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AFFIRMATIVE | |_NEGATIVE |
I was happy. I wasn't sad.
He was hungry. He wasn’t thirsty. wasn't =
She was anurse. She wasn’t ateacher. wasnot
It was big. It wasn’t small.
We were early. We FEE ite.
‘weren't =
You were atschool. You weren’t athome.
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They were quiet. They weren’t noisy. 8
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+ Affirmative They were happy. She was rich.
2) Question Were they happy ? wis Xe rich?
Short Answer _ Yes, they were / No, they weren’t Yes, she was / No, she wasn't
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a I/he/she/it a
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‘When + (were + we/you/they ‘ready’...
-Why was he angry? - When was she nervous?
- Where were you yesterday? - Who were those people?
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A/AN + singular countable nouns
SOME/ ANY + plural countable nouns & uncountable nouns
@ affirmative
A + consonanrsouno
AN + vowet souno
O negative ANY
@ questions* ANY
There is a bottle on the table.
There is an apple on the table.
SINGUENS
SOME There is some |cheese in the fridge.
There isn’t any cheese in the fridge.
Is there any cheese in the fridge?
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affirmative A/AN
negative A/AN
questions * A/AN
questions [Link] Would youlike some...? SOME SOME
questions [Link] for Can!..some...? SOME SOME
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English Grammar
The general order of adjectives before a noun is the following:
Opinion Size Shape Condition Age Colour Pattern Origin Material Purpose Noun
ugly small thin dirty old red _ striped Italian cotton sleeping bag
beautiful - long — ~- white — French silk wedding dress
- large — broken ancient — - Greek clay flower vase
EEIONED Attitude / Observations Colour / Approximate Colour
delicious, lovely, nice, cool green, blue, reddish, purple
Size/ Height Pattern / Design
big, small, tall, huge, tiny spotted, checked, flowery, zigzag
Shape/Weight/ Length Whereis it from?
round, square, long, fat American, British, Arabic, Turkish
CENPMTND Condition state NEA What is it made oft
clean, wet, rich, hungry gold, wooden, plastic, synthetic
How old is it? UResaD What is it used for?
old, young, new, antique gardening, shopping, riding
Before adjectives + noun we normally have a determiner:
-a,an, the, my, your, her, four, this, those, some etc.
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Ending in -ED and -ING
ADJECTIVES / Ss *) Describe the characteristic of a person,
THETEND IN a thing or a situation. It CAUSES a feeling.
The books are boring. We are describing a characteristic of these books.
What do these books cause? They make people feel bored.
ADJECTIVES “ED _ Describe a feeling or an emotion.
THATENDIN It is how we FEEL about something.
Heis bored. This is his feeling right now. This feeling was caused by the books.
Heis not going to be bored for etermity. He feels bored for now. (It is temporary)
Example Sentences (compare the difference)
1am tired right now. My flight was tiring (because it was a twelve-hour flight).
Public toilets are sometimes disgusting. | am disgusted by the smell of them.
Your speech was inspiring. 'm now inspired to do great things with my life.
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en A-AN
The difference between A and AN =
And AN have the same meaning. A and AN are indefinite articles.
The difference depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word.
When the next word starts with a When the next word starts with a
CONSONANT SOUND VOWEL SOUND
A CAND
‘a book a frog an apple an orange
a car a lemon an egg an) umbrella
adog a truck an insect an) actor
BE CAREFUL!) The SOUND of the letter is important
~~ The Hat the beginni
ahouse BUT anhour ~~ fhourissilent.
anuncle BUT auniversity | TheU atthe beginning of
_ pe university sounds like YOU.
This rule applies to all words after A or AN (including adjectives, adverbs...)
a cold day an) easy lesson
a very crazy person an interesting class
\S y/s —
sas, COUNTRY - NATIONALITY
TOBE)+ FROM + ciTyY ) lam from Sydney.
TOBE )+ FROM + COUNTRY 1am from Australia.
TOBE + NATIONALITY lam Australian.
He is (from Venice). He is from ) Vancouver).
He is from Italy . He is (from ) Canada).
He is Italian . He is Canadian.
Where are you from?Both - Either - Neither
Both = the two Either = one of the Neither = none
alternatives two alternatives =not this AND
= this AND that = this OR that not the other
NEITHER
I can speak both I can speak either I can speak neither
English and Spanish. English or Spanish. French nor Arabic.
Which is easier for
you to understand?
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Woodward English( Television or The television
When do we use the article THE?
