This document provides information about the present simple tense in English grammar. It begins by defining the present simple tense and its uses, such as expressing habitual actions, states, feelings and emotions. It notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending. The document provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in the present simple tense. It then covers topics like the verb phrase "have got", the modal verb "can", personal pronouns, vocabulary including countries and jobs, adjectives describing appearance and personality, feelings and emotions, and concludes with a brief section on the present simple tense.
The document provides an overview of a four-day communication skills workshop focusing on parts of speech. Day 1 covers parts of speech, Day 2 covers grammar tenses, Day 3 covers sentence formation, and Day 4 recaps and assesses the material. It then goes into detail about different parts of speech, including definitions and examples of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and other parts of speech. Exercises are provided to help identify and work with different parts of speech.
This document provides information about different types of English sentences and homonyms. It discusses the four types of sentences: declarative sentences (statements), interrogative sentences (questions), imperative sentences (commands), and exclamative sentences (exclamations). It also explains homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings), homographs (words that are spelled the same but have different meanings or pronunciations), and homonyms (words that are both spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings). Examples are given for each type.
This document provides guidance on identifying subjects, verbs, objects of prepositions, and participles in simple sentences with one clause. It discusses 5 key points: 1) Ensuring a sentence has a subject and verb, 2) Being careful of objects of prepositions when identifying the subject, 3) Being careful of appositives when identifying the subject, 4) Being careful of present participles when identifying the verb, and 5) Being careful of past participles when identifying the verb. Examples are given to illustrate how to properly analyze simple sentences and distinguish subjects, verbs, and other parts of speech.
This document compares the uses of the words "until" and "as long as". It explains that "until" can be used as both a preposition and conjunction, while "as long as" is always a conjunction. It provides examples of how each word is used in different contexts such as expressing a point in time or condition. It also notes some idiomatic uses of "as long as". Overall, the document provides a concise explanation of the differences between "until" and "as long as" through definitions and examples.
This is part 3 of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
1. Personal Pronoun – Meaning & Definition
a. 1st , 2nd & 3rd person
b. Forms of pronoun
2. Cases
a. Nominative
b. Possessive
c. Accusative
d. Funda Set-1
e. Practice Set-1
3. Reflexive
4. Demonstrative
a. Funda Set-2
5. Indefinite
a. Funda set -3
6. Distributive
a. Funda Set-4
b. Practice Set-2
This is the final part of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
In order to learn how to write effective sentences, paragraphs, essays, and research papers, student must be able to master the basic of all grammar concepts: The 8 Parts of Speech.
The document provides an overview of a four-day communication skills workshop focusing on parts of speech. Day 1 covers parts of speech, Day 2 covers grammar tenses, Day 3 covers sentence formation, and Day 4 recaps and assesses the material. It then goes into detail about different parts of speech, including definitions and examples of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and other parts of speech. Exercises are provided to help identify and work with different parts of speech.
This document provides information about different types of English sentences and homonyms. It discusses the four types of sentences: declarative sentences (statements), interrogative sentences (questions), imperative sentences (commands), and exclamative sentences (exclamations). It also explains homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings), homographs (words that are spelled the same but have different meanings or pronunciations), and homonyms (words that are both spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings). Examples are given for each type.
This document provides guidance on identifying subjects, verbs, objects of prepositions, and participles in simple sentences with one clause. It discusses 5 key points: 1) Ensuring a sentence has a subject and verb, 2) Being careful of objects of prepositions when identifying the subject, 3) Being careful of appositives when identifying the subject, 4) Being careful of present participles when identifying the verb, and 5) Being careful of past participles when identifying the verb. Examples are given to illustrate how to properly analyze simple sentences and distinguish subjects, verbs, and other parts of speech.
This document compares the uses of the words "until" and "as long as". It explains that "until" can be used as both a preposition and conjunction, while "as long as" is always a conjunction. It provides examples of how each word is used in different contexts such as expressing a point in time or condition. It also notes some idiomatic uses of "as long as". Overall, the document provides a concise explanation of the differences between "until" and "as long as" through definitions and examples.
