3. GRAMMAR BE BORN; SIMPLE PAST ,
TIME EXPRESSIONS
Where were you born?
wasborn in Sao Paulo.
I wasn’t born in seattle.
No,(she didn’t). She moved in
2002.
How long did you live in Sao
Where were your parents born? Paulo?
They were bornin Hong Kong.
We lived there until I was six.
They weren’t born in U.S
From
1986 to 1992.
We didn’t leave until 1992. Then
Did you live there for a long time? we came to the U.S.
Yes. (I did). I lived there for six
years.
No, (I didn’t). I didn’t live there When did they come here?
long.
They came here about three year
ago.
Did she move here last year?
They came when ling was sixteen.
Yes, (she did). She moved in may.
4. Quick examples
I was sleepy.
He didn't learn any Italian when he was in Italy two year ago.
I went to the cinema, bought popcorn and watched a movie.
Q: When did you get up? (¿Cuándo te levantaste?)
A: At seven o'clock, three hours ago (A las siete en punto, hace tres horas).
6. Determiners are words like the, an, my, some. They are
grammatically similar. They all come at the beginning of noun
phrases, and usually we cannot use more than one determiner in
the same noun phrase.
Other determiners:
each, every
either, neither
some, any, no
much, many; more, most
little, less, least
few, fewer, fewest
what, whatever; which, whichever
both, half, all
several
enough
7. Example:
He knows more people than his wife.
Little knowledge is a dangerous
thing
Some people take spanish.
Much of the snow has already
melted.
a lot of trees/dancing.
Some of the students in my class
take English.
None of my teachers speak Frances.
