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Grammar Reference ( )
to be |
(am, is, are)
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I am (Im) a pupil. We You are pupils. They She He is (s)a pupil. (It) | I am (Im) nota pupil. We You are notpupils. They She He is (s) not a pupil. (It) | AmI a pupil? we Are you pupils? they she Ishe a pupil? (it) |
Short answers: Yes, she is. No, she isnt. Yes, they are. No, they arent. |
Was, were (/, /)
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I She wasat home yesterday. He It You They were at home yesterday. We | I She was notat home yesterday. He (wasnt) It You They were not at home yesterday. We (werent) | I Was she at home yesterday? he it you Were they at home yesterday? we |
Short answers: Yes, she was. No, she wasnt. Yes, they were. No, they werent. |
Can ( , ) to
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I She He It canplay tennis. You They We | I She He It can`tplay tennis. You They (cannot) We | I she he Can it play tennis? you they we |
Short answers: Yes, she can. No, she cant. Yes, they can. No, they cant. |
Have got ()
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I You We have got a computer. They She He has got a computer. It | I You We have not got a computer. They (havent got) She He has not got a computer. It (hasnt got) | I you Have we got a computer? they she Hashe got a computer? it |
Short answers: Yes, she has. No, she hasnt. Yes, they have. No, they havent. |
WH- Questions
What? ? ? Where? ? ? ? When? ? Why? ? Which? ()? ? Whom? ? ? Who? ? How? ? How much? ? ( ) How many? ? ( ) How long? ? ? |
Verb Tenses ( ).
Present Simple (Indefinite) - (every day, usually, often, sometimes, always, never, seldom).
V/Vs |
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I You We speak English. They She He speak s English. It | I You We dont speak English. They (do not) She He doesnt speakEnglish. It (does not) | (Yes/No) I you Do we speak English? they she Does he speak_English? it |
Short answers: Yes, she does. No, she doesnt. Yes, they do. No, they dont. | ||
(Wh-?) 1) Where do they speak English? Why does he speak English? With whom does she speak English? 2) Who __ speak s English? |
The Past Simple. (yesterday, last week, last summer, in 2004,
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a week ago, the other day)
Ved/V2 |
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I You We II They played football last week. She spoke English yesterday. He It | I You We I They didnt play football last week. She didnt speak English yesterday. He It | (Yes/No) I you we I Didthey playfootball last week. she speak English yesterday? he it |
Short answers: Yes, she did. No, she didnt. Yes, they did. No, they didnt | ||
(Wh-?) 1) Where did they speak English? Why did he speak English? With whom did she speak English? 2) Who __ spoke English yesterday? |
Future Simple ( ) (tomorrow, soon,
next month, in a few days)
will(shall) + V |
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I We will (shall) speak English. You They She will speak English. He It | I will not (wont)speakEnglish We shall not (shant) You They She will not (wont) speak English. He It | I Will (Shall)we speak English? you they Will she speak English? he it |
Short answers: Yes, she will. No, she wont. Yes, they will. No, they wont | ||
WH -? 3) Where will you go tomorrow? With whom will she go tomorrow? 4) Who will swim next week? |
Present Continuous (Progressive) ( ) (Now, at the moment, Look! Listen!)
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am/is/are + Ving |
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I am We You arereadingnow. They She He is (It) | I am
We You are not read ing now. They
She He is (It)
| (Yes/No) AmI we Are you readingnow? they she Ishe (it) | |||
Short answers: Yes, she is. No, she isnt. Yes, they are. No, they arent. | |||||
(WH-?) 1) Where are they read ing now? What is she read ing now? 2) Who isread ing now? |
Past Continuous ( )
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((1)at 5 oclock yesterday, from 5 till 7 o`clock yesterday, the whole day (evening) yesterday;
2) when mother came;
3) while we , they)
was/were + Ving |
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I was We You wereread ing at 5oclock yesterday. They She He was (It) | I was
We You were not read ing from They 2 till 4 oclock yesterday. She He was (It) | (Yes/No) WasI we Were you reading they the whole day yesterday? she Washe (it) | ||||||
(WH-?) 1) Where were they read ing at 5oclock yesterday? What was she read ing at 5oclock yesterday? 2) Who wasreading at 5oclock yesterday? |
The Future Continuous Tense
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will/shall +be+Ving |
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I We will (shall) be playing tennis at 5 oclock tomorrow. You They She will be playing tennis at He 5 oclock tomorrow. It | I We wont (shant) be playing ten- nis at 5 oclock tomorrow. You They She wont (shant) be playing at He 5 oclock tomorrow. It | Shall I (Will) We be playing tennis at 5 oclock tomorrow? you they Will she be playing tennis at he 5 oclock tomorrow? it |
WH-? What time will you be leaving tomorrow? |
Present Perfect (Resaltative) Tense ( )
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(Already, ever, never, yet, just, lately, recently, this morning, this year, today, since, for)
have/has + V3 |
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I You III We have already watcheda They new film. She III He has just writtenthe story. It | I You III We havent writtenthe story. They She III He ha s nt writtenthe story. It | I you Have we III they written the story? she Ha s he it |
WH-? 1) Where haveyou been? Why ha s he written this letter? 2) Who has finishedreading? |
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (for, since).
