MILI English: Grammar

Use

Present Progressive	going to-future	will-future	Future Progressive	Simple Present
planned action in the near future	planned action in the future; logical consequence (sth. is going to happen)	prediction, assumption; spontaneous action	action will definitely happen (it usually happens) Parallel actions An interrupted action	future action is fixed (e.g. timetable)

Form

Present Progressive	going to-future	will-future	Future Progressive	Simple Present
to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing	to be (am, are, is) + going to +infinitive	will + infinitive	will + be +infinitive + -ing	infinitive 3rd person singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s

Examples

Present Progressive	going to-future	will-future	Future Progressive	Simple Present
4-1 Affirmative sentences
I am going to a party tonight.	We are going to fly to Leeds in summer.	He will carry this bag for you.	They will be playing football on Sunday afternoon.	The train leavesat 6.45.

Present Progressive	going to-future	will-future	Future Progressive	Simple Present
4-2 Negative sentences
I am not going to a party tonight.	We are not going to fly to Leeds in summer.	He will not carrythis bag for you.	They will not beplaying football on Sunday afternoon.	The train does not leave at 6.45.

Present Progressive	going to-future	will-future	Future Progressive	Simple Present
4-3 Questions
Am I going to a party tonight?	Are we going to fly to Leeds in summer?	Will he carry this bag for you?	Will they be playing football on Sunday afternoon.	Does the train leave at 6.45?

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Future Progressive

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Preposition Practice

April 2, 2012

Comparisons

Adverbs of frequency

March 28, 2012

Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging. They must go somewhere before a noun.

I am a teacher. You are mystudent.
You are a student. I am your teacher.
He is playing a guitar. It is his guitar.
This is a woman. Her hair is red.
This is a cat. It is eating its food.
We are eating ourlunch. (I + you = we)	I you
You are students. You are in yourclassroom.
They are children. They are eatingtheir popsicles.

Practice:

1. This is ___ sister.

2. You are working with _____ teacher

3. We are doing ______ work.

4. They are in _______ house.

5. Open _____ books and turn to the first lesson.

6. She wants to see ______ father.

7. It has ______ own food.

8. ______ name is (your name here).

9. ______ name is John.

10. _____ name is Julia.

Nouns are also used as possessive adjectives:

Examples:

This is her book. / This is the girl's book.

That is his car. / That is John's car.

Where are their coats? / Where are the children's coats?

What is there inside the schoolbag? Use THERE IS, THERE ARE to complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or the negative:

a) In the schoolbag a banana.
b) a ruler

c) any notebooks
d) a calculator

e) In the schoolbag two pencils
f) two books

4. Write short answers for the following questions:

a) Is there a ruler in the schoolbag?

b) Are there two apples in the bag?

c) Are there any pencils in the bag?

d) Is there a calculator in the bag?

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NEGATION

With "to be"
Subject + to be + Not

Ex: I am not a doctor

With other verbs:

Subject + do/does + not + verb

Ex: He does not play basketball.

We do not like cookies.

Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negation of the verbs in bold into the correct gaps. You can use long or short/contracted forms of the auxiliary.

Example: Tom writes a letter. - Tom ______________ a letter.

Answer: Tom writes a letter. - Tom does not write a letter. or Tom doesn't write a letter.

1) They play volleyball every week. - They volleyball every week.
2) John is nice. - John nice.
3) This car makes a lot of noise. - This car a lot of noise.
4) I like computer games. - I computer games.
5) We are from Greece. - We from Greece.
6) You wear pullovers. - You pullovers.
7) They speak English. - They English.
8) He watches TV. - He TV.
9) I am from Spain. - I from Spain.
10) Steve draws nice pictures. - Steve nice pictures.

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How to ask questions:

Wh- questions:

Who, what, when, where, why

Who likes chocolate?

What do you want?

Where do you live?

Why do you want cake?

When does your train leave?

Yes/No Questions with "to be"

To be + subject + object

Am I right?

Are you hungry?

Is he a doctor?

Is it new?

Are we wrong?

Are they French?

To be

Questions with "do"

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Do/does + subject + verb

Question tags:

....., isn't it?

....., don't you?

Your turn:

Present Simple Question Formation Worksheet

Use the answers to form the questions using the present simple. The first one has been done as an example.

1. Julia likes pop music.
What __does Julia like__?

2. Maria comes from Germany.
Where ______________________________

3. They play in the garden.
Where ______________________________

4. Brian rides his bike.
What ______________________________

5. I go to the cinema on Sundays.
When ______________________________

6. We go to the beach because it is warm there.
Why ______________________________

7. Joseph repairs his computer.
What ______________________________

8. Graham goes to Spain for his vacation.
Where ______________________________

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1. Which word(s) completes the sentence?

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Examples

Future Simple

Future Progressive

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Future Simple or Future Progressive

Future Simple or Future Progressive

Present Simple Question Formation Worksheet