Basics of english grammar

PRESENT TENSE TO BE
The verb BE has three forms: AM, IS, ARE, which we have to use according to the pronoun or subject.
TO BE
Occupations
Nouns
Adjectives
Places

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES +

NEGATIVE SENTENCES -
You can make negative sentences similar to the sentences before. The only different is to add NOT after am, is, are, as you can see in the following chart.
She is not sad
They are not in the school

NEGATIVE SENTENCES -

YES / NO QUESTIONS
In English we have to kind of questions: Yes/No questions and Wh-questions.
The Yes / No Questions are called that because the answers always start with Yes or No
Remember to answer Yes/No questions you have to pay attention to the subject.

YES / NO QUESTIONS ?
are
Are
is
Is

WH - QUESTIONS
The wh-questions look for information accoding to the question word.
In this kind of questions you never answer Yes or No, because they are asking for some information. The answer is a statement with the information according to the question word.

WH - QUESTIONS

REVIEW

DEMONSTRATIVES
We use THIS / THESE when the objects are near to the speaker.
This is a blackboard
These are papers
THIS +Singular Nouns
THESE + Plural Nouns

DEMONSTRATIVES
We use THAT / THOSE when the objects are far from the speakers.
That is a lake.
Those are mountains
THAT + Singular Nouns
THOSE + Plural Nouns

DEMONSTRATIVES
Questions
What is that?
That is an airplane.
Is that a bird?
No, it is an airplane.
What are those?
Those are books
Are those books?
Yes, they are books.

PLURAL NOUNS

IRREGULAR PLURAL

IRREGULAR PLURAL

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
I My
You Your
He His
She Her +
It Its
We Our
They Their NOUN

POSSESSIVE ADJTECTIVES
This is our house
Her pants are blue
His shirt is new
This is her cat

POSSESSIVE FORM ‘S
Kevin’s wife is Rose.
His wife is Rose.
Charlie’s book is black.
The Child’s mother is happy

PREPOSITION OF PLACE

PRESENT CONTINOUS
The present continous tense is used to describe activities that happen now, that means activities that are develop in the moment of speaking

PRESENT CONTINOUS

RULES

CAN / CAN’T
Can is used to show ability
They can dance
He can’t play the piano
He can play football
He can swim
He can skate