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For example:
three pears
one pear
two pears
An apple
Plural
hats
apples
Uncountable nouns has only one form. They are not singular or plural.
For example:
water
jelly
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Be careful!
Always use
singular
verbs
with
uncountable
nouns.
chicken
TABLE
Uncountable
Singular
(+)There is a chair.
Plural
There are some chairs.
One form
There is some water
(?) Is there a bathroom? Are there any bathrooms? Is there any coffee?
Conclusions from the table:
With countable nouns we have two forms: singular and plural and when we refer to
uncountable nouns we only use one form.
When we use the singular form with countable nouns we use a or an and with plurals we use
some or any.
With the uncountable nouns we do not use a/an and we can use some/any.
With countable nouns some/any means an indefinite number
With uncountable nouns some/any means a portion of
HOW MANY AND HOW MUCH/ IS THERE ANY AND
ARE THERE ANY
We use How Much and Is there any with non-count nouns.
EXAMPLES:
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books
butter
flour
rice
sugar
pencils
apples
tea
bread
oil
games
milk
pens
jam
cars
hair
friends
salt
tomatoes
b)
c)
d)
e)
sugar do we need?
f)
g)
h)
i)
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cream
chairs
fingers
houses
honey
cheese
carrots
meat
TAG QUESTIONS
The tag questions are short phrases or questions (mini-questions) that are placed at the end of
a sentence affirmative or negative and generally serve as objective to confirm or deny the
content of the same sentence. It is equivalent to (verdad? o no?) in Spanish.
Three basic rules to remember:
The tag questions always use auxiliary verbs.
With affirmative sentences we use a negative tag question.
With negative sentences we use a tag question in affirmative.
Let us now analyze the different alternatives that can occur:
a) Affirmative sentences with the verb TO BE in present simple or continuous.
It uses the same form of the verb in negative: aren't you? isn't he? isn't she? isn't
it? aren't we? aren't you? aren't they? Here are some examples:
It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
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It uses the same form of the verb in negative: wasn't I? weren't you? wasn't he?
wasn't she? wasn't it? weren't we? weren't you? weren't they? Here are some
examples:
Ana was angry, wasn't she?
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After clause lets the corresponding tag question is shall we? (In interrogative
AFFIRMATIVE) Here are some examples:
Let's go out for a walk, shall we?
After the imperative (do/don't do something) the corresponding tag is will you? (In
interrogative AFFIRMATIVE) Here are some examples:
Open the door, will you?
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EXERCISE
Look at the words in the box, then complete each sentence, try to guess and put the
correct word. Good luck!!!...
didnt he
isnt it
doesnt he
don't they
isnt it doesnt he
doesn't she
wasnt he
are we
didn't she
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The English Present continuous or progressive is constructed as follows:
Subject + Verb to be + Verb ING +
Complement
It is used to describe actions that are being developed at the same time.
Examples:
I am reading a book.
1) The "ing" goes at the end of each action for denotes "ando, endo".
Examples.
Read Reading
Speak Speaking
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2) If the accin ends in "e", this is omitted, then places the "ing".
Ex: Give Giving
Live Living
Have Having
3) If the action is one or two syllables, ending in a consonant, the consonant before a
vowel and is also the pronunciation of the last syllable is strong, then the consonant is
doubled and then you add the "ing".
Ex: Stop Stopping
Run Running
Begin Beginning
4) When an action ends in "e", but an "i" goes before, then removed first "e", then
change the "i" for "and" and then you add "ing".
Ex: Lie Laing
Tie Taing
5) Sometimes it gets a share with "ing" at the beginning of a sentence:
Ex: Reading this book is interesting.
6) After a preposition, an action is always spelled with "ing". Ex:
I work for living.
I am studing english for being able to talk to people of U.S.A
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EXERCISE
ALPHABET SOUP
Find the following words:
Speaking
Reading
Listening
Writing
Grammar
Z
A
Q
W
P
R
K
F
H
P
G
X
B
R
E
A
D
I
N
G
N
R
A
I
C
L
C
J
I
R
I
S
F
T
J
K
Z
W
R
J
N
M
C
I
Y
V
T
A
U
Q
E
J
H
N
W
O
M
E
C
N
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T
K
E
G
U
M
I
V
Y
K
S
C
L
D
A
X
R
O
J
P
I
F
K
R
S
U
S
L
T
E
L
P
G
N
I
K
A
E
P
S
PRESENT PERFECT
The present perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "has" or "have" with the past
participle. The "present perfect" is a time that is good to describe actions that have just
happened in the past and that they keep some relationship with the present.
HAVE OR HAS + Vpp.
We use the auxiliary have with all persons except the third (he, she and it)Exm:
I have studied.
AFFIRMATIVE
S + HAVE/HAS + Vpp + C.
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NEGATIVE
S + HAVE/HAS + NOT+ Vpp + C
INTERROGATIVE
To form a question you have you have to follow the following structure:
HAVE/HAS + S + Vpp + C + ?
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2.
She
3.
They
4.
You
5.
It
6.
We
7.
He
8.
Jenny
9.
The girls
10.
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.
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1) Karen
4) They
already
5) Marcus
6) We
7) I
just
8) Emily
USED TO
We use Used to + verb to talk about past habits and states and to discuss past.
"Used to" is always followed by an infinitive verb.
SUBJEC
T
VERB
USED
TO
EXAMPLES:
HABIT
I used to
play the
guitar.
I used to walk
when I was a
child
STATE
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We used to
live in London
used
to
verb
EXAMPLE:
NEGATIVES
I
you
he/she/it
we
they
didn't
use
to
EXAMPLE:
QUESTIONS:
STRUCTURE
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verb
EXAMPLE:
ANSWER:
Did you use to
play football?
Yes I did
No I didn'
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I am getting used to
working in an office.
ACTIVITIES
1. Complete the following sentences as appropriate
1. I/Smoke
I used to smoke
2. They/play tennis
They.........................................
3. She/go swimming everyday.
She............................................
4. We/study Chinese
We.............................................
5. I/go to concerts
I..................................................
6. He/live in London
He.............................................
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
a. http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omgrammar/tagquestions.htm
b. http://www.uv.mx/tecaprendizaje/material/cursoenlinea/Mary/Grammar/Count
able%20and%20Unc%20Nouns/Countable%20and
%20uncountable/countable_and_uncountable_nouns.htm
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c. http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/noununcount.htm
d. http://curso-gratis-ingles.euroresidentes.com/2006/03/el-uso-de-used-to-eningls.html
e. http://www.first-certificate.com/used-get-used-be-used-fce
f. http://ingles-whatstheproblem.blogspot.com/2011/03/el-uso-de-used-to.html
g. http://curso-gratis-ingles.euroresidentes.com/2006/05/el-uso-de-be-used-to-yget-used-to-en.html
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