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Grammar. in a nutshell. # 1. Personal Pronouns. What are they again ???. Let’s check out this video: http://youtu.be/mfGEJJ9g1tI. Personal Pronouns. So it’s : I, You , He, She , It , We, You & They What do these words do exactly. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Grammar
in a nutshell
# 1
Personal Pronouns
What are they again???
Let’s check out this video:http://youtu.be/mfGEJJ9g1tI
Personal Pronouns
So 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...
Possessives
http://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 these
possessive adjectives
Toy Poem
I have a toyThe toy is for me
It is my toyThe toy is mine
*your*his*her*its*your*our*their*
EXERCISE
EXERCISE
Take out a pen and piece of paper please!
Present Simple
To 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!
Examples
Some examples of the present simple in a video.
http://youtu.be/yWccPqg1DbI
Exercise:
http://youtu.be/Nl-EMRClq9I
Now let’s try yourselves!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
Grammar
in a nutshell
# 1