When we talk about television in the sense of television
programs (UK = programmes) that are broadcast (= transmitted),
we DO NOT use the article THE.
- Television became widely available in the 1950s.
- | wonder what is on television tonight.
We use the article THE when we refer to television as a device or
the ‘piece of furniture’.
- The television didn't fit in the wall unit.
- Dont sit so close to the television.
When we talk about more than one television, or televisions in a
general sense, we do not use the article THE.
- While televisions were available in the 1930s, their popularity
only increased during the late 1940s.
Sometimes we informally call the
television Tele or TV. The word TV
(written with capital letters) is
pronounced as the individual
letters T-V.Conditionals
“CONDON = RESULT
ZERO. fyoustand inthe rain, you get wet.
conditional _|f you heat ice, it melts.
PRESENT SIMPLE = + PRESENT SIMPLE
USES: Facts which are generally true or scientific facts
The condition always has the same result
FIRST If it rains, we will cancel the trip.
conditional _ If you study, you will pass the exam.
PRESENTSIMPLE | (+) | WILL/WON'T+VERB
USES: A possible situation in the future
Predicting a likely result in the future (if the condition happens)
SECOND Ifl won the lottery, 1 would travel a lot.
conditional _If they sold their house, they would be rich.
| PASTSIMPLE (+) © WOULD + VERB
USES: Hypothetical or unlikely situations
Unreal or improbable situation now or in the future
THIRD If you had studied, you would have passed the exam.
conditional If! hadn’t been sick, I would have gone to your party.
PASTPERFECT (+ WOULD HAVE+PAST PARTICIPLE
USES: Thepersonis imagining a different past
Imaginary situation that did not happen
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Do - Does - Did - Done
| To Do - VERB ; ) (
|/you/we/they DO
he/she / it DOES Be coe
-1do exercises - He|does exercises
- I did my homework - He did his homework
-Ihave'done many things - He has done many things
| Do/Does/Did - AUXILIARY (To make questions) _
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he/she / it
The ONLY difference between a question in the present tense
and a question in the past tense is the auxiliary (Do/Does or Did).
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Uses of May and Might:
Possibility J May or Might?
- It might rain later so take an umbrella. | May and Might can normally
Gi so be interchanged withouta
SS Den SSO) ee significant difference in
- You may have another cookie if you like. meaning. However, Might
= F often implies a smaller chance
Askfor permission ot something happening
~ May | borrow your pen please? (when expressing possibility).
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Express wishes (70% chance)
| It might rain, (40% chance)
- May the New Year bring you happiness. When expressing wishes or
Speculate about past actions | | giving permission, only May
- She is late. She may have missed her plane. & WERE
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If | were you...
You imagine yourself in the position
MEANING: or situation of the other person.
Itis used TO GIVE ADVICE.
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If were you, I would study more. %) ie
If | were you, | wouldn't do that.
Iwould+verb + | iflwereyou
Iwould go tothe doctor _ if | were you.
I wouldn't go there if | were you.
Why /f/ were and not If! was?
This is the SUBJUNCTIVE mood which is used for
HYPOTHETICAL situations. It is a condition which is
contrary to fact (the fact is, !am NOT you). J would be careful if | were you.
With TO BE, use WERE for all subjects in the SUBJUNCTIVE.
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Phrase that acts
every day as an adverb
Itdescribes the frequency...
=on all of the days,
on each day
All of these days
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Examples:
| study English every day.
Woodward English puts a new word
everyday Adjective
It describes something as...
= ordinary, regular,
normal, common piace
(everyday) +
| everyday acti
(everyday occurrence
Example:
Even though he had won the lottery,
it hadn't changed his everyday life.
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Members of the Family in English
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uncle father + mother aunt “1 _uncle
sister-in- ir brother) sister — You. >) cousin cousin
gnarried,
nephew niece son eT
grandson granddaughter
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irrENGLISH MUCH - MANY |Weeeware” |
a ALOT OF - LOTS OF
=a large quantity of something
Muchand Many are mainly used in negative sentences and questions.
They are not common in affirmative sentences though still possible.
Muchis used with uncountable nouns.
Many is used with plural countable nouns.
MUCH — MANY
+ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS + PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS
- 1 don't have much time. - There aren’t many chairs in the room.
- He doesn’t need much money. -1 don‘thave many friends.
- Does it use much electricity? -Do you think many people will go?
With affirmative sentences, we prefer a lot of instead of much/many.
Alot of /lots of are not common in negative sentences or questions.
