Grammar lesson

1. BASICS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR
PRESENT TENSE BE,
DEMONSTRATIVES,
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES,
PRESENT CONTINOUS, CAN,
PREPOSITIONS

2. PRESENT TENSE BE
●The verb BE has three forms: AM, IS, ARE,
which we have to use according to the pronoun
or subject.
TO BE
Occup
ations
Nouns
Adjecti
ves
Places

3. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
They are doctors.
ARE
They
We are friends.
ARE
We
It is a city.
IS
It
She is my sister.
IS
She
He is in the lab.
IS
He
You are a student.
ARE
You
I am a teacher.
AM
I
Example
Verb Form
Subject

4. 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

5. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
We’re not = We aren’t
You’re not = You aren’t
They’re not = They aren’t
We
You are not
They
He`s not = He isn’t
She’s not = She isn’t
It’s not = It isn’t
He
She is not
It
I`m not
I am not

6. REVIEW
Are they doctors?
Are we friends?
Is it a city?
Is she my sister?
Is he in the lab?
Are you a student?
Am I a teacher?
Yes/No Question
They are not
doctors.
We are not friends.
It is not a city.
She is not my sister.
He is not in the lab.
You are not a
student.
I am not a teacher.
Negative
Statements
Yes, they are / No they
are not
They are
doctors.
Yes, we are / No, we are
not
We are friends.
Yes, it is / No, it is not
It is a city.
Yes, she is / No, she is
not
She is my sister.
Yes, he is / No, he is not
He is in the lab.
Yes, I am / No, I am not
You are a
student.
Yes, you are / No, you are
not
I am a teacher.
Short Answers
Statement

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

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

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

10. PREPOSITION OF PLACE
At the bus station at home
At the door at the top
At work at the end of
AT (lugar específico)
On a shelf on a wall
On a plate on the table
On a balcony on a door
ON (sobre una
superficie)
In the house in a shop
In a room in a town
In a car in a garden
IN (dentro de)

11. 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
Singing
Are
We
You
They
Singing
Is
He
She
It
Singing
Am
I
-ING
FORM
BE
Subject

12. PRESENT CONTINOUS
They are not studying
We are not walking
It is not running
She is not reading
He is not sleeping
You are not eating
I am not dancing
NEGATIVE
Are they studying?
They are studying
Are we walking?
We are walking
Is it running?
It is running
Is she reading?
She is reading
Is he sleeping?
He is sleeping
Are you eating?
You are eating
Am I dancing?
I am dancing
YES/NO QUESTIONS
AFFIRMATIVE

13. RULES
coming
lose - losing
live – living
Remove E, then add
–INGcome
1 vowel + 1
consonant + E-
swim - swimming
hit - hitting
get – getting
Double the consonant,
then add –ING
1 vowel + 1
consonant
Examples
How to make the -ING
form
Verb ending in...
say - saying
go - going
walk - walking
Add –ING
[anything else]