The document provides information on several English grammar topics: 1) It discusses possessive adjectives like "my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their" and how to form the possessive 's. 2) It covers adjectives - how they are used to describe nouns, can be before or after verbs like "to be", and do not change form based on gender or number. 3) Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are explained, like "taller, tallest" and using "more, most, less, least". 4) The past tense of "to be" is outlined as "was/were".

1. ESQUEMES ANGLÈS
Docent: Ángeles Sanz

2. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Personal
pronoun
Possessive
adjective
Examples of use
I My This is my book.
You Your Wash your hands!
He His Tony and his wife
She Her These are Sarah and her husband Peter
It Its The dog is wagging its tail.
We Our
You Your
They Their That is their house. 2

3. POSSESSIVE ‘S
She’s taking a photo
with Paul’s camera.
“John, this is Paul’s brother”
“Are you going to James’s party”
“This is my friends’ house”
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4. ADJECTIVES
 Use them to describe
 My house is old but I’m proud of it.
 They are invariable in gender and number.
 That tree is very high.
Those aerials are very high.
 Before a noun
 She knows a very rich man.
 After “to be”.
 He is a rich man.
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5. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (I)
Adjectives
Comparative Superlative
Compare people and things The one in a group
taller than
more + adj. + than
less + adj. + than
better than
worse than
further than
as + adj. + as
as much as
the same as
(+ obj. Pron.)
(+ sub. pron. + aux. Verb)
the coldest
the most + adj.
the least + adj.
the best
the worst
the furthest
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6. VERB “TO BE” IN THE PAST:
WAS/ WERE
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answer
I was
I was not
(I wasn’t)
Was I?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t
You were
You were not
(you weren’t)
Were you?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren’t
He* was
He* was not
(he wasn’t)
Was he*?
Yes, he* was.
No, he wasn’t
We were
We were not
(we weren’t)
Were we?
Yes, we were.
No, we weren’t
You were
You were not
(you weren’t)
Were you?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren’t
They were
They were not
(they weren’t)
Were they?
Yes, they are.
No, they weren’t
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7. PRESENT PERFECT
Present perfect simple (experience)
Affirmative
S + have + participle
Negative
S + haven’t + participle
I’ve been to London (when?)
I’ve never been to London
My sister’s just started a new job
I have already finished my homework
He hasn’t worked in a bank
I haven’t finished my homework yet.
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Present perfect simple (experience)
Interrogative
Have + S + participle?

Yes, S + have

No, S+ haven’t
Has he worked in a bank?
Have you ever worked in a bank?
Have you finished your homework yet?
Yes, he has No, he hasn’t

8. PAST SIMPLE
Affirmative Negative
I stayed in a hotel.
I took the photo.
I didn’t stay in a hotel.
I didn’t take the photo.
Interrogative
Did you stay in a hotel?
Did you take the photo?
Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
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