VERBS BE, DO AND HAVE

GrammarI

You

He

SheIt

We

TheyamareisisisareareImYoureHesShesItsWereTheyreImYoureDanielsAnaschairsAna, Daniel and I areAna and Daniel are

Affirmative statementsImYoureDanielsAnaschairsAna, Daniel and I areAna and Daniel area teacher.a student.a doctor.a nurse.white.chefs.artists.

GrammarIYouHe SheItWeTheyam notare notis notis notis notare notare notIm notYoure notHes notShes notIts notWere notTheyre not-You arentHe isntShe isntIt isntWe arentThey arent

Negative statementsa student.a teacher.a manager.a doctor.black.nurses.chefs.Im notYoure notHes notShes notIts notWere notTheyre not-You arentHe isntShe isntIt isntWe arentThey arenta student.a teacher.a manager.a doctor.black.nurses.chefs.

GrammarIYouHe SheItWeTheyamareisisisareareAm IAre youIs heIs sheIs itAre weAre theya studenta teachera managera doctorblacknurseschefs

GrammarAm IAre youIs heIs sheIs itAre weAre theya studenta teachera managera doctorblacknurseschefsYes, I amYes, I amYes, he isYes, she isYes, it isYes, we areYes, they areNo, Im notNo, Im notNo, hes notNo, shes notNo, its notNo, were notNo, theyre not

(Elbaum & Pemn, 2006, p. 36)

The verbs be, do and have all have special forms in the present tense.

SubjectBEDOHAVEIamdohavehe, she, itisdoeshaswe, you, theyaredohave

SubjectBEDOHAVEIam notdonthaventhe, she, itisntdoesnthasntwe, you, theyarentdonthavent

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Is she our favorite baker?Are we big fans of her strawberry pie?

Does he like your pineapple juice?Do you pay attention in class?

Does it have to be finished by noon?Do you have a feeling you will like the cake?To formulate questions, the verb be changes its place, and do/does functions as an auxiliary verb.

I have a great time last summer visiting my cousings in Chicago Illinois. Every year, I does many fun things with my favorite cousin Gina. She have art lessons every day and do nice drawings. I want to be as good as she are! My aunt Joan and uncle John has a garden. We spend a lot of time with them planting seeds. I always has to go home before the flowers bloom. I will see them again next summer. They is planning to come to our house. I really does like my cousins. They am so much fun.Rewrite the paragraph correctly

I have a great time last summer visiting my cousings in Chicago Illinois. Every year, I does many fun things with my favorite cousin Gina. She have art lessons every day and do nice drawings. I want to be as good as she are! My aunt Joan and uncle John has a garden. We spend a lot of time with them planting seeds. I always has to go home before the flowers bloom. I will see them again next summer. They is planning to come to our house. I really does like my cousins. They am so much fun.Rewrite the paragraph correctly

DemonstrativeIndefiniteInterrogativeIntensivePersonalPossessiveReciprocalReflexiveRelative

A personal pronoun refers to a particular person, group, or thing.

Grammarmyyour his her ourtheir

IYouHeSheWeTheybook.

Kates book.Daniels book. Kate and Daniels book.

A possessive pronoun can take the place of a noun phrase to show ownership. They can stand alone.MineYoursHisHersItsOursYoursTheirs Im almost finished with mine.Did you finish yours?Nick put only birds in his carousel.Nina used dinosaurs in hers.Each one had its own style.If you see the projects, ours is better.Theirs isnt as interesting as yours.

A possessive adjective can replace a possessive noun and they are placed before nouns.Mrs. Parker asked her students about the project.

Some of us are using our imagination.

David says your drawing is the best.

We liked your presentation a lot.

A demonstrative pronoun points to a particular noun or to the noun it replaces.

An interrogative pronoun is used for persons, animals and things, and to show possession.

Used for personsWhoWho won the game yesterday?WhomTo whom did you give the book?

Used for persons to show possessionWhoseWhose car was parked there?

Used for animals and thingsWhatWhat is the color of your pet?

Used for persons, animals and thingsWhichWhich boy took my English book?

An indefinite pronoun refers to an unspecified person or thing.all, any, most, none and some can be singular or plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.

SingularPluralanothereverybodyno onebothanybodyeveryonenothingfewanyoneeverythingonemanyanythingmuchsomebodyotherseachneithersomeoneseveraleithernobodysomething

A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject. They end in self or -elves.The boy kicked himself.

She made herself coffee.

You should address the letter to yourself.

An intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named.George himself bought a copy of American Tall Tales.

I myself made it.

He himself paid for the book.

Did you decorate your room yourself?

A reciprocal pronoun is used when 2 or more people do the same thing.Each other: refers to 2 people.Ali and Aicha admire each other.We sent each other Christmas cards.

One another: refers to more than 2 people.We must learn to get along with one another.They didnt look at one another.

A relative pronoun is used to give more information about something.

WhoUsed for peopleWhichUsed for animals and thingsWhichReferring to the whole sentenceWhosePossession for people, animals and thingsWhomObject pronoun for peopleThatSubject or object pronoun for people, animals and things

Have you ever seen the man who is the new marketing director?

The horse which Sue was riding is very friendly.

Have you seen the boy whose mother was on TV?

I liked the dress that you wore to the function last week.Relative pronouns

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