Thursday, March 5, 2020

SIMPLE PRESENT WH-QUESTIONS




EXERCISES:


Count and noncount nouns, some and any



Some
Countable and uncountable

Some is used with both countable and uncountable nouns:

Countable Nouns - 'Some people in my school like Jazz.'
Uncountable Nouns - 'There was some snow here last winter.'

Positive sentences

Some is used in positive sentences:

'I have some friends.'
'We bought some coffee.'

Offering

We use some in questions when we expect the answer to be 'yes' or when we are offering something, otherwise, we use any:

'Would you like some milk?

Requests

Some is also used in questions when we are making a request:

'Can I borrow some money?'

Any
Negative sentences

Any is used in negative sentences:

'I don't have any friends.'
'There isn't any bread left.'

Questions

Any is used in questions:

'Do you have any money?'
'Is there any sugar?'

EXERCISES:





Wednesday, February 19, 2020

WHAT TIME IS IT?




EXERCISES: 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS WH QUESTIONS



Wh - Question Form of the Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
How do we make a  wh question?
Form:
Wh question word (what, when...) + am /is / are + Subject (I, you, we...) +  verb + ing  + others





These wh question words are at the beginning of the sentence. After them, we use auxilary verb and subject.
We don't use yes or no in the answer.


Example Sentences: 


"Where" question asks for the place:
  • Where is she living? --> She's living in NewYork.
  • Where are you meeting your friends? --> I'm meeting them at the school.

"What" question asks for information about something:
  • What are you eating ? --> I'm eating fruits.
  • What are you reading? --> I'm reading a funny book.

"When" question asks for information about time:
  • When are you meeting your father? --> I'm meeting him at 9.
  • When is she coming home? --> She is coming home late today.

"Who" question asks for information about a person:
  • Who is she talking on the phone? --> She is talking to her mother.
  • Who are they travelling with? --> They are travelling with Tom.

"Why" question asks for information about reason, explanation:
  • Why is she crying? --> She is crying because she lost her toy car.
  • Why are we waiting here? --> We're waiting here because I cannot find my keys.
"How" question asks for information about manner, the way to do:
  • How is Sally singing?--> She is singing very well.
  • How are they going to work? -->I am going there by train.

EXERCISES: 



FAMILY




EXERCISES: 


SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS



The Present Simple tense describes things that are true, actions that happen many times, and simple statements of fact.



How to form Present Simple

To make Present Simple, we use the base (infinitive) form of the verb without ‘to’:
  • To live →  I live in London.
  • To work  → I work in a bank.
  • To go →  I go to work every day.
  • To play → I play football on Sundays.
With ‘he‘, ‘she‘, ‘it‘, add ‘-s‘ to the verb:
  • drink coffee.
  • She drinks tea.
  • It tastes good.

Spelling rules for adding ‘-s’

There are some rules to remember when adding the ‘-s’ ending to verbs.
1. If the verb ends in -o-ch-sh-ss or -x, add ‘-es‘.
  • I go to work. She goes to college.
  • I teach English. He teaches French.
  • I wash my face. She washes her hands.
  • I kiss her. She kisses me back.
  • I mix the drinks. She relaxes on the couch.
2. If the verb ends in a consonant (b, c, d, etc.) + y, drop the –y and add ‘-ies:
  • To carry → She carries a bag.
  • To study → He studies history.
  • To fly → An airplane flies.
3. In Present Simple with ‘he/she/it’ the verb ‘have‘ has the form ‘has‘:
  • have a pen and he has a pencil.
  • She has a book and she reads it.


EXERCISES:





SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTIONS



Questions with verbs - do, does

Do the boys play football?Where do the boys play?
Do you like ice cream?What do you like?
Do they like coffee?What do they like for breakfast?
With he, she, it - does
Does she like hamburgers?What does she like?
Does Carol play the guitar?Where does Carol live?
Does an elephant eat nuts?What does an elephant eat?


EXERCISES: 


Monday, February 10, 2020

WEATHER AND SEASONS








EXERCISES: 

Possessive adjectives and pronouns



EXERCISES: 

WORD POWER: CLOTHES


EXERCISES:

Exercise 1: Clothes 
Exercise 2:   Clothing Vocabulary

Present Continuous statements


How to Form the Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are.
One simple example of this tense is: He is swimming. "He" is the subject, "is" is the present tense of the verb to be and "swimming" is the present participle verb form. Some other forms of this verb tense are:
  • am singing at church today.
  • The boys are playing ball after school.
Yes/No Questions in the Present Progressive (Continuous)
To ask a question that will be answered with either a yes or no, start with Am, Is or Are, then choose your subject (the person or thing doing the action), followed by the ing (present participle) form of the verb and then the rest of your question.

  1. Am I talking too much?
  2. Is that your dog barking?
  3. Are you participating in the competition next week?
EXERCISES 

HOW OLD?

Age



When we talk about someone’s age, we use of age or oldOf age sounds more formal than old:
He is a fully qualified pilot and is only twenty-five years of age. (more formal)

He is a fully qualified pilot and is only twenty-five years old. (less formal)
When asking direct questions about someone’s age or the age of a thing, we don’t normally use age. We say How old …?
How old are you?
Not: What is your age?
How old is your car?
Not: What age is your car?


EXERCISES: 

Exercise 1:  How old? 

APPEARANCE



EXERCISE:

Exercise1: People's appearance 

To be - negative forms and contractions



To Be - Negative Sentences

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb.
SubjectTo BeExamples
Iam notam not from Spain.
Youare notYou are not Australian.
Heis notHe is not thirty years old.
Sheis notShe is not a secretary.
Itis notIt is not a small cat.
Weare notWe are not stupid.
Youare notYou are not teachers.
Theyare notThey are not single.

To Be - Negative Contractions

There are two ways of forming contractions of To Be in negative sentences. One is with a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of the verb and not (e.g. are not = aren't)
I'm not from Spain.-----------------*
You're not Australian.ORYou aren't Australian.
He's not thirty years old.ORHe isn't thirty years old.
She's not a secretary.ORShe isn't a secretary.
It's not a small cat.ORIt isn't a small cat.
We're not stupid.ORWe aren't stupid.
You're not teachers.ORYou aren't teachers.
They're not single.ORThey aren't single.
* Notice that the only possible contraction for I am not is I'm not.

Exercise: