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... don't,
they
he
she doesn't,
it
Verbs
36 Past Simple: positive - irregular verbs
FORM
• Irregular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc)
Subject
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
Past ... action:
She telephoned me.
I hit him.
We saw her.
Practice
Write the correct pronouns for these sentences.
1 She telephoned yesterday, (she)
2 We watched .him for hours, (he)
3 Hasn't arrived yet? ... not Negative with n't
USE
• For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammar book now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite each sentence...
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Elaine ... football
43
To the student
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There ... > most dangerous;
comfortable —> most comfortable
24
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
10 No article or the before names of places
• a or the is not usually used before names of villages, towns,...
... Bread, cheese, butter, information, news, food, and money are all uncountable nouns.
>• Exercise 14 for some and any.
Practice
Write 'C for countable, 'U' for uncountable.
apple
water
boy
milk
table
pen
bread
cup
computer
money
C
U
cheese
tooth
car
grass
person
road
chair
bicycle
hand
flour
I
information
butter
sugar
tree
garden
book
news
bus
wine
house
FORM
Positive ... (stupid)
28
well
badly
little
better
worse
less
best
worst
least
far
farther/
further
farthest/
furthest
Practice
Write the correct form of adverbs for these sentences.
1 She works harder than all the others, (hard)
Verbs
32 Present Simple: short answers
FORM
Positive Negative
Notes
• ... the before names of places
• a or the is not usually used before names of villages, towns, streets, cities,
countries or continents.
She lives in Paris.
We went to India.
• the is used before...
... dangerous > most dangerous;
comfortable —> most comfortable
24
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
20 Comparatives
Check
Complete these sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives given.
1 ... likely one.
1 We talked to the boys parents for some time.
We talked to the boys' parents for some time.
We talked to the boy's parents for some time.
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
5 ... dinner.
The time order for (a) is arriving then having dinner.
The time order for (b) is having dinner, during which she arrived.
When she arrived, we were having dinner.
Practice
38a Look at these...
... talked to the boys parents for some time.
We talked to the boys' parents for some time.
We talked to the boy's parents for some time.
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
Practice
Complete these ... [frightening/frightened) by the animals.
26
Verbs
36 Past Simple: positive - irregular verbs
FORM
• Irregular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc)
Subject
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
Past ... him some money.
41
USE
Exercise 35.
Look at these irregular forms ( Exercise 54 for a longer list):
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
Practice
Write a few, a little, much or many to complete these...
...
remove this restriction.
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student
Why do we learn grammar?
There
is
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learning
grammar
for
the
sake
of
learning
grammar.
Grammar
is
the
support
system
of
...
... people looking for work.
I
need a
myself.
5
I'm looking for accommodation. I'd like a
for the night.
2.48 Nouns not normally countable in English: 'information' ... of them: I'd like
some information,
please. (Not 'an information')
-
give them a plural: I'd like
some information,
please. (Not *(some) informations')
Other examples: ... subject after
for. For
is more usual in the written language and we
cannot use it to begin a sentence [compare
>
1.9AI:
We rarely stay at hotels,
for we
can't afford it.
Write...
... street.
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