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Present simple

The simple present tense is used: To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes: I smoke   (habit);   I work in London   (unchanging situation);   London is a large city   (general truth) To give instructions or directions: You walk   for two hundred meters, then   you turn   left. To express fixed arrangements, present or future: Your exam   starts   at 09.00 To express future time, after some conjunctions:   after, when, before, as soon as, until : He'll give it to you when  you come  next Saturday. He'll give it to you when  you come  next Saturday. Forming the present simple with verb "to think": Notes on the third person singular: In the third person singular the verb  always ends in -s :                       he want s , she need s , he give s , she think s. Verbs ending in  -y   : the third person changes the   -y   to   -ies :                            fly --> fl ies , cry --> cr ies              Excep
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Possessive "s" (Apostrophe and s for possession)

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another. To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s to the noun. If the noun is plural, or already ends in s, just add an apostrophe after the s or if the noun is singular you have to add the apostrophe and then the s. For names ending in s, you can either add an apostrophe + s, or just an apostrophe. The first option is more common. When pronouncing a possessive name, we add the sound /z/ to the end of the name. FUNCTIONS OF THE POSSESSIVE: Belonging to or ownership is the most common relationship the possessive express. Can express where someone works, studies mor spends time. Can express relationship between people. Review:  Practice time 👇🏼 Exercice 1 Exercise 2
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Wh-questions

  Wh- questions begin with  what, when, where, who, whom, which ,  whose ,  why   and  how . We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be  yes  or  no. Forming Wh-questions: WHAT: .Asking for information about something .Asking for repetition or confirmation example:   What is your name? WHEN: .Asking about time example: When is your birthday? WHERE: .Asking for places or positions example: Where are you now? WHO: .Asking for people example: .Who are you? WHICH: .Asking about choice example: Which one do you prefer? WHY: .Asking for a reason example: Why are you tired? HOW: .Asking about condition or quality .Asking about quantity .Asking for age  example: How are you? How much is it? How old are you? Watch this video 👈🏼 exercise:  https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/questions/wh-questions
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Short answer with verb to be

YES/NO Questions: If we answer yes or no to a question in English, we usually repeat the verb to be in the answer.  In the negative form, there is often contraction between the verb to be or between the subject and the word not. NOTE:  We don't make a contraction with the subject and auxiliary in affirmative short answers. Here some exercises:  https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/short_answers_be.htm https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/short_answers_be2.htm
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Simple questions with verb to be

  With verb to be The verb to be has three forms in the present: am, is and are. NOTE: It = 3rd person singular - dog, girl, house, book city etc. They = 3rd person plural - dogs, girls, house, city etc. Rules:  1. If the main verb of the sentence is “to be”,   q uestion form is Be ( am, is, are, was, were ) + Subject + …. 2. If the sentence has a main verb and an auxiliary verb “to be”,   q uestion form is Be ( as an auxiliary verb ) + Subject + Main Verb + …. HERE SOME EXERCISES: https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8214 https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/be.htm
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Contractions(Positives and negatives; plural and singular)

CONTRACTIONS: A contraction is a shortened form of a word (or group of words) that omits certain letters or sounds. In most contractions, an apostrophe represents the missing letters.  When to use contractions Contractions are perfectly standard, but they’re usually considered to be relatively casual. If you’re writing something very formal, you may want to avoid using them. Let's look at how we can use contractions using the verb 'to be' correctly. To create a negative statement, we use the adverb 'not' after the contraction. Other way to negative contraction Here are some exercises:   https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/contracted_forms_be.htm   http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1B.html
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