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I hope you enjoy it! - Shayna Oliveira EspressoEnglish.net~ 3 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Present Simple: Be Positive: I am I’m from Japan. you / we / they are you’re / we’re / they’re from Brazil. he / she / it is he’s / she’s / it’s from India. Negative: I am not I’m not married. you / we / they are not You’re not / You aren’t We’re not / We aren’t They’re not / They aren’t happy. he / she / it is not He isn’t / He’s not She isn’t / She’s not It isn’t / It’s not a student. Question: Am I beautiful? Are you / we / they a teacher? Is he / she / it tall?~ 4 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Present Simple: Be Name: I’m Joanna. He’s Paulo. They’re Aki and Yuta. Country: I’m from the U.S. I’m American. My husband is from Italy. He’s Italian. She’s not Korean, she’s Vietnamese. Are they from Australia? Age: I’m 27 years old. How old are you? She’s 15. My mother is 65 years old. Emotions: I’m sad. She’s excited. You’re angry. We’re happy. Jobs: I’m not a student. I’m a teacher. Are you a doctor? He’s a journalist. They’re artists. Grammar Exercise: Present Simple: Be~ 5 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Possessives NOUN POSSESSIVE EXAMPLE I my My name is Sandra. you your What’s your name? he his His name is John. she her Her computer is fast. it its My car is old, so its engine isn’t powerful. we our Our apartment is in the city center. they their My parents sold their house. Mary Mary’s Mary’s phone number is 555-4321. Joe Joe’s Joe’s favorite color is green. the boy the boy’s The boy’s clothes are dirty. friends friends’ My friends’ names are Patrick and Gloria. cat cat’s My cat’s name is Ginger. country country’s My country’s flag is red, white, and blue. Don’t confuse its (possessive) with it’s (contraction for “it is”)! The cat ate it’s food The cat ate its food. Its illegal for a 17-year-old to buy alcohol. It’s illegal for a 17-year-old to buy alcohol. Grammar Exercise: Possessives~ 6 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Articles: A, An, The I’m going to eat an apple. I’m going to eat the red apple. a / an general (one of many) I want to buy a car. He’s eating an apple. Do you have a bike? She is an old woman. I’m reading a book. the specific (one specific) Tokyo is the capital of Japan. The new Chinese restaurant is very good. We like the blue car. The girl in the red dress is beautiful. I’m reading the new book by J.K. Rowling.~ 7 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Articles: A, An, The Use “an” if the word starts with the sound of a, e, i, o, u: an apple an egg an ice cream shop an open door an umbrella an hour Use “a” if the word starts the sound of any other letter. Do not use “the” with countries or cities: I live in the China. I live in China. Do not use “the” with things in general: She likes the pizza. She likes pizza. She like the pizza from Tony’s Restaurant. (specific) Grammar Exercise: A, An, The~ 8 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish This, That, These, Those This 1 thing – near That 1 thing – far These 2+ things – near Those 2+ things – far This apple is green. That apple is red. These books are new. Those books are old.~ 9 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Present Simple: Positive Use the present simple for things that happen regularly or things that are generally true. I / you / we / they work he / she / it works Examples: I work in a bank. He works at the university. We work every day. My sister works at the hospital. Special Case 1 For verbs that end in consonant + –y, we remove the –y and add –ies: I study English at school. Dana studies English at school. Bill studys English at school Other verbs like this: cry, try, fly, carry Special Case 2 For verbs that end in -o, -sh, -s, -ss, -ch, -x, we add -es. They go to English class on Wednesday. She goes to cooking class on Saturday. She gos to cooking class on Saturday. Other verbs like this: watch, kiss, teach, fix~ 10 ~ Fun, Fast English Lessons Online www.espressoenglish.net Twitter: @espressoenglish Present Simple: Negative Use the present simple for things that happen regularly or things that are generally true. I / you / we / they don’t like he / she / it doesn't like Examples: I don't like coffee. John doesn't like pizza. John and David don't like milk. My mother doesn't like to travel. Common Errors 1) In the present simple negative, do not add -s: Martha doesn't likes to dance. Martha doesn't like to dance. 2) Other common errors: Pete no like bananas. Pete not like bananas. Pete doesn’t like bananas.