have/has been + Ving |
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I have been learning English for 5 years. He has been writing a letter since he came home. | They havent been sleeping since 5. She hasnt been working since 2 oclock. | Have they been playing football for an hour? Has he been watching TV long? |
The Past Perfect tense
(by 5 oclock; by Sunday; by that time; by the end of the year; by the second of May
when; after ; before)
had + Ved/V3 |
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My sister had left by the first of April. The train had already left when we arrived. After she had cried she felt better. | The students hadnt finished the test when the bell rang. When we arrived, the train hadnt left yet. | Had you read the book up to the end before she asked you for it? |
Passive Voice
The passive voice is used when we dont know who did something or it is not important who did it.
Present Indefinite Passive is/are + V3 /Ved |
Past Indefinite Passive was/were + V3 /Ved |
Future Indefinite Passive shall/will be + V3 |
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The table is made of wood. The newspapers are sold here. The room was cleaned yesterday. These houses were built last century. The letter will be posted tomorrow. | The table isnt made of plastic. The newspapers arent sold there. The room wasnt cleaned yesterday. These houses werent built last century. The papers wont be burnt. | Yes/No -? Is the table made of plastic? Are the newspapers sold there? Wasthe roomcleaned yesterday? Were these housesbuilt last century? Shall I be askedany questions? |
WH-? Where is French spoken? When are the newspapers brought? Where were the cartoons shown? |
Reported Speech
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Nick say s: I like my granny very much. Nick says (that) he like s his granny very much. The Browns say: Weve moved into a new flat. The Browns say (that) they ve moved into a new flat. +/! ( - ) Mother say s: Betty, buy some bread, please. Mother tell s Betty to buy some bread. Mother ask s Betty to buy some bread. | My friends say: We didnt go to the cinema yesterday. My friends say they didnt go to the cinema yesterday. -/! ( -) My aunt say s to me: Dont go there. My aunt ask s me not to go there. My aunt tell s me not to go there. | Yes/No -? She asks: Is Wales situated in the British Isles? She asks if Wales is situated in the British Isles. Nelly asks: Have you been to Spain? Nelly asks (wants to know, is interested, wonders) if I have been to Spain. Wh-? She asks: Where is Wales situated? She asks where Wales is situated. Bob asks: When will they go there? Bob wants to know when they will go there. |
Reported Speech
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Nelly said: I live in Pskov.
Nelly said that she lived in Pskov.
Nelly told me she lived in Pskov.
After said that or told smb a verb is usually in the past.
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Reported Speech
Present Perfect → Past Perfect (in the reported speech) Past Indefinite Ann said to Helen: Pete broke the glass. Pete has broken the glass. Ann told Helen Pete had broken the glass. Frank asked Tom: Where did Jack go? Where has Jack gone? Frank asked Tom where Jack had gone. Dont forget to change the following. Here → there now → then this → that these → those today → that day yesterday → the day before ago → before last → the previous |
Reported Speech (Future in the Past) (will→would)
Nelly said:I will help you. Nelly said she wouldhelp us. Phil asked Mary:Will you go shopping? Phil asked Mary if she would go shopping. Dont forget to change the following: Tomorrow → the next day in 2 days (weeks, months) → 2 days (weeks, months) later next day → the next day, the following day this → that now → then Peter said: We shall start in two weeks. Peter said they would start two weeks later. Bill asked: Why will she come tomorrow? Bill asked why she would come the next day. |