English Grammar Is Easy

Grammar is easy Anna Davtjan 8b Tallinn Linna m a e Russian L yc eum Teacher : Elena Soshina Tallinn 2006

The maintenance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],USE I write a letter. ,[object Object],She writes a letter ,[object Object]

He She It write I You We They write S Affirmative

[object Object],He She It does not In all other persons we use do not. I You We They do not Negative

[object Object],Interrogative Do you get up at 7 o'clock every day? Short answers: Yes, I do. No, I don't.

[object Object],Spelling I teach he teaches Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop the -y and take -ies in the third person singular. I study he studies BUT : I play he plays

Tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Use I am playing football now. She is eating an ice-cream at the moment.

[object Object],I am He She It is eating We You They Affirmative are eating

[object Object],Negative eating I amn't He She It isn't We You They aren't

[object Object],Am I eating? Is she eating? Are we eating? Are you eating? Short answers : Yes, I am. ; Yes, we are. No, she is not. Interrogative

[object Object],Ex: swim-swimming Ex: make-making Spelling ,[object Object]

[object Object],USE I wached TV last night. He bought new clothes yesterday.

[object Object],I He She It We You They worked Affirmative

[object Object],The interrogative and the negative forms Did you write a letter last night? I did not have a party two days ago.

[object Object],We did not go for a walk. They did not listen to music. Negative I didn't work yesterday.

[object Object],Interrogative Did she visit her grandparents last year? Short answers : No, she didn't. Yes, she did.

[object Object],I work I worked We add -d to verbs ending in -e . I love I loved Verbs ending in consonant + y drop the -y and add -ied . I study I studied Spelling

Other verbs have irregular forms : become-became, say-said. Look at the list of irregular verbs. Be- was/were write- wrote Go- went Eat- ate Have- had Can- could

[object Object],USE I have already visited the Prado Museum. Time adverbs used with the present perfect : ever, just, yet, already, for, since, etc.

[object Object],I have been to New York. She has lived in Paris.

[object Object],[object Object],Affirmative and negative forms I He She It We You They have has have I He She It We You They haven't haven't hasn't cleaned

[object Object],Interrogative Have I/we/you/they been to Turkey? Short answers : Yes, I/we/you/they have. No, I/we/you/they haven't

[object Object],Present Perfect + Ever/Never Have you ever visited Brazil? Brazil is the best place I've ever visited. We use never in statements. He has never cut the grass. He hasn't cut the grass.

[object Object],Have you packed your suitcase yet? No, I haven't. I haven't packed it yet. Yes, I have. I have already packed it. Present Perfect+Yet/Already

[object Object],Have you read a book yet? Yes, I've just read it. Present Perfect+Just

[object Object],I have been here for five days. We use since to state a starting point. I have been here since Monday. Present Perfect+For/Since

Tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],USE John was cutting the grass while Jenny was planting flowers. She was having a bath when the phone rang. We use the past continuous for :

[object Object],Affirmative I He She It We You They was were playing

[object Object],Negative I He She It We You They wasn't weren't cleaning

[object Object],Interrogative Was Were I He She It We You They sleeping

[object Object],[object Object],Spelling Ex: wash - washing ,[object Object],Ex: take - taking

Internet Recourses ,[object Object],[object Object]

THANKS FOR ATTENTION. My special gratitude for Elena Soshina!!!

English Grammar Is Easy

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