Page 108 - GTTT_3_SB_SE

case we usually use while or when.
Personal Pronouns While I was driving, I saw a cat in the street.
I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS
I me Countable and uncountable nouns
You you
He him • Countable nouns have both a singular and a plural
She her form and we can count them. We use a/an and numbers
It it before countable nouns.
We us a table - two tables
You you • Uncountable nouns only have a singular form and
They them we cannot count them. We don’t use a/an or numbers
before uncountable nouns.
co fee - water - milk
• Subject personal pronouns are used as subjects and go
before the verb.
Look at that girl. She’s beautiful! a(n), some
• Object personal pronouns are used after verbs as a(n) + singular countable nouns.
objects or after prepositions. some + plural countable nouns.
Look at him! He’s my brother.
some + uncountable nouns.
Module 3 AFFIRMATIVE There’s an orange and some ice cream in the fridge.
There are some apples, too.
Past Progressive I was eating
You were eating
He was eating some/any/no
She was eating
It was eating • some + uncountable / plural countable nouns in
We were eating affirmative sentences and offers.
You were eating There is some orange juice in the fridge.
They were eating Would you like some chips?
• any + uncountable / plural countable nouns in
NEGATIVE questions and negative sentences.
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS Is there any orange juice in the fridge?
There aren’t any chips on the table.
I was not eating I wasn't eating • no (= not any) + uncountable / plural countable nouns
You were not eating You weren't eating in affirmative sentences to give a negative meaning.
He was not eating He wasn't eating There is no cheese in the fridge. = There isn’t any cheese
She was not eating She wasn't eating in the fridge.
It was not eating It wasn't eating
We were not eating We weren't eating
You were not eating You weren't eating NOTE:
Countable Nouns
They were not eating They weren't eating • We can count them.
• We can use a/an and numbers before them.
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS • They have singular and plural forms.
Was I eating? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't. one orange ive posters a lamp
Were you eating? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.
Was he eating? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.
Was she eating? Yes, she was. No, she wasn't. NOTE:
Was it eating? Yes, it was. No, it wasn't. Uncountable Nouns
• We cannot count them.
Were we eating? Yes, we were. No, we weren't. • We cannot use a/an or numbers before them, but we
Were you eating? Yes, you were. No, you weren't. often use some and any.
Were they eating? Yes, they were. No, they weren't. • They have only singular forms.
rice water pasta
We use the Past Progressive:
• for an action that was happening at a specific point of
time in the past.
I was watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday evening. Compounds of some, any, no and every
• to set the scene in a story.
It was raining and Jill was walking in the forest. some any no every
• for actions that were happening at the same time in the someone anyone no one everyone
past. In this case we usually use while. People somebody anybody nobody everybody
While I was watching TV, my father was cooking.
Things something anything nothing everything
Past Simple - Past Progressive Places somewhere anywhere nowhere everywhere
Time Clauses (when, while)
• We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple in the • These compounds are used in the same way as some,
same sentence when one action interrupted another any, no and every, but they are not followed by a noun.
in the past. We use the Past Progressive for the longer I can’t ind my glasses anywhere.
action and the Past Simple for the shorter action. In this • These compounds always go with singular verbs.
Someone is behind the door.

106

GTTT 3_REV_SERBIA_SB_Gram Reference.indd 106 23/9/2019 11:50:10 πµ