortened form:
Whats the weather like?
To reply we use the impersonal pronoun it and the verb in third person singular, followed
by an adjective which describes the weather or the continuous form of a verb which
describes the weather.
It is sunny
It is windy
It is raining
It is snowing
It is foggy
It is cloudy
It is hot
Present perfect
Form: The present perfect is formed with the present simple of the verb to have, used as
an auxiliary, and followed by the past participle of the main verb
The affirmative form is made like this:
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have + subject.
The structure of the interrogative form of the present perfect is:
TO HAVE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE ?
Have I called?
Have you called?
Has he called?
Has she called?
Has it called?
Have we called?
Have they called?
To make short answers we only need to use the appropriate subject followed by the verb
to have in affirmative or negative.
Eg.:
Yes, I have.
No, I havent.
Use: This tense is a mixture of past and present. There is always an implied connection to
the present; in fact, we can usually transmit the same message using the present simple.
Eg.:
b) With the adverb just, to indicate that an action has finished recently. With unfinished
actions or situations that started in the past but continue to the present.
Eg.:
For / Since
For: We use for to refer to a period of time or duration. When used with the present
perfect for refers to a period of time which starts in the past and continues to the
present.
They have studied German for two years.
Since: We use since to specify a point in time when something started. It is always used
with the present perfect and is usually followed by a month, year or concrete date but
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The following prepositions are accompanied by verbs which indicate movement and as
such are considered prepositions of movement.
In this case we have used one of the most common verbs of movement, the verb to go.
to go up
to go down
to go past
to go under
to go around
to go through
to go over
Although the verb may change, we can deduce the meaning from the preposition that
accompanies it. The most common prepositions are:
Up
Down
Past
Under
Around
Through
Over
Agreements
These are short phrases which indicate that we agree with the other person. The phrases
can be positive or negative.
The form we use depends on whether the phrase we are responding to is positive or
negative.
We form the affirmative like this:
SO + AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT
The negative is formed like this:
NEITHER + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT
1. Affirmative meaning
The structure is fixed and we only change the auxiliary verb (depending on the verb
tense) and the subject in question.
If the sentence is in present simple, to agree with someone we use the auxiliary do /
does, which is the auxiliary we use for the present simple.
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I play football.
So do I.
When we are speaking about the past, we use the auxiliary verb we did, as always with
the past.
I played football.
So did I.
When the sentence already has an auxiliary verb (to be,to have) or a modal
(can, must, should, etc.), we simply repeat the auxilary or modal with the corresponding
subject.
I can swim.
So can I.
I am hungry.
So am I.
She has eaten.
So has he.
They are reading.
So are we.
2. Negative meaning
As we have seen, we make affirmative sentences with so; negative sentences are
made in the same way but using neither, the rest of the structure remains the same.
So, for the present we use do / does, for the past did, and for auxiliary verbs and
modals to be, to have, can, ...
I dont like football.
Neither do I.
I cant swim.
Neither can I.
Im not hungry.
Neither am I.
She hasnt eaten.
Neither has he.
They arent reading.
Neither are we.
As we can see, although the sentence is in the negative form, the response, where we
express agreement, is affirmative and the particle neither indicates the negative.
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referred to because we assume that there is an excess of the thing being discussed. It is
placed before the noun that it refers to.
There are too many chips (hats, pens,...)
Not enough: Not enough is used to indicate that there is a lack or shortage of
something; or that we need more. It can be used with countable and uncountable nouns.
There isnt enough water.
There arent enough chips.
In reality the not doesnt go with enough but with the verb in the sentence:
We havent got enough water.
Something, anything, nothing
Something: Something is used in affirmative sentences to refer to an undefined entity.
Eg.:
Anything: Anything is used in questions and negative sentences and can mean the
same as something in questions and expresses an absence or lack in negative
sentences.
Eg.:
Someone
Somewhere
Anybody
Anyone
Anywhere
Nobody
No-one
Nowhere
etc.
Present perfect vs. Past simple
Present perfect
The Present perfect is used:
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