Thursday, October 31
Sunday, September 11
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns+Verb + Object Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns
I love me so I love myself
You love you so You love yourself
He loves him so He loves himself
She loves her so She loves herself
(Impossible) It loves it so It loves itself
We love us so We love ourselves
(Impossible) It loves it so It loves itself
We love us so We love ourselves
You love you so You love yourselves
They love them so They love themselves
Quantitative Pronouns
Person Thing Place
+No *To avoid double negation
+ Some + one / thing / where
- ? Any body
Distributive Pronouns
Every + one / thing / where
body
Relative Pronouns
who
which
Thursday, June 30
Simple Tenses
(DO+BASE FORM)
Present
+Subject+Verb (Base Form) *Except 3rd person Singular -s/-es+(Direct & Indirect) Object+CC (Manner Place Time)
I play tennis on Mondays.
I play tennis on Mondays.
He plays the piano at night.
- Subject+Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple)+NOT+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+Circumstantial Complement
I don’t work at 9.00
She doesn’t go home today.
? Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple)+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Do you dance with me?
Does the cat eat everything?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Auxiliary Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I do. /No, he doesn’t.
Past
+Subject+Verb (Past Simple -ED)+O+CC *Irregular Verbs
I studied hard for the exam.
He played football yesterday.
We took the bus the previous year.
You travelled around the world for eighty days.
- Subject+Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple)+NOT+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC
They didn’t pay the dinner last month.
? Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple)+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Did you see him in the city?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Auxiliary Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I did. /No, he didn’t.
(MODAL & SPECIAL VERBS+BASE FORM)
Future
+Subject+Modal Verb Affirmative WILL/SHALL*1st person+Main Verb (Base Form) + O + CC
I will always love you
- Subject+Modal Verb Negative WON’T/SHAN’T*1st person+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC
I won’t buy a car tomorrow
? Modal Verb WILL+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Will he go to the cinema with us?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Modal Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I will. /No, he won’t.
Conditional
+Subject+Modal Verb Affirmative WOULD/SHOULD/COULD/MIGHT+Main Verb (Base Form) +O+CC
I would buy a car, if I had money. /I’d buy a car, if I’d money.
- Subject+(Modal Verb+Negative) WOULDN’T/SHOULDN’T/COULDN’T/MIGHT NOT + Main Verb (B.F.) +O+CC
You shouldn’t go out tonight, it’s raining.
? Modal Verb for Conditional tense+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Could you open the window, please? It’s hot here.
Would you like a cup of tea?, etc.
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Modal Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I would. /No, he wouldn’t.
(See -S/-ES RULES)
Simple Tenses
(DO+BASE FORM)
Present
+Subject+Verb (Base Form) *Except 3rd person Singular -s/-es+(Direct & Indirect) Object+CC (Manner Place Time)
I play tennis on Mondays.
I play tennis on Mondays.
He plays the piano at night.
- Subject+Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple)+NOT+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+Circumstantial Complement
I don’t work at 9.00
She doesn’t go home today.
? Auxiliary Verb (Present Simple)+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Do you dance with me?
Does the cat eat everything?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Auxiliary Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I do. /No, he doesn’t.
Past
+Subject+Verb (Past Simple -ED)+O+CC *Irregular Verbs
I studied hard for the exam.
He played football yesterday.
We took the bus the previous year.
You travelled around the world for eighty days.
- Subject+Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple)+NOT+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC
They didn’t pay the dinner last month.
? Auxiliary Verb (Past Simple)+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Did you see him in the city?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Auxiliary Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I did. /No, he didn’t.
(MODAL & SPECIAL VERBS+BASE FORM)
Future
+Subject+Modal Verb Affirmative WILL/SHALL*1st person+Main Verb (Base Form) + O + CC
I will always love you
- Subject+Modal Verb Negative WON’T/SHAN’T*1st person+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC
I won’t buy a car tomorrow
? Modal Verb WILL+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Will he go to the cinema with us?
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Modal Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I will. /No, he won’t.
Conditional
+Subject+Modal Verb Affirmative WOULD/SHOULD/COULD/MIGHT+Main Verb (Base Form) +O+CC
I would buy a car, if I had money. /I’d buy a car, if I’d money.
