GRAMMAR module 1

GRAMMAR

to be - have got - can

EXAMPLES

1) I´m 18 years old.
2) She is tall
3) Is he your boyfriend?
4) We are not friends anymore
5) The are from 6th grade
7) You are beautiful

----Have & Have Got mean posesion

I have got a car.

You have got two brothers.

He has got a big house.

She has got a cold.

It has got a ball.

We have got brown hair.

They have got red bicycles.(

-----The hability to do something= CAN

Structure: subject + can + infinitive 


EXAMPLES:

1) I can dance
2) She can't sing
3) We can´t play football
4) Can you play basketball?

Present Simple & Adverbs of frequency 

Is a verb tense which is used to show repetition, habit or generalization. Less commonly, the simple present can be used to talk about scheduled actions in the near future and, in some cases, actions happening now. Read on for detailed descriptions, examples, and simple present exercises.

The simple present is just the base form of the verb. Questions are made with do and negative forms are made with do not.

• Statement: You speak English.
• Question: Do you speak English?
• Negative: You do not speak English.

In the third person singular, -s or -es is added. Questions are made with does and negative forms are made with does not.

• Statement: He speaks English.
• Question: Does he speak English?
• Negative: He does not speak English.

Present Continues 

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. 

STRUCTURE: am/is/are + present participle

1) NOW. Use the present continuous with normal verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.
• I am not standing.
• Is he sitting or standing?
• They are reading their books.
• What are you doing?
• Why aren't you doing your homework?

2) LONGER ACTIONS IN PROGRESS NOW. English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the present continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.)

• I am studying to become a doctor.
• I am not reading any books right now.
• Are you working on any special projects at work?
• Aren't you teaching at the university now?

3) NEAR FUTURE.Sometimes, speakers use the present continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.

Examples:

• I am meeting some friends after work.
• I am not going to the party tonight.
• Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
• Isn't he coming with us tonight?

4) ALWAYS. The present continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Notice that the meaning is like simple present, but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing."

Examples:

• She is always coming to class late.
• He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.
• I don't like them because they are always complaining.