This is part 3 of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
1. Personal Pronoun – Meaning & Definition
a. 1st , 2nd & 3rd person
b. Forms of pronoun
2. Cases
a. Nominative
b. Possessive
c. Accusative
d. Funda Set-1
e. Practice Set-1
3. Reflexive
4. Demonstrative
a. Funda Set-2
5. Indefinite
a. Funda set -3
6. Distributive
a. Funda Set-4
b. Practice Set-2
This is the final part of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
In order to learn how to write effective sentences, paragraphs, essays, and research papers, student must be able to master the basic of all grammar concepts: The 8 Parts of Speech.
This is the first part of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
This document provides guidance on various aspects of written expression and reading comprehension. It discusses identifying the main topic and ideas of a passage, using context clues to determine word meanings, scanning for details, and differentiating between comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. Examples are given of each concept to illustrate proper usage.
The document discusses adverb phrases and their functions. It begins by defining an adverb phrase as consisting of one or more words with the adverb as the head. Adverbs can modify verbs, be-verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and determiners. Example adverb phrases are provided for each function to illustrate how adverbs modify or qualify different parts of speech.
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The document discusses different types of phrases including verb phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and appositive phrases. It provides examples and explanations of each type of phrase and exercises to identify phrases in sample sentences. Key details include the components and functions of verb phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective phrases used as adjectives, adverb phrases used as adverbs, and appositive phrases which rename nouns.
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The document discusses the different parts of speech used in the English language. It defines nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. For each part of speech, it provides examples and explanations of their functions in sentences. It also includes exercises to identify parts of speech in sentences.
The document provides a basic introduction to parts of speech in language including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains each part of speech concisely and gives examples to illustrate common types within each category. The overall purpose is to give students a foundational understanding of grammar terminology and concepts.
The document provides information about the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test. It discusses the two types of questions in this section - Structure questions that test grammar and Written Expression questions about incorrect words. It provides strategies for answering the questions and focuses on skills for the Structure questions, including identifying subjects and verbs, being careful of objects of prepositions and appositives, which can be mistaken for subjects.
This document discusses common writing mistakes and provides examples and explanations of major errors such as sentence fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences, garbled sentences, faulty subject-verb agreement, faulty pronoun-antecedent agreement, and misuse of verb forms. It examines each error type in detail, provides examples to identify the mistakes, and offers corrections. The document is intended as a reference for writers to review common errors and improve their proofreading abilities.
Adjectives and their Difficulties in English and Arabic A Comparative Study -...Al Baha University
This document provides an overview of a study that examines the similarities and differences between adjectives in English and Arabic. It is comprised of four sections. The first section introduces the topic and importance of the study. The second and third sections independently define and provide examples of adjectives in English and Arabic, respectively. The fourth section provides a comparative analysis of adjectives between the two languages and highlights some of the difficulties. The overall goal of the study is to enrich the field by addressing the lack of research in this area and to help both English and Arabic language students.
This part of the tutorial covers the different types of phrases found in grammar. Phrases help aid and support the main clauses and being able to distinguish which type of phrase will be helpful.
This slide is dedicated to Senior High School teachers and students in Indonesia -- as one topic in the 2013 curriculum that teachers have to teach in English class.
The writer expects that this slide can provide additional references to teachers and students.
In teaching Noun Phrase, the writer does not stop at giving students knowledge about its structures and functions. Instead, the writer thinks that the teaching of Noun Phrase should help learners improve their reading comprehension, speaking, writing, as well as listening. So the teaching of Noun Phrase should have an impact to students' language skills rather than simply give knowledge. To achieve this goal, the writer trained students with a lot of translation practice via authentic texts.
The document discusses various confusing grammar concepts including pronouns, adjectives vs adverbs, nouns vs verbs, and prepositions. It provides examples of commonly confused word pairs and explains the differences and proper usage of each term. Key points covered include the differences between pronouns like I/me and possessive pronouns, adjectives like dead/deadly, verbs like lie/lay, and prepositions like on/in. The document aims to clarify these commonly mixed up grammar concepts through detailed explanations and examples.
Adjective phrases modify nouns and consist of an adjective and other optional elements like determiners or modifiers. They can function as attributive modifiers before nouns or after linking verbs. Adjective phrases can also be modified by adverbs or other determiners. Common examples include "a very slow voice", "heavy rain", and "a cup of hot chocolate". The adjective is the head of the phrase and additional words provide context about the adjective.
The document provides an overview of English grammar and tips to improve it. It discusses the important building blocks of grammar like nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. It emphasizes practicing grammar through exercises, finding a mentor, and joining a course to improve. Specific examples of different types of nouns and pronouns are also explained.
This document provides an overview of verb tenses and subject-verb agreement concepts for a test prep guide. It discusses three factors to consider for verb questions: subject-verb agreement, context/meaning, and parallel structures. It then covers singular and plural verbs and provides examples of subject-verb agreement. It discusses tricky agreement cases like collective nouns, prepositional phrases, and indefinite pronouns. It also covers compound subjects, verbs used with "or" and "nor", subjunctive mood, and perfect tense verbs. The document continues with sections on pronoun-antecedent agreement, pronoun cases, modifiers, and idioms.
This document provides information about noun clauses and their usage. It discusses the different types of noun clauses including that-clauses, wh-question clauses, yes/no question clauses, and clauses with infinitives. It also covers the rules for changing direct speech to reported or indirect speech, including tense, pronoun, time and modal changes. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept. The document concludes with a reference list in MLA format.
This document provides an overview of key elements of English grammar including parts of speech like nouns, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, verbs, verb tenses, speech, relative clauses, and punctuation. It explains the basic definitions and rules for using each part of speech or concept correctly in the English language, with subsections dedicated to specific topics like types of verbs, verb tenses, reporting speech, and punctuation marks. The goal is to teach English grammar concepts in a clear and straightforward manner.
This is the first part of a 5-Day Handbook on the Basics of Sentence Correction that will help you brush-up your basic grammar, especially that required to ace the SC section on the GMAT.
This is a required pre-read for our Sentence Correction course at CrackVerbal.
This document provides guidance on various aspects of written expression and reading comprehension. It discusses identifying the main topic and ideas of a passage, using context clues to determine word meanings, scanning for details, and differentiating between comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. Examples are given of each concept to illustrate proper usage.
The document discusses adverb phrases and their functions. It begins by defining an adverb phrase as consisting of one or more words with the adverb as the head. Adverbs can modify verbs, be-verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and determiners. Example adverb phrases are provided for each function to illustrate how adverbs modify or qualify different parts of speech.
This document provides information about adverbs including their definition, use, form and types. It discusses how adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs to express manner, place, time or degree. It distinguishes between adjectives and adverbs and provides examples of each. The document also describes different types of adverbs such as adverbs of time, place, degree, manner and frequency. It discusses adverbial phrases and prepositional phrases. Finally, it covers the formation of adverbs from adjectives, including those ending in -ly, -le, -y and some irregular forms. The document is intended to teach students about the use and formation of adverbs in the English language.
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This document discusses different types of sentences in English including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. It defines each sentence type and provides examples. Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Complex sentences have one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Dependent clauses include noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses. The document also discusses conjunctive adverbs and how they can join two independent clauses.
The document discusses different types of phrases including verb phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and appositive phrases. It provides examples and explanations of each type of phrase and exercises to identify phrases in sample sentences. Key details include the components and functions of verb phrases, prepositional phrases, adjective phrases used as adjectives, adverb phrases used as adverbs, and appositive phrases which rename nouns.
This document discusses different types of clauses that can be embedded in sentences, including full statement clauses, question clauses, infinitive clauses, gerund clauses, and non-factual clauses. It also covers verbal nouns, comparing different clause types, and syntactic ambiguity that can arise from ambiguous structures.
The document defines adjectives and discusses their syntactic functions and classifications. It notes that adjectives modify nouns and outlines their positions before nouns, after verbs, and after objects. It also discusses attributive and predicative adjectives and subclasses like intensifying, limiter, and denominal adjectives. Verbless adjective clauses and semantic classifications of adjectives into stative, dynamic, gradable and inherent are also covered.
This document provides an overview of writing sentences. It discusses identifying sentences and sentence fragments, as well as identifying the subject and predicate of sentences. It also describes four types of sentences - declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory - and provides examples. The goal is to teach basic rules for writing clear sentences with subjects, predicates, and proper punctuation.
