Expressing Past Actions and Ideas

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ATN 4
Grammar Review on Book 3
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Expressing Future Actions - Will
To express an action in the future we use will
Example
I will go swimming tomorrow morning.
Affirmative Form
We will go to a party next weekend.
verb in the infinitive without to
will
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Interrogative Form
Will Bob take a train to work?
We change the position of will to the beginning
of the sentence
Negative Form
Susan will not work this afternoon.
wont
We make the negative by adding not to will or by
contracting will and not to form wont.
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Exercises
1. I _________ at 10 oclock tomorrow. (to
arrive) 2. _____we ______the work tomorrow? (to
finish) 3. They ________ in that restaurant
tonight. (to eat) 4. It ________tomorrow. (to
rain) 5. She _________ her friends tomorrow. (to
see) 6. ____ you ____ to the party next weekend?
(to go) 7. We ____________ next week. (not / to
study)
will arrive
Will
finish
will eat
will rain
will see
Will
go
wont study
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Expressing Past Actions and Ideas
To express past actions and ideas, we use the
verb in the past.
Examples
Warren liked your ideas.
verb in the past
I stopped by the beauty parlor this morning.
verb in the past
Sue studied hard for the exams last month.
verb in the past.
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Lets remember the past tense ofsome irregular
verbs
find buy get have go fly think
come leave
found
bought
got
Examples
had
went
I bought a skirt yesterday.
flew
verb in the past
thought
came
We went to the beach last week.
left
verb in the past
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Questions in the past
Sue waited for me yesterday. - affirmative
Did Sue wait for me yesterday? - interrogative
The verb goes to the infinitive without to
We use did to ask the question
Negative sentences in the past
Sue waited for me yesterday. - affirmative
Sue did not wait for me yesterday. - negative
The verb goes to the infinitive without to
didnt
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Exercises
1. Sally _________ the dishes last night. (to
wash) 2. _____ the kids _____ to the beach last
Saturday? (to go) 3. We _____________ home in
the morning yesterday. (not to leave) 4. Chris
________ into the lake yesterday. (to jump) 5.
Bob ______ home late last Friday. (to get)
washed
Did
go
didnt leave
jumped
got
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found
6. Jack ________ a nice hotel in NY last week.
(to find) 7. _____ you ______ a date yesterday?
(to have) 8. Mary ___________ the movie last
weekend. (not to like) 9. _____ you _______ to
school yesterday? (to walk) 10. Yesterday I
______ to school by bus. (to come) 11. I
________ a present for you yesterday. (buy)
Did
have
didnt like
Did
walk
came
bought
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Verb To Be Past tense
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
was
Was
I You He She It We You They
I You He She It We You They
I ? you? he? she? it? we? you? they?
was not (wasnt)
were
Were
were not (werent)
was
Was
was not (wasnt)
were
Were
were not (werent)
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Exercises
Write the sentences below in the past
Yesterday
Today
We werent at home.
We arent at home Are you afraid? Bob and Tim are
friends. Is she at home? I am late. The game
isnt late.
Were you afraid?
Bob and Tim were friends.
Was she at home?
I was late.
The game wasnt late.
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Should
We use should when we want to say that what we
think is a good idea or the right thing to do.
The exams are next week. You should study.
Im tired. I think I should take a taxi.
Negative
You should not drink a lot of beer.
shouldnt
Interrogative
Should I go to the party with Ted?
We use should in the beginning of the sentence.
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Exercises
Make up sentences according to the ideas
Im really tired. (to rest)
I should rest.
Ted looks sick. (to go to the doctor)
He should go to the doctor.
Mike is smoking a lot. (to quit)
He should quit smoking.
Lucy is getting fat. (to eat so much)
She shouldnt eat so much.
They are coughing a lot. (to smoke)
They shouldnt smoke.
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Must
Must is used to express obvious conclusion.
Examples
Tina bought a new car She must have a lot of
money.
John didnt have breakfast He must be very
hungry.
We use must for all persons
Any verb after must goes to the infinitive form
without to.
The verb after must doesnt take s after he,
she or it.
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Exercises
1. You __________the new art exhibition. Its
really beautiful. (to like)
must like
must be
2. The tickets__________ in my bag! I put them
there last night. (to be)
must be
3. You _________ tired! You worked a lot today.
4. John __________ sleeping now! Its really
late! (to be)
must be
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Expressing Necessity
We can express necessity by using have to / has
to
Examples
I have an appointment with my doctor. I have to
go now.
Jack lives very far from here. He has to take two
buses to go to work.
Negative
For negative statements we use do not / does not
Example
Theres enough food here. We dont have to go
to the supermarket.
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Lets practice
1. You _________________ to work. Take the bus!
(not to walk)
dont have to walk
2. Sue __________________ dinner tonight. Shell
go to a restaurant. (to cook)
doesnt have to cook
3. We _________________ today. Its Sunday.
(not to work)
dont have to work
4. Bill, you _____________ speaking Portuguese
in class! (to stop)
have to stop
5. Liz ____________ vitamins every day. She has
a cold. (to take)
has to take
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Examples
subj. pronoun - before verb
I love Michael.
Michael loves me.
obj. pronoun - after verb
subj. pronoun - before verb
He kisses me.
I kiss him.
obj. pronoun - after verb
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Subjective Pronouns X Objective Pronouns
Do you remember how to use me, you (sing. and
pl.), him, her, us and them ? Lets see...
Remember that
Objective
Subjective
me
Subjective Pronouns come before verbs.
you
him
her
Objective Pronouns come after verbs or
prepositions.
it
us
you
them
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Now, lets practice!!!
We
1. ___ get up early every day. (we, us) 2. I
usually meet ____ at school. (he, him) 3. ____is
late for her math class. (she, her) 4. Whats
the problem with _____? (they, them) 5. There
are some flowers for ____ here! (I, me) 6.
_____are very tall and strong. (they, them) 7.
_____(we, us) live near ______ (she, her)
him
She
them
me
They
We
her