9/11/2009

Present tense verb be +

Full Form
I am your teacher
you are in room 13
he is james
she is marta
it is a school
we are students
you are in class 2
they are teachers

contraction
I'm your teacher
You're in room  13
He's james
she's marta
it's a school
we're students
you're in class 2
they're teachers

◘ use capital I. I'm your teacher . NOT i'm
◘ you = singular and plural
◘ use he for man, she for a woman, and it for a thing
◘ use they for people and things
◘ in contractions ' = a missing letter, e.g. ' m = am.
◘ use contractions in conversation

9/11/2009

present tense verb be - and ?

(-)
FULL FORM                   CONTRACTION

I am not                            I'm not
You are not                     You aren't
He/she/it is not            He/she/it isn't
We are not                       We aren't
You are not                     You aren't
They are not                   They aren't

◘ Put not after the verb to make negatives (-)
◘ you can alson contract are not and is not like this:
you are not italian - You're not italian
she is not polish. - She's not polish

(?)
Am
I
Are you
Is he/she/it
Are we
Are you
Are they

◘ In questions , put be before you , he , etc.
are you spanish? NOT  you are spanish?
where are you from? NOT Where you are from ?
dont use contractions in short answers
Are you scottish ? yes, I am . NOT yes , I'm

9/11/2009

possessive adjectives : my , your , etc.

I'm Italian                                                  My family are from Rome.
You're in level 1.                                     This is your classroom.
He's the director.                                    His name is Michael.
She's your teacher.                                Her name is Tina.
It's a scholl                                                 Its name is Queen's School.
We're an international school.          Our students are from many different countries.
They're new students.                          Their names are David and Emma.

his = of a man, her= of a woman, its= of a thing.
their= of men, women, or things.
◘Possesive adjectives don't change with plural nouns.
our students NOT ours students

Be careful with it's and its
it's =it is                                     It's a school.
its = possesive                        Its name is...