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Wh-questions We can use questions words with the verb be to form wh-questions. Where are you from? What’s your name? We don’t use the contrated from of are with a questions word. NOT where’re you from?
Have got We use have got to express possession. Sharon’s got long hair. We’ve got time for a coffee.
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Affirmative
Negative
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Questions
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There is/ there are
We can use there is and there are to describe a scene. There’s a cupboard near the door. There’s some sugar on the table. There are some clothes on the bed. We can’t use the contrated form of are in the phrase There are. NOT There’re some books.
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Present simple Affirmative:
We use the present simple to talk about: - Repeated actions, habits and everyday routines - I get up at seven o‘clock every morning. By: HĂŠctor Rodrigo Corado Jimenez
- She doesn’t go to school by bus. - Facts and things that is always true. - ‘Carmen’ is a Spanish name. - We don’t like Japanese food. Negative:
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Questions:
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Present Continuous: Affirmative:
She’s changing her clothes. They’re going ice skating
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Negative:
I’m not doing anything at the moment. They aren’t speaking English.
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Questions:
Are you writing to Jack? Who is he talking to?
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Present simple .VS. Present continuous. We use the present simple and present continuous for different situations.
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Comparatives We use comparative adjectives to compare people, animals or thigs. A tiger is quicker than an elephant. My bedroom is smaller than the living room. We always follow the comparatives adjectives with than, not that. A tiger is quicker than many animals. NOT A tiger is quicker that an elephant. Generally, we form comparatives by adding –er to the adjective, but there are exceptions (See table).
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Superlatives: We use superlatives adjectives to compare three or more people, animals or things. John and Pete are tall, but Gary is the tallest. Coconut cake and lemon cake lovely, but chocolate cake is the best!!! Generally, we form superlatives by adding –est to the adjectives and putting the before it, but there are exceptions (SEE TABLE).
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Was/Were:
My grandfather was an engineer. You weren’t at home when I called. Was Van Gough Dutch?
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Could: Could is the past form of can. We use could to talk about ability in the past. Like can it is followed by an infinitive and has the same conjugation for all pronouns. I could swim when I was young? We don’t use the auxiliary do/does to form the negative or the interrogative. Could grandma drive a car when she was young? No, she couldn’t. NOT No, she didn’t can.
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There was/There were: Affirmative Negative Interrogative:
We can use there was/There were to describe scenes in the past. There was a big party outside last night. There wasn’t a queue at the ticket office? Was there a cinema here in the 1950s?
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