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Grammar Reference

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Am I? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Hello Is he? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Is she? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
a / an Is it? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
Are we? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
• We use a when the next word begins Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
with a consonant sound (s, t, x...). Are they? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
a book a pencil
• We use an when the next word begins with a Possessive adjectives
vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
an orange an apple PERSONAL POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES
This / That I my
• We use this to point out a person, animal or thing you your
that is close to us. he his
This is a book. she her
• We use that to point out a person, animal or it its
thing that is far from us. we our
That girl over there is Maria. you your
they their
Plural nouns (regular)
• Possessive adjectives go before nouns,
• We form the plural of most nouns by adding -s
to the end of the word. without articles.
book  books chair  chairs He is my friend. His name is Ted.

Imperative Module 2
The verb have got
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NEGATIVE
(base form of the verb) (Don’t + base form) • We use the verb have got:
Listen to the CD. Don’t close your books. - to express possession.
I’ve got a computer.
Be quiet. Don’t be late.
- to talk about family and relationships.
• We use the imperative to ask someone to do He’s got two brothers.
something. We can use please to be more polite. - to describe people, animals and things.
Open your books, please. Mary has got fair hair.

AFFIRMATIVE
Module 1 FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS

The verb be I have got I've got
You have got You've got
He has got He's got
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
She has got She's got
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS It has got It's got
I am I'm I am not I'm not We have got We've got
You are You're You are not You aren't You have got You've got
He is He’s He is not He isn’t They have got They've got
She is She's She is not She isn't
It is It’s It is not It isn’t NEGATIVE
We are We’re We are not We aren’t FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
You are You're You are not You aren't
They are They’re They are not They aren’t I have not got I haven't got
You have not got You haven't got
He has not got He hasn't got
She has not got She hasn't got
Short forms are more common in spoken
language and in informal writing. It has not got It hasn't got
We have not got We haven't got
You have not got You haven't got
They have not got They haven't got

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