Grammar

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Personal Pronouns

What are they again???Let’s check out this video:

http://youtu.be/mfGEJJ9g1tI

Personal PronounsSo it’s:I, You, He, She, It, We, You & They

What do these words do exactly...

Click on the link http://youtu.be/PH6N8RHoWcg

Got it?

Excellent!Now onto...

Possessiveshttp://youtu.be/_SBCVMw1gjo

You heard Drew (the guy in the video)also say words like ‘mine’ and ‘yours’.These words are called:

possessive pronouns

DON’TYou need to know these now...!

See page 19 of your textbook.

You DO have to know thesepossessive

adjectives

Present SimpleTo talk about things that are happening now!

1. When something is generally true. For example: The sky isn’t green. Water boils at 100°C.

2. More or less permanent situations. For example: She works in a bank.

They love coffee.

3. Habits or things we do often.For example: I play tennis every Tuesday.

How often do you study English?

4. You also use the present simple to talk about the future...For example: Class starts at 9 o’ clock.

Our train leaves at eleven.

Present Simple

Present Simple

I likeYou like

He likesShe likesIt likes

We likeYou likeThey

like

Don’t forget the ‘shit’-rule!

She He IT + s!If you see a name, remember: is it a man? Woman? Thing???Then it’s a he, she or it…

So: Paul = he, Mary = she

‘to have’ ‘to be’I haveYou have

He hasShe hasIt has

We haveYou haveThey have

I am (I’m)You are (you’re)

He is (he’s)She is (she’s)It is (it’s)

We are (we’re)You are (you’re)They are(they’re)

Check out pages 19 and 20 of your textbook!

ExamplesSome examples of the present simple in a video.

http://youtu.be/yWccPqg1DbI

Exercise:

http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.nl/2008/09/assessing-simple-present-

affirmative.html

B. WRITE DOWN SENTENCES SAYING WHAT THE PARRS DO EVERY DAY.Ex: 1. Bob kisses Helen every morning.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

C. WRITE DOWN 3 THINGS THE PARRS DON’T DO IN THE MORNING.Ex: 1. Jack doesn’t play soccer. 2. 3. 4.

Now let’s try some more!AMAREHASAREAREHAVEHASISAREHAVE

NegativeI am not You are not

He is not She is notIt is not

We are notYou are notThey are

not

I’m not You’ re not

He’s not She’s notIt’s not

We’re notYou’re notThey’re not

Contractions (samenvoegingen) for the negative of ‘to be’...

I’m notYou aren’t

He isn’t She isn’tIt isn’t

We aren’tYou aren’tThey aren’t

http://youtu.be/Jp7YVfiy7cA

Grammar

in a nutshell

# 1