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THIS/THESE-THAT/THOSE, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS,
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME, CAN / CAN’T, OBJECT PRONOUNS, LIKE + ING
THIS / THESE – THAT / THOSE
We use THIS / THESE when the objects are near the speaker.
This is a computer These are balloons.
THIS + SINGULAR NOUNS THESE + PLURAL NOUNS
THIS / THESE – THAT / THOSEWe use THAT / THOSE when the objects are far from the speaker.
That is a house.THAT + SINGULAR NOUNS
THOSE + PLURAL NOUNSThose are trees.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
MyYourHisHer +ItsOur
Their NOUN
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Use possessive pronouns in place of a possessive adjective + noun.
It’s my house / It’s mine.
Possesive adjectives
Possessive pronouns
It’s my car. It’s mine.
It’s your car. It’s yours.
It’s his car. It’s his.
It’s her car. It’s hers.
It’s our car. It’s ours.
It’s their car. It’s theirs.
It is our school / It’s ours. It’s her horse / It’s hers.
Whose is it? / Whose are they?
It’s their book / It’s theirs.
It’s his toy / It’s his.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN Months: In March, in August
Years: In 1978, in 1066, in 2009
Seasons: In spring, in summer
Times of day: In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
ON Dates: On July 4th
Days: On Monday,
On Christmas Day, on Valentine’s Day
AT Times: At half past ten, at 8:40
Festival periods: At Christmas, Easter
At night
At the weekend
CAN / CAN’T Can is used to express ability.
They can dance. He can play the guitar. He can play football.
He can swim.
He can skate.
CAN / CAN’TAFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWERS
I can cookI can not / can’t
cookCan I cook?
Yes, you can / No, you can't
You can danceYou can not / can’t
danceCan you dance? Yes I can / No I can’t
He can playHe can not / can’t
playCan he play? Yes, he can / No, he can't
She can swimShe can not / can’t
swimCan she swim?
Yes, she can / No, she can’t
It can runIt can not / can’t
runCan it run? Yes, it can / No, it can’t
We can singWe can not / can’t
singCan we sing?
Yes, we can / No, we can’t
They can walk They can not /
can’t walk Can they walk ?
Yes, they can / No, they can’t
OBJECT PRONOUNS
What do you think of…?
Brad Pitt
I like / love / don’t like / hate HIM.
I think he’s OK / fantastic / great
I think he’s awful / terrible.
Nicole Kidman
I like / love / don’t like / hate HER.
I think she’s OK / fantastic / great
I think she’s awful / terrible.
OBJECT PRONOUNS
What do you think of…?
The Beatles
I like / love / don’t like / hate THEM.
I think they are OK / fantastic / great
I think they are awful / terrible.
I like / love / don’t like / hate IT.
I think it’s OK / fantastic / great
I think it’s awful / terrible.
Like + verb + ING
He likes playing football.
He doesn’t like studying.
She likes playing golf.
They LOVE eating ice cream.
She hates cooking.