Trinity GESE Grade 5 Grammar

2. GRADE 5: Grammar
• Present Perfect:
– For and since (how long).
– Never and ever.
– Just.
• Because.
• Future: will.
• Quantifiers: many, much, a lot, a few…
• Preferences: I prefer & I would rather.

3. Present Perfect
• We use the Present Perfecf when there is no
time reference.
– SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE.
• They have played tennis = They’ve played tennis.
• You have drunk milk recently= You’ve drunk milk recently.

4. I’ve been to Italy twice.

5. He has eaten spaguetti recently.

6. We’ve played hide and seek.

7. Presente Perfect with for and since.
• We use FOR to talk about a period of time.
• We use SINCE to focus on the date when a
period began.

8. How long has she lived in Dublin?
She has lived in Dublin for two years.

9. We’ve celebrated Halloween for a long
time.

10. How long has he studied French?
He has studied French since
September.

11. I’ve known my best friend since 2002.

12. • We use EVER to ask questions about
experiences in the past.
• We use NEVER when something has not
happened in the past.
Presente Perfect with ever and never.

13. Have you ever been to London?
Yes, I have. I’ve been to London many
times.

14. Has she ever received a postcard?
Yes, she has. She’s received a postcard
once.

15. They’ve never failed an English exam.

16. I’ve (I have) never visited Germany.

17. Present Perfect: just
• Just is often used only with the Present
Perfect and it means a short time ago.
– SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + JUST + PAST PARTICIPLE
• Where is Pancracio?
– He has just woken up.

18. I’ve just seen Juana drinking a
strawberry juice.

19. Ambrosio has just called.

20. Future with WILL
• We use WILL to make predictions or to inform
about the future.
– Affirmative: I + WILL + VERB – I will eat.
– Negative: I + WON’T + VERB – I won’t swim.

21. I think I will be a doctor in the future.

22. I think I’ll (I will) take the bus
tomorrow.

23. She won’t be a teacher.

24. What will you do next week?
I think I’ll (I will) go to the theatre.

25. QUANTIFIERS

26. How much milk do you drink every day?
I drink some milk every day.

27. How many books do you have here?
I don’t have any books here.

28. Do you have any crayons?
Yes, I do. I have a few crayons in this
box.

29. I have enough water in the bottle.

30. PREFERENCES
Remember!
PREFER + object + TO + object.
• He prefers his folder to his student’s diary.
PREFER + verb-ing + TO + verb-ing.
• I prefer going to the zoo to playing with my cousin.

31. She prefers a book to a videogame.

32. I prefer going to the cinema to playing
cards.

33. PREFERENCES
Remember!
WOULD RATHER + Infinitive without to
+ THAN + Infinitive without to.
• They would rather (They’d rather) go for a walk than
have a bath.
• I’d rather (I would rather) watch a comedy than see an
action film.

34. She would rather eat pizza than eat a
hamburguer.

35. I’d rather read a magazine than read a
comic.

36. BECAUSE
 Why do you have to study this?
- Because we want to pass the Grade 5 exam
and improve our English!

37. Why do you prefer Maths to Science?
• I prefer Maths to Science because I love
numbers.

38. KEEP CALM AND STUDY ENGLISH!