GRAMMAR M1-MENDOZA QUIÑONES SILVANA

GRAMMAR- MODULE 1

©    TO BE.

The verb “To be” is said to be the most protean of the English language, constantly changing form, sometimes without much of a discernible pattern. Considering that we use it so often, it is really too bad that the verb “To be” has to be the most irregular, slippery verb in the language.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I am a student in Prepa 6.

Þ  He isn’t a teacher, he is a doctor.

Þ  Are you hungry?

©    HAVE GOT.

Have got and have mean the same. Have got is more informal. We use have (got) to talk about possession, relationships, characteristics and illnesses.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I have got a terrible pain in my knee.

Þ  They haven’t got a car.

Þ  Has she got a new boyfriend?

©    CAN.

"Can" is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I can ride a horse.

Þ She can’t stay out after 10 PM.

Þ Can this really be true?

©    PRESENT SIMPLE.

The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. The simple present tense is simple to form.

EXAMPLES:

Þ She drinks coffee at breakfast.

Þ  I don’t watch TV.

Þ It rains every afternoon in the hot season.

©    ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY.

We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I ussually have banana smoothie for breakfast.

Þ  She never eats meat.

Þ  We often go to the movies.

©    PRESENT CONTINOUS.

The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I am doing my homework.

Þ  My boyfriend is watching a movie.

Þ  Are you reading that book?

©    ORDER OF ADJECTIVES.

When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order.

EXAMPLES:

Þ  I love that really vig old green antique car that always parked at the end of the street.

Þ  My sister adopted a beautiful big white dog.

Þ  We live in the big blue, white and black house in front of the hospital.