The document discusses the different parts of speech used in the English language. It defines nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. For each part of speech, it provides examples and explanations of their functions in sentences. It also includes exercises to identify parts of speech in sentences.
The document provides a basic introduction to parts of speech in language including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It explains each part of speech concisely and gives examples to illustrate common types within each category. The overall purpose is to give students a foundational understanding of grammar terminology and concepts.
The document provides information about the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test. It discusses the two types of questions in this section - Structure questions that test grammar and Written Expression questions about incorrect words. It provides strategies for answering the questions and focuses on skills for the Structure questions, including identifying subjects and verbs, being careful of objects of prepositions and appositives, which can be mistaken for subjects.
This document discusses common writing mistakes and provides examples and explanations of major errors such as sentence fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences, garbled sentences, faulty subject-verb agreement, faulty pronoun-antecedent agreement, and misuse of verb forms. It examines each error type in detail, provides examples to identify the mistakes, and offers corrections. The document is intended as a reference for writers to review common errors and improve their proofreading abilities.
Adjectives and their Difficulties in English and Arabic A Comparative Study -...Al Baha University
This document provides an overview of a study that examines the similarities and differences between adjectives in English and Arabic. It is comprised of four sections. The first section introduces the topic and importance of the study. The second and third sections independently define and provide examples of adjectives in English and Arabic, respectively. The fourth section provides a comparative analysis of adjectives between the two languages and highlights some of the difficulties. The overall goal of the study is to enrich the field by addressing the lack of research in this area and to help both English and Arabic language students.
This part of the tutorial covers the different types of phrases found in grammar. Phrases help aid and support the main clauses and being able to distinguish which type of phrase will be helpful.
This slide is dedicated to Senior High School teachers and students in Indonesia -- as one topic in the 2013 curriculum that teachers have to teach in English class.
The writer expects that this slide can provide additional references to teachers and students.
In teaching Noun Phrase, the writer does not stop at giving students knowledge about its structures and functions. Instead, the writer thinks that the teaching of Noun Phrase should help learners improve their reading comprehension, speaking, writing, as well as listening. So the teaching of Noun Phrase should have an impact to students' language skills rather than simply give knowledge. To achieve this goal, the writer trained students with a lot of translation practice via authentic texts.
The document discusses various confusing grammar concepts including pronouns, adjectives vs adverbs, nouns vs verbs, and prepositions. It provides examples of commonly confused word pairs and explains the differences and proper usage of each term. Key points covered include the differences between pronouns like I/me and possessive pronouns, adjectives like dead/deadly, verbs like lie/lay, and prepositions like on/in. The document aims to clarify these commonly mixed up grammar concepts through detailed explanations and examples.
Adjective phrases modify nouns and consist of an adjective and other optional elements like determiners or modifiers. They can function as attributive modifiers before nouns or after linking verbs. Adjective phrases can also be modified by adverbs or other determiners. Common examples include "a very slow voice", "heavy rain", and "a cup of hot chocolate". The adjective is the head of the phrase and additional words provide context about the adjective.
The document provides an overview of English grammar and tips to improve it. It discusses the important building blocks of grammar like nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. It emphasizes practicing grammar through exercises, finding a mentor, and joining a course to improve. Specific examples of different types of nouns and pronouns are also explained.
This document provides an overview of verb tenses and subject-verb agreement concepts for a test prep guide. It discusses three factors to consider for verb questions: subject-verb agreement, context/meaning, and parallel structures. It then covers singular and plural verbs and provides examples of subject-verb agreement. It discusses tricky agreement cases like collective nouns, prepositional phrases, and indefinite pronouns. It also covers compound subjects, verbs used with "or" and "nor", subjunctive mood, and perfect tense verbs. The document continues with sections on pronoun-antecedent agreement, pronoun cases, modifiers, and idioms.
This document provides information about noun clauses and their usage. It discusses the different types of noun clauses including that-clauses, wh-question clauses, yes/no question clauses, and clauses with infinitives. It also covers the rules for changing direct speech to reported or indirect speech, including tense, pronoun, time and modal changes. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept. The document concludes with a reference list in MLA format.
