Connect! Book 1 GRAMMAR TABLES To be (present simple) Use: to describe oneself and others; to talk about identity; to give personal details. FORM I You He / She / It
Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions
Short answers
Wh- questions
am (not) are (not) is (not)
We / You / They are (not) Am I Are we / you / they Yes, I you / we / they he / she / it No, I you / we / they he / she / it Where are you / we / they What is he / she / it How old am I
a student Italian. 15 years old. hard-working cameramen from Mexico? patient? am. are. is. ‘m not. aren’t. isn’t. from? like? ?
Have got (present simple) Use: to talk about possessions. FORM Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions
Short answers
Wh- questions
I / you / we / they
have (not) got
he / she / it Have I / you / we/ they Has he / she / it I / you / we / they Yes, he / she / it I / you / we / they No, he / she / it have I / you / we / they What has he / she / it
has (not) got
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a pet. two best friends. three sisters.
got
one brother? a tent?
got
have. has. haven’t. hasn’t. in your bedroom? on your desk?
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Can (present simple) Use: to talk about abilities. FORM Affirmative Negative
I you/ we / they he / she/ it
Yes/No questions
Can
Short answers
Yes, No,
Wh- questions
Where
swim. dig holes. run fast. climb a mountain? do extreme sports? build shelters? can. can’t.
can (not) I you / we / they he / she / it I you / we / they he / she / it
I you / we / they he / she / it
can
dig a tunnel? swim here? do at school?
What
Present simple (like and other verbs) Use: to talk about permanent states and general beliefs; to talk about routines and habitual actions. FORM
Affirmative
Negative
No, Where
adventure. trekking. to the stadium on Sundays. go swimming every day. sleeping in the open. likes reality shows. goes very fast. adventure. don’t like trekking. to the stadium on Sundays. go swimming every day. sleeping in the open. like reality shows. doesn’t go very fast. I adventure? You like trekking? We to the stadium on Sundays? They go swimming every day? He adventure? She like trekking? It go very fast? I / you / we / they do. he / she / it does. I / you / we / they don’t. he / she / it doesn’t. do I / you / we / they live?
What
does
I You We They He She It I You We They He She It Do
Yes/No questions Does
Short answers
Yes,
like
Wh- questions he / she / it
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study?
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Frequency adverbs Use: to describe habits. always usually often sometimes never
I He
They
are
She
is
go to the stadium. watch football on TV. takes flags to the stadium. sings chants. always usually often sometimes never
busy. at home. happy. sad. angry.
Conditional type 0 Use: to express expected actions or events in the present. If
we go to the stadium, she is late for work,
We take flags She takes a taxi
we take flags. she takes a taxi. we go to the stadium. she is late for work.
if
Be (past simple) Use: to talk about identity, describe and give details of objects and people from the past. FORM Affirmative Negative
I He She It We / You / They
Yes/No questions
Was Were Yes,
Short answers
No,
Wh- questions
Where were What was
was (not)
were (not) I / he / she / it we / you / they I / he / she / it you / we / they I / he / she / it you / we / they I / you / we / they he / she / it
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at home. loyal. interesting. sharp. hard-working. rich. lazy? worried? was. were. wasn’t. weren’t. from? like?
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Past simple Use: to talk about past actions and states. FORM I You / we / they he / she / it
Affirmative
saw lived
I You / we / they He / she/ it
Negative
Did Yes/No questions
Short answers
Wh- questions
didn’t
I / You / we / they He / she / it
a film last night Susie last Sunday. in a palace. a long time ago. Mary yesterday. see the show. in a house. live in Greece. the sword? see Tommy this morning? here last year? live In Greece?
I / you / we / they he / she / it I / you / we / they No, he / she / it When I / you / we / they he / she / it What did Yes,
did. didn’t. live? study?
Passive voice (set phrases) Use: to describe objects and their characteristics. Set phrases in the present simple tense. FORM Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions
Short answers
Wh- questions
This instrument These instruments Is it Are they Yes, it they No, it they is What are
is (not) are (not)
it they
called used for made of
‘violin’. playing classical music. wood.
made of is. are. isn’t. aren’t.
plastic?
called?
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Connect! – Grammar Tables Set phrases in the past simple tense. FORM Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions Short answers
Wh- questions
This object was (not) invented This book written created The ‘Dreamland’ novels were (not) Was it made of Were they Yes, it was. they were. No, it wasn’t. they weren’t. was ‘Don Quixote’ written? When were calculators invented?
by Ron Blanchett in 1997.
leather?
Present continuous Use: to talk about what is happening at the moment of speaking. FORM Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions
Short answers
Wh- questions
I am (not) sitting in the grass He / she / it is (not) smiling You / we / they are (not) looking at the children. Am I doing the exercise correctly? Is He / she / it wearing the right clothes? Are We / you / they talking about the same person? Yes, I am. He / she / it is. We / you /they are. No, I am not. He / she / it isn’t. We / you / they aren’t. am I What celebrating? is He / she / it are We / you / they
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Going to future Use: to talk about arranged actions and future plans. FORM Affirmative Negative
Yes/No questions Short answers
Whquestions
stay in a hotel next holiday. I am (not) going to play video games tomorrow. He / she / it is (not) go on holiday in December. You / we / they are (not) go rafting next weekend? Am I going to work next summer? Is he / she / it get a good job next year? Are we / you / they I am. Yes, he / she / it is. we / you /they are. I am not. No, he / she / it isn’t. we / you / they aren’t. When am I study for the test? going to go dancing? is he / she / it visit Wendy? Where are we / you / they
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