the simple present of to be
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The Simple Present of To Be. Nouns: plural. Regular plurals. Nouns: plural. Irregular plurals Singular: a man, a woman, a child , a tooth, a mouse, a sheep Plural : men, women, children, teeth, mice, sheep. Subject pronouns. Subject pronouns+Simple Present of to be. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Simple Present of To Be
Nouns: plural
Regular plurals
Noun endingSpelling ruleSingularplural
Most consonants+sA book, a
carBooks, cars
After s, ss,sh,ch,x+es
A busA dressA dish
A watchA box
BusesDressesDishes
WatchesBoxes
Consonants +yDrop y, add-ies A babyBabies
Vocal +yAdd –sA boyBoys
f or feChange to-vesA knifeknives
Nouns: plural
Irregular plurals Singular: a man, a woman, a child, a tooth, a mouse, a
sheep Plural : men, women, children, teeth, mice,
sheep
Subject pronouns
Singularplural
IWe
YouYou
He/She/Itthey
Subject pronouns+Simple Present of to be
Pronoun +to becontractions
I am a studentI’m a student
You are a studentYou’re a student
He is AliHe’s Ali
She is AishaShe’s Aisha
It is a bookIt’s a book
We are studentsWe’re students
You are friendsYou’re friends
They are girls (boys)They’re girls (boys)
Negative of to beSubject + to be (not) I am not a teacher. or I’m not a
teacher.
You are not a boy. or You’re not a boy.
He/She/It is not 21. or He/She/It’s not 21.
We/You/They are not teachers. or You’re not teachers.
To be + adjective
Descriptive adjectives A lemon is yellow (subject + to be + adjective) They are happy
Nationality adjectives Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian
(saudi) Singular good woman Plural good women
Possessive adjectives Pronouns possessive adjectives
I my book You your house He his name She her dress It its ball We our books You your houses They their names
Demonstrative adjectives
Singular: this Plural: these For people and things near to us
Singular: that Plural: thoseFor people and things that are not near
Questions with what, where, and who
Wh-word to be subject?What is your name?What are these?Where is Ahmad?Where are you from?Who is he?Who are they?
Example: What is this? This is a pen.
What’s your name? My name is Laila.Where’s Ahmad? Ahmad is in school.What’re these? These are books.
Prepositions of place
on
Prepositions of place in
Prepositions of place
In front of
Prepositions of place
behind
Prepositions of place
under
Prepositions of place
above
Prepositions of place
between
Prepositions of place
Next to
Prepositions of place
On is also used to say on which floor someone is: She lives on the second floor
At is used to talk about something or someone which is somewhere, without being very precise: He is at school