Grammar °° Simple Present Tense °°

Use the Simple Present Tense for actions that happen all the time or usually accur.

♦AFFIRMATIVE   ♦THIRD PERSON ENDINGS

I work for an airlane                   play → plays

You work for an airlane             cook → cooks

He works for an airlane              write → writes

She works for an airlane             take → takes

We work for an airlane               make → makes

they work for an airlane              cut → cuts


♦QUESTIONS WITH " WHAT "

What do you do? 

What does he do? 

What does she do?

What do they do?

What do you want to be? I want to be a doctor


→FYI: What do you do? usually means What's your job?



♥EXERCISE

1.The swimming pool (open) at 9:00 and (close) at 6:30 every day.

2.What time (the banks/close) here?

3.I have a car, but I (not/use) it very often.

4.How many cigarettes (you/smoke) a day?

5."What (you/do)?"  "I'm an electrical engineer".

6."Where (your father/come) from?"  "He (come) from Mexico".

7.It (take) me an hour to get to work, How long (it/take) you?

8.I (play) the piano, but I (not/play) very well.

9.I don't understand the word "deceive". What ("deceive"/mean)?

Grammar °° Present Progressive Tense °°

Use the present progressive for actions that are happening at the present moment


♦AFFIRMATIVE              ♦NEGATIVE


I'm working now         (I + am)                 I'm not working now

You're working now   (You + are)           You aren't working now 

He's working now       (He + is)                He isn't working now

She's working now      (She + is)              She isn't working now

We're working now    (We + are)            We aren't working now

They're working now  (They + are)          They aren't working now


♦QUESTIONS(?)            ♦SHORT ANSWERS(+)  ♦SHORT ANSWERS(-)

Am I working now?           Yes, I am                             No, I'm not

Are you working now?      Yes, You are                        No, you aren't

Is he working now?           Yes, He is                            No, He isn't

Is she working now?          Yes, She is                          No, She isn't

Are we working now?       Yes, We are                        No, We aren't

Are they working now?      Yes, They are                     No, They aren't


♦QUESTIONS WITH: What+ Present Progressive

What are you doing?           I am working now

What is he doing?               He is working now

What is she doing?             She is working now

What are you doing?          We are working now

What are they doing?         They are working now



♥EXERCISE:

1. Please be quiet. I (try) to concentrate.

2.Look! It (snow).

3.Why (you / look) at me like that? Did I say something wrong?

4.You (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a little bit quieter?

5.Excuse me, I (look) for a phone booth. Is there one near here?

6.(at the movies) It's a good movie, isn't it? (you / enjoy) it?

7.Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They (yell) at each other again.

8.Why (you / wear) your coat today? It's very warm.

9.I (not / work) this week. I'm on vacation.

10.I want to lose weight. I  (not / eat) anything today.

Grammar °° Live + Preposition °°

♦Where do you live?  I live in Miami. (city)
                                                      I live on the third floor. (building)
                                                      I live on First Avenue. (street)


♦PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: across from, between, next too, on, near, far, from.

♦IMPERATIVES FOR DIRECTIONS

Grammar °° There is, There are °°

♦SINGULAR                               ♦PLURAL


→Affirmative(+)

There is (or there's) a table in the kitchen             There are four people at the table


→Negative(-)                              

There isn't a bathroom downstairs                              There aren't trees in front of the house


→Questions(?)            ♦Short answers(+)   ♦Short answers(-)  

Is there a table in the kitchen?           Yes, there is                              No, there isn't

Are there flowers on the table?         Yes, there are                           No, there aren't


♦PREPOSITIONS: in front of, behind, on, under

♥EXERCISE

Completa los recuadros con There is o There are.

13 pencils in this box.
  a telephone on the desk.
  a dog in the mailbox.
  three books on the desk.
  two dolphins in this picture.
  twenty cigarettes in a packet.
♦

Grammar °° Verb have °°

→FYI:DON'T= DO NOT

DOESN'T= DOES NOT

♦AFFIRMATIVE           ♦NEGATIVE

I have a sister                                        I don't have a sister

You have a sister                                  You don't have a sister

He has a sister                                      He doesn't has a sister

She has a sister                                     She doesn't has a sister

We have a sister                                   We don't have a sister

You have a sister                                  You don't have a sister

They have a sister                                 They don't have a sister


♦QUESTIONS (?)            ♦SHORT ANSWERS(+)            ♦SHORT ANSWERS(-)

Do you have a sister?         Yes I do                                        No I don't

Do we have a sister?          Yes We do                                   No We don't

Do they have a sister?        Yes They do                                 No They don't

Does he has a sister?         Yes He does                                 No He doesn't

Does she has a sister?        Yes She does                               No She doesn't


♦QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS: any, a lot of / lots of

Q:Do you have any brothers or sisters             A:No, I don't have any brothers and sisters

Q:Do you have any cousins                             A:Yes, I have a lot of (lots of) cousins


♦POSSESSIVES: 'S

Michael has a sister   →   That's Michael's sister

My cousin have a cat   →   That's my cousins' cat


♦QUESTIONS WORDS: HOW MANY, WHO

Q:How many cousins do you have?                A:I have a lot of cousins

Q:Who are these children?                              A:They're my cousins



♦EXERCISE

1. My dog  have /has a long tail.
2. The coffee have/has milk in it.
3. They have/has the correct answer.
4. The flag of Israel have/has a star on it.
5. I never have/has a clean room.
6. The house have /has a lot of furniture.
7. The water have/has a bad taste.