This document provides an overview of key elements of English grammar including parts of speech like nouns, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, verbs, verb tenses, speech, relative clauses, and punctuation. It explains the basic definitions and rules for using each part of speech or concept correctly in the English language, with subsections dedicated to specific topics like types of verbs, verb tenses, reporting speech, and punctuation marks. The goal is to teach English grammar concepts in a clear and straightforward manner.
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2) Verbs are divided into transitive verbs (which take a direct object) and intransitive verbs (which do not). Linking verbs connect the subject to a word that renames or describes it. Helping verbs convey additional information like time or possibility.
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- Verbs inflect and have different forms including base, infinitive, third person singular "-s" form, past tense, past participle and "-ing" participle. Figuring out the different forms is important for understanding verbs.
- The verb "to be" is highly irregular in English. Its various forms are examined.
- Common editing symbols used to mark verb form errors are provided. Examples of sentences with
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This document provides an overview of the grammatical functions of gerunds and infinitives. It discusses how gerunds and infinitives can function as subjects, objects, complements, and in prepositional phrases. It provides examples of verbs that can take gerund or infinitive complements and explains the differences. Guidelines are given for using possessives with gerunds. In summary, the document is a reference on the various grammatical roles of gerunds and infinitives in sentences.
This document provides an overview and table of contents for the book "Better English ASAP: A Short-Cut for Spanish Speakers" by Jill Paquette. The book aims to help Spanish speakers improve their English skills quickly by focusing on essential grammar points that often cause issues. It was developed based on the author's experience teaching English to hundreds of Spanish speakers. The table of contents previews the chapters which cover topics like sentence structure, question formation, negative sentences, verb tenses, pronouns, prepositions and more. The author's qualifications and teaching philosophy are also briefly outlined.
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The document discusses the key elements of language that determine a statement's meaning, including context, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. It provides examples of how changing these elements can alter a statement's implications. For instance, the sentence "It's warm in here" could be a request to open a window, an expression of satisfaction, or a suggestion to find elsewhere, depending on the surrounding context. Overall, the document examines how language users skillfully manipulate different linguistic components to convey precise meanings.
There are eight parts of speech in
the English language: noun,
pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb,
preposition, conjunction, and
interjection. The part of speech
indicates how the word functions
in meaning as well as
grammatically within the
sentence.
1. Name: Rodríguez Alvizo Karla
Group: 1IV04
Date: January , 18th
, 2015
TASK 1 THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
Verb To Be Other Verbs
Description Means SER O ESTAR.
Auxiliaryverb In English, the simple present, also
known as the present simple,is not perfective tense
of this (and appearance)
Function its function is to express feelings, actions,indicate
profession ,age
Emotions
States ofmind
Feelings
Special
features
in the third person singular you must add an s usually
dependingon the rules of termination which each
person when the prayer is positive.
when the sentence is negative deve addingusually
not the verb to be
when asked how changes of place at first and then
other singular verbs differ
because the terser positive
person must follow a rule
usually addingan s
what does negantivo do you
use to deny
2. verb t be the subject and to ask or order does do is
changed and then the subject.
Examples He is very tall
She was eating
It is horrible
Are you crazy?
Theyare kind of wird
We played ball
We don’t played ball
Do we played ball?
You Study english
You don’tsingpretty
Exercices
C complete the sentenceswith the verbnecessary:
1. It
is
coldtoday.
2. I
am
at home now.
3. They
are
Korean.
4. There
is
a penon the desk.
5. My name
is
Nikita.
6. We
are
fromUkraine.
7. That
is
right.
I sometimes_______ (go) to work by car.
ago
Ben _______ (work) in a hospital.
works
_______ you _______ (like) fish?
Do like
She _______ (not/teach) English.
doesnotteach
Matthew never_______ (watch)
television.
watches
3. 8. I
am
OK,thanks.
9. Clara andSteve
are
married.
10. She
is
an Englishteacher.
