GRAMMAR BANK
UNIT I
PRESENT CONTINUOS
PRESENT CONTINIUOS = AM/ARE/IS + PRESENT PARTICIPATE (VERB + -ING)
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I am reading now. |
I am not reading now. |
AmI reading now? |
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(I'm reading now.) |
(I'm not reading now.) |
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You/We/They are reading. |
You/We/They are not reading. |
Areyou/we/they reading now?
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(You/We/They're reading.) |
(You/We/They aren't reading.) |
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He/She/It is reading now. |
He/She/It is not reading now. |
Ishe/she/it reading now? |
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(He/She/It's reading now.) |
(He/She/It isn't reading now.) |
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Short answers
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| Yes, I am. | No, I'm not |
| Yes, you/we/they are. | No, you/we/they aren't. |
| Yes, he/she/it is. | No, he/she/it isn't |
Spelling
1. we leave out -e when we add -ing
2 when a verb engs in -ie, it changes to -y
3 when a one-syllable verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, we duble the consonant
SP THE POSSESSIVE CASE
1 singular noun + 's the boy's bag
2 plural noun ending in s + ' the boys' bags
3 plural noun not ending in s + 's the children's bags
We use the possessive case form 's to say who something belongs to.