- Subject+(Modal Verb+Negative) WOULDN’T/SHOULDN’T/COULDN’T/MIGHT NOT + Main Verb (B.F.) +O+CC
You shouldn’t go out tonight, it’s raining.
? Modal Verb for Conditional tense+Subject+Main Verb (B.F.)+O+CC+Prep?
Could you open the window, please? It’s hot here.
Would you like a cup of tea?, etc.
Short Answers
Adv (Affirmation or Negation), Subject+Modal Verb+(Abbreviation of the Negation)
Yes, I would. /No, he wouldn’t.
(See -S/-ES RULES)
Sunday, June 26
Reported Speech
A speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting
verb, with the required changes of person and tense (e.g. he said that he would go, based on I will go ).
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Reporting Verbs
Verb + (Object Pronoun) + (that) inform us that...
+ (Object Pronoun) + to + Verb remind me to close...
+ (Object Pronoun) + + for + SN apologise for
say said to him
tell told her
ask asked them
advise, explain, amounce, mention, reply, offer, suggest, declare, wonder
SAY vs. TELL
TELL takes a personal object ("me"; "him"; "her", etc.)
TELL is not used before questions
SAY never takes a personal object (the personal object with "to" is used instead).
TELL + PERSONAL OBJECT + DIRECT OBJECT
She told me she was going to be late.
SAY + DIRECT OBJECT + PERSONAL OBJECT WITH "TO"
Why did she say that to you?
OD OI
*EXCEPTIONS
There are special phrases in which TELL is followed by the direct object:
SAY vs. TELL
TELL takes a personal object ("me"; "him"; "her", etc.)
TELL is not used before questions
SAY never takes a personal object (the personal object with "to" is used instead).
TELL + PERSONAL OBJECT + DIRECT OBJECT
She told me she was going to be late.
SAY + DIRECT OBJECT + PERSONAL OBJECT WITH "TO"
Why did she say that to you?
OD OI
*EXCEPTIONS
There are special phrases in which TELL is followed by the direct object:
TELL the truth
TELL lies (a lie)
TELL stories
TELL the time
TELL jokes
TELL nonsense
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SUMMARY
To tell someone (not) to do something
(?) To say (not) to do something
Sunday, June 19
Genitive Case
Possessive nouns
Possessions
The car of Arthur
Arthur's car
Family relationships
The sisters of Charles have got bikes
Charles' sisters' bikes or Charles' sisters have got bikes.
Peter is the youngest brother of Linus and Lucy
Peter is Linus' and Lucy's younger brother.
Two friends of Sue's. My sisters' children.
That man's book. Those boys' kite.
Mr Hill's records. My friends' clothes.
Places
St. Mary's (hospital) St. Peter’s (church)
the baker's (shop) the travel agent's (office)
Harrod's
Time expressions
Tonight's show
Possessions
Arthur's car
Charles' sisters' bikes or Charles' sisters have got bikes.
Peter is Linus' and Lucy's younger brother.
Two friends of Sue's. My sisters' children.
That man's book. Those boys' kite.
Mr Hill's records. My friends' clothes.
Places
St. Mary's (hospital) St. Peter’s (church)
the baker's (shop) the travel agent's (office)
Harrod's
Time expressions
Tonight's show
Wednesday, June 15
Adjectives
Order of Adjectives
SACO general to specific
Determiner+Adjective(Opinion Size Quality Shape Age Colour Origin Material Type Purpose)+Noun
Some juicy oranges.
Articles
The nice small round new green Turkey metal bike.
A big red house.
Demonstratives
This lovely big city.
These outgoing brothers.
Numbers
Two interesting small square tenth-century silver French wooden tables.
Three blue cars.
Possessives:
Genitive Case
John's expensive umbrella.
Possessives
SACO general to specific
Determiner+Adjective(Opinion Size Quality Shape Age Colour Origin Material Type Purpose)+Noun
Some juicy oranges.
Articles
The nice small round new green Turkey metal bike.
A big red house.
An old Scottish man.
Demonstratives
This lovely big city.
These outgoing brothers.
Numbers
Two interesting small square tenth-century silver French wooden tables.
Three blue cars.
Possessives:
Genitive Case
John's expensive umbrella.
Possessives
His cheap lamp.
My new brand fucshia bicycle.
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