Wh-questions We can use question s words with the verb Be to form wh-questions. Where are you from? What´s your name? We don´t use the contracted form of are With a question Word. NOT Where´re you from?
Have got We use have got to express possesion. Sharon´s got long hair. We´ve got time for a coffe. Affirmative Full form I have got You have got He has got She has got It has got We have got You have got They have got
Contacted form I´ve got You´ve got He´s got She´s got It´s got We haven´t got You haven´t got They haven´t got
Negative Full form I have not go You have not go He has not got She has not go It has not go We have not got You have not got they have not got
Contacted form I haven´t got You haven´t got He hasn´t got She hasn´t It hasn´t got We haven´t got You haven´t got They haven´t got
He hasn´t got a brother. They haven´t got a pet. Questions Have i got? Have you got? Has he got? Has she got? Has it go? Have we got? Have you got? Have they got? Short answer Affirmative Yes, I have Yes, you have Yes, he has Yes, she has Yes, it has Yes, we have Yes, you have Yes, they have
Negative No, I haven´t No, you haven´t No, he hasn´t No, she hasn´t No, It hasn´t No, we haven´t No, you haven´t No, they haven´t
There is/there are Affirmative There´s+ alan + singular countable noun There´s+ some + uncountable noun There are + some + plural countable noun
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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 contracted form of are in The phrase There are. NOT There´re some books.
Negative There isn´t + alan + singular countable noun There isn´t + any + uncountable noun There aren´t + any + plural countable noun There isn´t a dog in the garden. There isn´t any milk in the bowl. There aren´t any posters on the wall.
Present simple Affirmative I work You work He Works She Works It Works We work You work They work
We use the presents simple to talk about: -repeated actions, habits and everyday Routines. I get up at seven o´clock every morning. She doesn´t go to school by bus. -facts and things that are always true. ´Carmen´is a Spanish name. We don´t like Japanese food. We add –s to the third person singular Affirmative form. She chats to her Friends on the Internet. It rains all the time in Spring. NOT It rain all the time.
Negative Full form I do not play. You do not play. He does not play . She does not play. It does not play. We do not play . You do not play . They do not play.
Contracted form I don´t play. You don´t play. He doesn´t play. She doesn´t play. It doesn´t play. We don´t play. You don´t play. They don´t play.
We use doesn´t for the third person Singular negative form. He doesn´t watch tv. She doesn´t live near here. NOT she dont live near here. Spelling rules Most verb
Run eat Watch go Fly try Be have
Verbs ending -s,-x,-ch,-o Verbs ending Consonants + -y Irregulars verbs
+es -y + -ies irregular
Adverbs of frequency Never
hardly Ever
sometimes
We use adverbs of frequency to talk about How regulary we do something. I sometimes play football with my friends.
We use the following word order with Adverbs of frequency: -
+s
often
usually
always
Adverbs of frequency + verb I hardly ever go to the cinema. be + adverb of frequency oliver is usually very happy.
Present continuos Affirmative Full form I am listening You are listening He is listening She is listening It is listening We are listening You are listening They are listening She´s changing her clothes They´re going ice skating Negative Full form I am not dreaming You are not dreaming He is not dreaming She is not dreaming It is not dreaming We are not dreaming You are not dreaming They are not dreaming Questions Am i sleeping? Are you sleeping
Is he sleeping? Is she sleeping? Is it sleeping?
Contacted form I´m listening You´re listening He´s listening She´s listening It´s listening We´re listening You´re listening They´re listening
Contracted form I´m not dreaming You aren´t dreaming He isnt dreaming She isnt dreaming It isnt dreaming We aren´t dreaming You aren´t dreaming They aren´t dreaming
Runs Eats Watches goes Flies tries Is has
Are we sleeping? Are you sleeping? Are they sleeping? Short answer affirmative Yes, I am Yes, you are Yes, he is Yes, she is Yes, it is Yes, we are Yes, you are Yes, they are
Negative No, i´m not No, you aren´t No, he isn´t No, she isn´t No, it isn´t No, we aren´t No, you aren´t No, they aren´t
Later, tonight, tomorrow Next/this + weekend/week/month On+ day of week/date At + time In + month
Comparatives We use comparative adjetives to compare people, animlas or things. A tiger is quicker than a elephant My bethroom is smaller than the living room
We allways follow the comparative adjetive, with than, not that A tiger is quicker tahn many animals NOT a tiger is quicker that an elephant
spelling rules Short adjetive Adjetive ending in e Short adjetive ending in vowel + consonant, except –w Adjetive ending in consonant +-y Adjetive of two or more sylabes Irregular adjetives
adjetives Tall Blue Fat
+-er +-r Double the consonant +-est
Comparative The smallest The largest The biggest
Early
Change –y to –i + -est
The erarliest
Difficulty
Most + adjetive
The most modern
Good Bad Far
The best The worst The farthest
Superlatives We use superlative adjetives to compare three or more people, animals or things Jonh and Pete are tall, but Gary is the tallest Coconut cake and lemon cake are lovely, but chocolate cake is the best Generally, we form superlatives by adding –est to the adjetive and putting the before it, But there are exceptions (see table).
