Transcript English Grammar

English Grammar
Present Simple
• We add s/es in the 3rd person singular
(he/she/it).
Eg. She lives in the forest
• Verbs ending in consonant +y: the y turns i and
we add –es.
Eg. study – studies
• Verbs ending in ss/sh/o/ch: we add –es
Eg. Watch – watches / fix – fixes / wash - washes
Present Continuous
• We use this verb tense to talk what is hapening now.
• We form it with the Present Simple of be (am/is/are)
+ main verb ending in –ing
– verbs ending in -e:
Eg. Write – writing
– Verbs ending in short vowel + consonant:
Eg. Travel – travelling / swim - swimming
Past Simple – Regular verbs
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a) When we talk about something that happened the past use
the past simple.
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b) Regular verbs always end in- ed in the past.
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c) Irregular verbs have different endings in the past.
Formation
a) In the affirmative – We had a great time.
subject + verb + object
b) In the negative – Jade’s dad didn’t laught very much
Subject + didn’t + verb
c) In the interrogative – Did you enjoy Madam Tussaud’s?
did+subject+ verb
Future- be going to
• This is how we form the Future with be goinh to: be
(am /is/are)+going to+infinitive.
I’m going to spende my time off in Portugal.
We use be goinh to when:
we amke a decision to do something in the future
(when we plan something);
I’m goinh to write new songs.
We make predictions that somthing will happen in the
future;
Kell Slater is goinh to win the surfing championship
this year.
Uncountable Nouns
• Uncountable nouns refer to things we
cannot count: sugar, rice, milk,flour.