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QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS These / Those
Have I got? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. SINGULAR PLURAL
Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t. this these
Has he got? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t. that those
Has she got? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
Has it got? Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t. • We use these to point out people, animals or
Have we got? Yes, we have. No, we haven’t. things that are close to us.
Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t. These are my books.
Have they got? Yes, they have. No, they haven’t. • We use those to point out people, animals or
things that are far from us.
Those boys over there are my friends.
The verb can
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Adjectives
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS • We use adjectives before nouns and after the
I can dance I cannot dance I can’t dance verb be.
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You can dance You cannot dance You can’t dance That’s a beautiful camera. That camera is beautiful.
He can dance He cannot dance He can’t dance • Adjectives are the same in singular and in plural.
She can dance She cannot dance She can’t dance I’ve got a new notebook. I’ve got new notebooks.
It can dance It cannot dance It can’t dance
We can dance We cannot dance We can’t dance
You can dance You cannot dance You can’t dance
They can dance They cannot dance They can’t dance Module 3
Present Simple
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS AFFIRMATIVE We use the Present Simple:
• for habits or actions that
Can I dance? Yes, I can. No, I can’t. I speak happen regularly.
Can you dance? Yes, you can. No, you can’t. You speak
Can he dance? Yes, he can. No, he can’t. He speaks I watch TV every day.
Can she dance? Yes, she can. No, she can’t. She speaks She plays tennis at the
Can it dance? Yes, it can. No, it can’t. It speaks weekend.
Can we dance? Yes, we can. No, we can’t. We speak • for permanent states.
Can you dance? Yes, you can. No, you can’t. You speak We live in Boston.
Can they dance? Yes, they can. No, they can’t. They speak I like video games.

• We use the verb can to express ability:
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He can swim. FORMATION OF THE 3 PERSON SINGULAR
(he/she/it)
Possessive Case - Whose...? • most verbs I speak  he speaks I like  he likes
take -s
• We use whose to ask about possession. • verbs ending
Whose book is this? It’s my book. in -ss, -sh, -ch, I watch  she watches I go  she goes
• We use the possessive case to express possession. -x, -o take -es
We form the possessive case by adding ’s to a • verbs ending I study  he studies
singular noun. We add only ’ to plural nouns ending in a consonant BUT
in -s. + -y, drop the I play  it plays
This is Tom’s book. It’s Tom’s. -y and take -ies
This is my sister’s pencil.
My parents’ computer is black.
Prepositions of time (at / in / on)
NOTE six o’clock / half past two, etc.
at noon / night / midday / midnight
whose: asks about possession the weekend(s)
who’s: who is
in the morning / afternoon / evening
Tina’s pet: expresses possession my free time
Tina’s my sister: Tina is Saturday, etc.
Tina’s got a pet: Tina has got on Friday morning / afternoon, etc.
weekdays

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