Grammar Bank

1A possessive s

1.1 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.

Example My friends name is Jane. My friends name is Jane.

Use the possessive s to say who something belongs to.

after a singular noun

apostrophe + s

Annas surname is Conde.

My dogs name is Rover.
Our childrens names are Sue and
Rod.
My brothers names are Ruy and
Edson.

after a plural noun

apostrophe + s
that doesnt end with s
after a plural noun
apostrophe
that ends with s
>> Now go to exercise 1.1 to practise.

1B present simple -s/-es endings

Use s/es to make the third person singular.
most verbs

+s

I/You/We/They start
He/She/It starts
I/You/We/They finish
He/She/It finishes
I/You/We/They study
He/She/It studies

verbs ending with + es

o/s/sh/ch/x
verbs ending with y y + ies
>> Now go to exercise 1.2 to practise.

1C be and do in questions
present
past

be
Are you the new boss?
How is Holly?
Were you late for work?
Where was Justin?

do
Do you like your job?
Where does Anna work?
Did they go to work?
Which watch did he buy?

>> Now go to exercise 1.3 to practise.

present simple and present continuous

Use the present simple to talk about things that happen sometimes
or all the time, and things that are generally true.
+

I/You/We/They go to
work.

I/You/We/They dont
go to work.

Do I/you/we/they go
to work?

He/She/It goes to work. He/She/It doesnt go

to work.

Does he/she/it go to
work?

Use the present continuous to talk about whats happening now.

+
Im driving to work.
You/We/Theyre driving
to work.
He/She/Its driving to
work.

Im not driving to work.

You/We/They arent
driving to work.
He/She/It isnt driving
to work.

?
Am I driving to work?
Are you/we/they driving
to work?
Is he/she/it driving to
work?

>> Now go to exercise 1.4 to practise.

subject pronouns and possessive adjectives

Use subject pronouns with verbs.
Use possessive adjectives with verbs.
subject pronouns
possessive adjectives

I
my

you
your

he
his

>> Now go to exercise 1.5 to practise.

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she
her

it
its

we
our

they
their

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2
3
4
5
6

Her parents names are Luis and Eva.

Mr Jones is my brothers teacher. They dont like him.
Our teachers name is Marcus.
Guy Ritchie is Madonnas husband.
Their names are Mike and Joe.
Thats Mrs Smiths childrens school.

1.2 Complete the text with the verbs in the correct form.
Duane s
be an English teacher. He 1
teach in a
university in Libya. He 2
work from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
every day. When he 3
finish work, he 4
walk home
and 5
have dinner. In the evenings, he 6
watch
football on TV or he 7
study Arabic. At the weekend, he
8
go to an Internet caf and 9
read his emails.
1.3 Complete the questions. Use the correct form of be or do.
Example What is
his mobile phone number?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

these your children?

your teacher last year?
Peter work in an office?
What
she doing now?
you like your job?
you send Tom an email last week?
Where
they yesterday?
Which
your desk?
Who

1.4 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in the present continuous
or the present simple.
Example Who is Anna speaking
to now? speak
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Justins lazy. He
much work. not/do
you
an email now? write
I
on Saturdays. not/work
Justin
the computers every day. check
Shh! I
to the teacher. listen
Where
they
from? come
We
now. not/study
She
to work by bus. go

1.5 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.

Example This is Hans. His my secretary.

This is Hans. Hes my secretary.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Are these your books?

Its is a very good dictionary.
Mr Crawley is we English teacher.
My birthday is in June.
Him watches football a lot.
Whats they address?
How old is she?
What does him do?