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Simple present

* Describes common actions, actual, general, which need not be happening at that moment

The verb "to be" has its own rules: I You She He
IS Am

It We they
ARE

= Im not

Negative form. It is not = It isnt We are not = we arent You are not = You arent They are not = They arent

I am not

You are not = You arent He is not = He isnt She is not = She isnt

Example: 1.- run / I / in /park / the I run in the park

2.- in / bank / the / she / Works

She Works in the bank

RULES NOUNS

1. The most of nouns adds a letter S


Singular boy girl car plane boat Plural boys girls cars planes boats

2. WHEN THE NOUNS FINISH IN THE LETTER "Y; THERE ARE TWO WAYS
If a consonant goes before , adds "ies Plural cities ladies stories flies countries

Singular city lady story fly country

If a vocal goes before , adds "ies Plural boys days keys

Singular boy day key

3. WHEN THE NOUNS FINISH IN THE LETTER O" ; THERE ARE TWO WAYS
If a consonant goes before of "O" , adds "es Plural potatoes tomatoes heroes echoes If a vocal goes before of "O" , add "s Plural rodeos (rudios) - rodeos patios (ptios) - patios

Singular potato tomato hero echo

Singular rodeo (rudio) - rodeo patio (ptio) - patio trasero

4. When finish in "F" And "FE" , is changes by "ves"


Singular life wife thief half calf Plural lives wives thieves halves calves

5. WHEN FINISH IN " S/Z/X/S" , O ,"CH", ADDS "ES " TO FORM THE PLURAL
Singular Plural

bus buzz church beach dish box fox

buses buzzes churches beaches dishes boxes foxes

6. THERE ARE WORDS WITH PLURALES IRREGULAR


Singular man woman person child mouse Foot Plural men women people children mice Feet

ADJECTIVES DEMONSTRATIVE

Demonstrative adjective indicate whether the noun they refer to is singular or prural, and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or writer. There are four commonly used Demonstrative adjective They are this, these, that and those.

LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE TABLE OF DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

Singular plural

near This These

far That Those

*We use the words 'this' and 'that' before singular nouns and 'these' and 'those' before plural nouns *'This' and 'these' are used to indicate items that are fairly close at hand, 'that' and 'those' are used indicate the items that are further away *Demonstrative adjective should not be confused with Demonstrative pronouns. *They are identical, but a Demonstrative adjective qualifies a noun while a demonstrative pronoun stands alone. *Demonstrative adjective are always placed before the noun *Demonstrative pronouns are never placed before the noun *They can be used even if the noun is not mentioned

LET US LOOK AT THESE EXAMPLES Demonstrative adjectives This hat is mine. That boy is my friend Demonstrative Pronouns This is mine That is my friend

LET USE REVISES THE IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES: Demonstrative adjectives are special adjectives, which are used to point at a person or a thing. A demonstrative adjective describes or modifies a noun. There are for commonly used demonstrative adjectives. They are this, these. that, and those Demonstrative adjectives are similar in form to demonstrative pronouns. demonstrative adjectives are always placed before the noun demonstrative adjectives quality the noun whereas demonstrative pronouns stand alone

Examples: 1. Can you see that boat over there? 2. Those mountains over there seem to me very tall. 3. Those pencils are Pamelas. 4. This magazine is interesting.

5. He lives in this house 6. How much is that bag? 7. Bring me that book. 8. Would you like these oranges? 9. I am keeping these pencils. 10. I am selling those books. 12. Please give me those clothes.

COUNTABLES AND NON COUNTABLES

COUNTABLES:
Countables are separate objects, persons, places, ideas etc. that can be counted easily. Take the singular and plural forms We can use numbers and the article a or an with countable nouns A book Two books Three books

NON COUNTABLES:
Are materials, liquids, abstract qualities, etc. that cant be counted separately. Most non countables take the singular form

SOME UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ARE PRURAL.


They are no singular forms, and cannot used with numbers. Examples are : trousers,jeans,pyjamas,pants,sicissors,spectacles,glasses,arms,goods,customs etc.

PROBLEMS USING MUCH", "MANY", "LITTLE", "FEW", "SOME", "ANY"? WE WILL LEARN TO USE THESE ADJECTIVES WITH THE COUNTABLE AND COUNTLESS NOUNS.
Contable Many (muchos)/as Much (mucho/a) Few (pocos/as) Little (poco/a) (*)A lot (s ) (of) (mucho/s/as) X X X X X Incontable Ambos Ejemplos: How many days are you staying ? How much money do you want?

He is a man of few words They have little knowledge. He has a lot of money . They have lots of cars.

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