_______ she _______ (play) football?
Doesplay
They always _______ (eat) dinnerat 7
o'clock.
eat
We _______ (not/live) ina big house.
do notlive
Valerie _______ (study) Englishat
university.
studies
_______ he _______ (want) to eat?
Doeswant
4. F. Verb phrase Have got
1. Verb phrase stake the verb one step fur ther by comprising the verb, plus the complement, object, orad verb. Verb phrases, such
as "She was walking quickly to the mall"
"Have" is also used as an auxiliary verb in the formation of the perfect tenses. For more information, see the lessons of the present
perfect and past perfect
2. A verb phraseis the portion of a sentence that contains both the verb and either a director indirect object (the verb’s dependents).
3. A verb phrase can also be a phrase that functions as an adverb or adjective and contains a verb and its complements, objects, or
modifiers.
4. Examples
•She was walking quickly to the mall.
•He should wait be for egoing swimming.
•Tho segirls are nottrying very hard.
•Ted might eatthe cake.
•You mustg oright now.
•You can’t eat that!
•My mother is fixin gus some dinner.
•Words wer es poken.
•The secards may be worth hundreds of dollars!
•The teacher is writing a report.
•You have woken up everyone in the neigh borhood.
5. Exercise. Place the verbs that are needed to form the verb phrase
5. They are waiting for the rain to stop.
Why is she staying at home?
Jack is not taking any breaks.
Sha non will meet usthere.
Wil lyou help us?
He can speak more than ten languages.
Should I call you?
They have re placed all the locks.
My brother has been working there forover five years.
They have not seen it.
Was it baked?
His heart was broken.
G. Modal verb Can
The verb 'Can' belongs to modal verbs and is located before the main verb in the infinitive
Means 'power'. It is used for ability, permission.
I can – puedo
6. 1. Affirmative form
I can play the trumpet.
We can take a taxi to the airport.
Mary can be very stub born some times.
You can si thereif you like.
It can take longer tan wethought.
No body can under stand that.
Your decision can change our lives.
2. Negative form
I can not swim.
That can not be true.
You can't tell me what to do.
3. Interrogative form
Can Peter speak German?
Can you help me with my homework?
Can we start tomorrow?
Can they stay withus?
H. Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns Represent specific people or things.
1. Subject pronouns:
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that makes the action of the verb. The subject pronoun replaces this person or thing.
2. Object pronouns:
7. Pronouns are receiving the action of the verb. They come after the verb or after a preposition.
3. Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns in English are: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs. Indicate possession and are invariable. Never are
preceded by an article.
4. Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns in English are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves. They belong to a class of personal
pronouns and differ according to syntactic criteria.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
PERSON SUBJECT PRON. OBJECT PRON. POSSESSIVE PR. REFLEXIVE PR.
YO I Me Mine Myself
TÚ You You Yours Yourself
ÉL He Him His Himself
ELLA She Her Hers Herself
ESO/ESTO/AQUELLO It It Its Itself
NOSOTROS We Us Ours Ourselves
USTEDES You You Yours Yourselves
ELLAS / ELLOS They Them Theirs Themselves
8. Vocabulary.
1. Countries and nationalities:
Country Nationality
Afghanistan Afghan
Albania Albanian
Algeria Algerian
Andorra Andorran
Angola Angolan
Argentina Argentinian
Armenia Armenian
Australia Australian
Austria Austrian
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani
Bahamas Bahamian
Bahrain Bahraini
Bangladesh Bangladeshi
9. Barbados Barbadian
Belarus BelarusianorBelarusan
Belgium Belgian
Belize Belizean
Benin Beninese
Bhutan Bhutanese
Bolivia Bolivian
Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnian
Botswana Botswanan
Brazil Brazilian
Britain British
Brunei Bruneian
Bulgaria Bulgarian
Burkina Burkinese
Burma (officialname
Myanmar)
Burmese
Burundi Burundian
Cambodia Cambodian
10. Cameroon Cameroonian
Canada Canadian
Cape Verde Islands Cape Verdean
Chad Chadian
Chile Chilean
China Chinese
Colombia Colombian
Congo Congolese
Costa Rica Costa Rican
Croatia CroatorCroatian
Cuba Cuban
Cyprus Cypriot
CzechRepublic Czech
Denmark Danish
Djibouti Djiboutian
Dominica Dominican
DominicanRepublic Dominican
11. Ecuador Ecuadorean
Egypt Egyptian
El Salvador Salvadorean
England English
Eritrea Eritrean
Estonia Estonian
Ethiopia Ethiopian
Fiji Fijian
Finland Finnish
France French
Gabon Gabonese
Gambia, the Gambian
Georgia Georgian
Germany German
Ghana Ghanaian
Greece Greek
Grenada Grenadian
12. Guatemala Guatemalan
Guinea Guinean
Guyana Guyanese
Haiti Haitian
Holland (alsoNetherlands) Dutch
Honduras Honduran
Hungary Hungarian
Iceland Icelandic
India Indian
Indonesia Indonesian
Iran Iranian
Iraq Iraqi
Ireland, Republic of Irish
Italy Italian
Jamaica Jamaican
Japan Japanese
Jordan Jordanian
13. Kazakhstan Kazakh
Kenya Kenyan
Kuwait Kuwaiti
Laos Laotian
Latvia Latvian
Lebanon Lebanese
Liberia Liberian
Libya Libyan
Liechtenstein -
Lithuania Lithuanian
Luxembourg -
Macedonia Macedonian
Madagascar MalagasyorMadagascan
Malawi Malawian
Malaysia Malaysian
Maldives Maldivian
Mali Malian
14. Malta Maltese
Mauritania Mauritanian
Mauritius Mauritian
Mexico Mexican
Moldova Moldovan
Monaco MonégasqueorMonacan
Mongolia Mongolian
Montenegro Montenegrin
Morocco Moroccan
Mozambique Mozambican
Myanmar seeBurma -
Namibia Namibian
Nepal Nepalese
Netherlands, the
(seeHolland)
Dutch
New Zealand New Zealand
Nicaragua Nicaraguan
Niger Nigerien
15. Nigeria Nigerian
North Korea North Korean
Norway Norwegian
Oman Omani
Pakistan Pakistani
Panama Panamanian
Papua New Guinea
Papua New
GuineanorGuinean
Paraguay Paraguayan
Peru Peruvian
thePhilippines Philippine
Poland Polish
Portugal Portuguese
Qatar Qatari
Romania Romanian
Russia Russian
Rwanda Rwandan
Saudi Arabia SaudiArabianorSaudi
16. Scotland Scottish
Senegal Senegalese
Serbia SerborSerbian
Seychelles, the Seychellois
Sierra Leone Sierra Leonian
Singapore Singaporean
Slovakia Slovak
Slovenia SloveneorSlovenian
Solomon Islands -
Somalia Somali
South Africa South African
South Korea South Korean
Spain Spanish
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
Sudan Sudanese
Suriname Surinamese
Swaziland Swazi
17. Sweden Swedish
Switzerland Swiss
Syria Syrian
Taiwan Taiwanese
Tajikistan TajikorTadjik
Tanzania Tanzanian
Thailand Thai
Togo Togolese
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian
Tobagan/Tobagonian
Tunisia Tunisian
Turkey Turkish
Turkmenistan TurkmenorTurkoman
Tuvalu Tuvaluan
Uganda Ugandan
Ukraine Ukrainian
UnitedArabEmirates (UAE) UAE orEmirati
UnitedKingdom (UK) UK or British
18. UnitedStates of America
(USA)
US
Uruguay Uruguayan
Uzbekistan Uzbek
Vanuatu Vanuatuan
Vatican City -
Venezuela Venezuelan
Vietnam Vietnamese
Wales Welsh
Western Samoa Western Samoan
Yemen Yemeni
Yugoslavia Yugoslav
Zaire Zaïrean
Zambia Zambian
Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
2. Jobs and occupations:
accountant
30. •Frustration
•Envy
•Longing
•Shame
•Selfish
•Overwhelmed
4. Present Simple:
a) They express the qualities of then oun they modify and are located in front of it. Notvary nei ther gender nornumber (red
cars, fat woman).
b) Adjectives describe the aspects of nouns. When an adjective is describing a noun, wesay it is "modifying" it.
c) Many times thes ame adjectives are used to express tone, feelings and emotions are thes ame.
•A toneis a no veralls en se that you get from some sort of event, work, situation etc.
•Feelings and emotions are very similar; however, emotions tend tore fer to that whichis not tangible, while feelings tend
to be more tangible.
d) Aggreived, afraid, agitated,agreeable,amazed