Week 4

1. Grammar practice:
   • Plurals – 1
     Plurals – 2
     Plurals (Irregular) – 3
   • Articles (A/An) – 1
     Articles (A/An) – 2
   • There is/There are
     Any/Some
2. 1. Review & Practice Grammar:

   Simple Present: QUESTION & NEGATIVE FORMATION RULES

   1. BE

    

   PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

   I  am                 we  are                                     I  am not                       we  are not

   you  are            you  are                                    you  are not                  you  are not

   s/he/it  is           they  are                                   s/he/it  is not                 they  are not

    

   2. DO

    

   PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

   I  do                 we  do                                      I  do not do                   we  do not do

   you  do             you  do                                     you  do not do               you  do not do

   s/he/it  does      they  do                                    s/he/it  does not do       they do not do

    

   3. HAVE

    

   PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

   I  have                          we  have                       I  do not have                we  do not have

   you  have                      you  have                      you do not have            you do not have

   s/he/it  has                    they  have                     s/he/it does not have     they do not have

    

   TO MAKE A QUESTION:

   1. If the verb is any form of BE, move the verb to the front of the sentence.
   2. He is happy.                                   Is he happy?
   3. For all other one word verbs, add a form of DO to the front of the sentence and use the simple form of the original verb.
   4. He has a car.                                  Does he have a car?
   5. For 2 or more word verbs, move the first word of the verb to the front of the sentence.
   6. He should study grammar.               Should he study grammar?

   TO MAKE A  NEGATIVE:

   1. If the verb is any form of BE, add NOT after the verb.
   2. He is happy                                    He is not happy.
   3. For all other one word verbs, add a form of DO + NOT + the simple form of the original verb.
   4. He has a car                                               He does not have a car.
   5. For 2 or more word verbs, add NOT after the first word of the verb.
   6. He should study grammar.               He should not study grammar.

   PRESENT TENSE PRACTICE

    Rewrite the following sentences about your teacher using 3^rd person –s.

   For example: I am from Oregon –> She is from Oregon.

   1. I love to cook.
   2. I like camping.
   3. I live in a house.
   4. I don’t take the bus.
   5. I have a daughter.
   6. I teach at PCC.
   7. I don’t drink soda with dinner.
   8. I go to the mountains every summer.
   9. I have one brother.
   10. I drink coffee or tea in the morning.

   PRONOUNS

   PRONOUN:  a word that takes the place of a noun.

   We love this city.

   Put it in the closet.

   	SUBJECT (before the verb)	OBJECT (after the verb)
   SINGULAR	I	me
   	you	you
   	he	him
   	she	her
   	it	it
   PLURAL	we	us
   	you	you
   	they	them

   Circle the correct answer in each sentence.

   1. I/me am from Peru.
   2. She/her is a nurse.
   3. They/them like soccer.
   4. Our mother gave we/us a gift.
   5. He/him is her neighbor. She lives next door to he/him.

   	POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE (used before a noun)
   SINGULAR	my
   	your
   	his
   	her
   	its
   PLURAL	our
   	your
   	their

   Use the correct possessive adjective in each blank.

   1. He bought a car last month. That is _____ car.
   2. I can’t drive to work because I lost _____ keys.
   3. There is a wallet on the floor. Did you drop _____ wallet?
   4. _____ teacher’s name is Marie.
   5. They are very happy in _____ new house.