♥[Have,Has,don't have, doesn't has]

1. We havehas beautiful flowers in our garden.
2. Jane havehas five new English books.
3. I havehas an expensive sport car.
4. They havehas a big villa not far from the beach .
5. My sister havehas a lot of dolls in her room.
6. My father havehas a computer in his office.
7. Sandra and I havehas five pets .
8. My mother havehas a pretty orange bag.
9. Orit havehas some friends in Haifa.
10. You havehas ten notebooks.
11. I havehas a desk and two chairs in my bedroom.
12. Robert havehas a tall brother.
13. These boys  havehas blue eyes. 
14. Dana havehas two pen pals in Australia.
15. The pupils havehas a new computer room .
16. The dog havehas  a very big doghouse.
17. Bill Gates havehas a lot of money . 
18. He havehas short blond hair .
19. They havehas four tickets to the show .
20. This girl havehas birthday in April .

Grammar °° Verb be °°

NEGATIVE(-)                     →FYI: Isn't= is not / Aren't= are not

I'm not from the U.S  (am not)

You aren't from the U.S  (are not)

He isn´t from the U.S  (is not)

She isn't from the U.S  (is not)

It isn't from the U.S  (is not )

We aren´t from the U.S  (are not)

You aren't from the U.S  (are not )

They aren't from the U.S  (are not)


♦QUESTIONS(?)                 ♦SHORT ANSWERS(+)              ♦SHORT ANSWERS(-)   

Are you from the U.S?           Yes I am                                          No I'm not

Is he from the U.S?                Yes He is                                         No He isn't

Is she from the U.S?              Yes She is                                        No She isn't

Is it from the U.S?                 Yes It is                                            No It isn't

Are we from the U.S?           Yes We are                                      No We aren't

Are they from the U.S?         Yes They are                                    No They aren't


♦QUESTION WORDS:    

Where are you from?                                

Where are they from? 

Where is he from?

where is she from?

Where is it from?


♦PREPOSITIONS: FROM, IN, ON

Sally is from England.

Rome is in Italy.

Mr. Chen is here on business. 

Pat is on vacation.

Grammar °° Demostrative Pronouns: This, that, these, those °°

♦SINGULAR ♦PLURAL

this these  →Use this/these for things near you

that those  →Use that/those for things far from you


IMPERATIVES

Use the imperatives for commands and instructions.
say please to be polite.

Affirmative(+)                   Negative(-)

Sit down/ Please sit down.                       Don't sit down/ Please don't sit down

Also use the imperatives to give advice

Buy those posters, They're nice                Don't buy that painting, It's strange


INDEFINITE ARTICLES: a / an

The indefinite articles a / an come before singular nouns 

Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound: a radio, a calculator, a painting

Use an before words that begin with a vowel sound: an airplane, an english class





→FYI: THE VOWELS ARE: a, e, i , o ,u

Grammar °°Possesive adjectives: our, your, their°°

♦PLURAL

Our bithdays are in May

Your bithdays are in May too

Their bithdays are in June

→ QUESTION WORDS: What, When, How old

What day is today? It's Sunday (It's→ It + is)

What is the date tomorrow? It's January 20th

When is your birthday? It's in July/ It's (on) July 7th

How old are you? I'm fifteen

→PREPOSITIONS

Use in with months and on with dates and days of the week

♣My birthday is in September. My birthday is on September 21st.

♣English classes are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

 

♦Exercises

♥ possesive adjectives

1. I live with boyfriend.
2. We have a very big balcony at the front of flat.
3. Thank you for the flowers. It was kind of you to remember birthday.
4. My dog is always licking balls.
5. Yesterday I saw Diana with husband. They were shopping with children.
6. When Craig gets home from work, he likes to wash face, take of work clothes and
work on  computer.
7. I want to buy flat. How much do you want for it?
8. Put the book in place on the shelf.
9. Nicole and Tom have sold house.
10. Who is that girl you work with? I can never remember name.

Grammar °° Verb Be °°

♦SINGULAR         ♦PLURAL

I'm John  (I+am)                    We're friends  (We+are)

You're Sue  (You+are)          You're friends  (You+are)

He's Bill  (He+is)                   They're friends  (They+are)

She's Mary  (She+is)

°°FYI: The short forms with apostrophes (') are contractions°°

[Las formas cortas con apóstrofes (') son contracciones]

→Possesive Adjectives: my, your, his, her

SINGULAR

My name is John                    His name is Bill

Is your name Sue?                 Her name is Emma

 

Exercise:

1. My name James.

2. Mary the secretary.

3. John and Lucy at school.

4. I a student.

5. The boys in the garden.

6. He a lawyer.

7. Susie a housewife.

8. She a student.

9. They my friends.

10. You a student.