Alot of can be used with countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
a lot of = lots of
ALOT OF ALOT OF
+ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS + PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS
- [need a lot of coffee. - She has a lot of friends.
(| need lots of coffee.) (© She has lots of friends.)
- There is a lot of traffic today. - There are a lot of cars on the street.Must
Uses of Must: eT
Obligation MUST vs. HAVE TO
-You must wear a seatbelt when you drive. Must expresses obligation
iz =m ae imposed by the speaker while
(Deduction (certain somethingistrue) Have to expresses external
- Look at all that snow. It must be cold outside. | obligations.
Fi = aa Teacher: You must complete
(EmphasizeNecessity CATE) (recy Syrian
-Plants must have light and water to grow. | Student: We have to complete
(Strong Recommendation | SOE AEE
-We must get together for dinner soon.
| Itis more common to use
Have to instead of Must in
_Mustn’t = Prohibition questions.
- Does he have to do the test?
-You mustn't use your phone while driving
We use Had to instead of Must in the past tense. See our chart about
~| had to pay my speeding ticket yesterdar Mustn't vs. Don't have to.
ieee oils eS Led nue ce elQuestions with Do / Does
We use Do or Does to make a question in the
* * Exceptions: Questions with To Be and
simple present tense. Modal Verbs (can, might, should etc.)
Auxiliary) SH D)S5
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Affirmative: You speak English. “The base form
: f the infiniti
Question: (00 you\speak English?) 2 onan!
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Affirmative: He speaks English.
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SO and TOO are used to show agreement with positive statements (said by Person A).
SO + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT —_Theauniliary verb (or To Be/To Have)
(or BE / HAVE) needs to agree with the verb tense in
Person A Person B __ theoriginal statement (by Person A).
| am happy. Soaml. =lam happy too.
You are making a noise. So are you. = You are making a noise too.
| need more money. Sodol. =Ineed more money too.
Steve likes pizza. So does Mary. = Mary likes pizza too.
| was tired this morning. So was |. = Iwas tired too.
We were late. Sowere they. = They were late too.
| watched a movie last night. So did |. =I watched a movie too,
She can play the guitar. Socanl. =I can play the guitar too.
We could see the stars. So could |. =I could see the stars too.
She will win an award. So will | =| will win an award too.
| would like a cup of coffee. So would. =I would like a cup too.
He should study more. So should |. =Ishould study more too.
They have finished early. So have |. =I have finished early too.
He had eaten too much. So had |. =I had eaten too much too.
Sometimes you can use So+ Auxiliary + Subject as a continuation of the first part of the sentence.
John can sing well, and socan his brother. = John can sing well, and his brother can sing well too.
\S y/(gus! There is - There are
Meaning: To say that something exists (or doesn't. eis) SS
£ 3) + singular noun: There (is) a book on the desk.
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There (is) + There (is) some |milk in the fridge.
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: There ‘isn’t + [uncountable noun There isn't any juice in the fridge.
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ST There's = There is
there|in your class? There’s not = There is not
There isn't = There is not
There aren't = There are not
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Demonstratives
[Pepensman singular Thisisa red pen.
__ Pronouns pliral» These are blue pens.
Demonstrative Pronoun + Verb”
+ or by itself,
[email protected]. Do you want this?
here this these
ey ‘singular’ This penis red.
Adjectives plural’) These pens areblue.
Demonstrative Adjective + Noun
this book we that book
(here/close) (there /not close)
these books c( those books ing
(here/ close) (there /not close)
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there that those‘Rapid Decision |
-|'m thirsty. | think | will buy a drink.
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- Don't worry, | won't tell anyone.
‘Thr
‘Refusal = wont =willnot
= She won't listen to anything I say.
-| think it will rain tomorrow.
- | haven't made any plans.
| think | will probably watch TV.
I'm probably going to watch TV.
Will and going to are both possible
here. We are “predicting” what will
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- That looks heavy. | will help you with it.
-If you don't stop, | will tell your mother.
happen because nothing is planned.
(ais WILL vs. GOING TO Gazz
Prior Plan
= The decision was made before
the moment of speaking.
-I'm going to the beach next
weekend with my friends.
Evidence / Signs
= When there are signs that
something is likely to happen.
~My stomach hurts a lot and |
think | am going to throw up.
- It’s 70-0, They’re going to win.
You can use both Will and Going to for making predictions.
-| think it is going to rain tomorrow.
COMPARE: Are you busy this evening?
- Yes, I'm going to the movies.
Only Going to is possible
because this is a prior plan.
In spoken English Going to
is often pronounced as “gonna”