Short adjetive Adjetive ending in –e Short adjetive ending vowel + consonant except w Adjetive ending in consonant +-y Adjetive of two or more sylabes Irregualr adjetives
adjetive Small Large Big
+-est +-st Double the consonant +est
comparative The smallest The largest The biggest
Early
Change –y to –i +-est
The earliest
Modern
Most + adjetive
The most modern
Good
The best
Bad Far
Was/were Affirmative I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were Negative Full form I was not You were not He was not She was not It was not We were not You were not They were not
The worst The farthest
Contacted form I wasn´t You weren´t He wasn´t She wasn´t It wasn´t We weren´t You weren´t They weren´t
Could Could is 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 pronuns. I could swim when i was three. they could speak four lenguajes. 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. We use the past simple to talk about Actions and situations in the past. She wore the same dress every day. We got really good marks in our exams. Most verbs
Verbs Endings –e Verbs endings Consonants +-y Verbs ending Consonants + Vowel + consonant
Works Play Visit Like arrive Try study Chat Shop Travel
There was/there were Affirmative There was + alan + singular noun There was + some + plural countable noun There were + some + plural countable noun
We can use there was/there were to Describe scene in the past. there was a big party outside last night. There where about ninety people at the concert.
+-ed
+-d -y +-ied Double Consonants +-ed
Worked Played Visited Liked Arrived Tried Studied Chatted Shoped Travelled
Instread of some, we can use a lot of with Uncountuble nouns and plural countable Nouns. There was a lot of bread in the cupboard. There where a lot of biscuits in the tin. Negative There wasn´t + alan + singular noun There wasn´t + any + uncountable noun there weren´t + any + plural countuble noun Question Was there alan + singular noun Was there + any + uncountuble noun there werent + any + plural countuble noun Short answer Affirmative Yes, there was Yes there were
Negative No there wasnt No there werent
Past continuos Affirmative I was waiting You were waiting He was waiting She was waiting It was waiting We were weating You were waiting They were weating Negative Full form I was not reading You were not reading He was not reading She was not reading It was not reading We were not reading You were not reading They were not reading
We use the past continuos as follows: - To talk about something that was Happening at a particular point in the Past. At two o´clock yesterday we were Having lunchin Rome In 2003 i was living in Paris -to talk about an action that was Happening in the back ground when Another event happened It was raining very heavily when we Arrived at the campsite - To talk about two actions that were Happening at the same time. In this case, We use while or when + past continuos The dog was running around the kitchen While i was cleaning the floor
Contracted form I wasnt reading You werent reading He wasnt reading She wasnt reading It wasnt reading We werent reading You werent reading They werent reading
Past continuos: questions Questios Was i sleeping? Were you sleeping? Was he sleeping? Was she sleeping? Was it sleeping? Were we sleeping? Were you sleeping? Were they sleeping Short answer Affirmative Yes, i was Yes, you were Yes, he was Yes, she has Yes, yes it was Yes, we were Yes, you were Yes, they were
Past simple v. past continuos
We use the past simple and past Continuos for diferent situations. Past simple For complete actions In the past. He wrote the note And put it on the Table.(he finished Writing the note) After when in a past Continuos sentence To intoduced a second Action. I was studyng for my Exam when Jonh called. With state and sense Verbs (e.g. like, love, Hate, want, know.)
Negative No, i wasnt No, you werent No, he wasnt No, she hasnt No, it wasnt No, we werent No, you werent No,they werent
Past continuos For actions that continue Over a period of time in The past. He was writing a note For his mum. After when or while to Describe an action that was happening in the background jonh called when/ while i was studyng for my exam Not used with state and sense Verbs (e.g. like love Hate want etc.)