The verb: be

UNIT 01

Question words

Affirmative

Contractions of be

Personal
Pronouns

Be

am

Im

You

are

Youre

is

Hes
Shes
Its

He
She
It

from Great
Britain.

We
You

Where are you from?

British.

are

Youre

Personal
Pronouns

Be

am

You

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is your job?

Questions with be
Be

Personal
Pronouns

Im

Am

are

Youre

Are

you

is

Hes
Shes
Its

Is

he
she
it

We

They

What

Theyre

Negative

You

old are you?

Were

They

He
She
It

How

Contracted form
with negative

from
not
France.

not
French.

we

Were
are

Youre
Theyre

from
Spain?

Are

you
they

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Present simple

UNIT 03

We use the Present simple for:

Affirmative

a. things that are generally true.

b. habits and routines.

Questions
I
you

Do

live

You
He
She
It

lives

in
London.

We
You

Short answers

Negative
dont live

You
He
She
It

the piano?

live

They

he
Does she play
it
we
Do
you
they

doesnt live

in Paris.

I
you
Yes,
do.
we
they

I
you
No,
dont.
we
they

he
Yes, she
it

he
No, she
it

does.

doesnt.

Remember:

Words that end in o, ch, sh, ss, x add es

We
You

dont live

They

go

goes watch watches

pass passes finish

fix

finishes

fixes

Words that end in y- change to i and add es

study

do not = dont
does not = doesnt

studies

cry

cries

Remember:
How the question is asked, is how
the question is answered:
Do you like spaghetti?

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Yes, I do
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Like + infinitive + ing

I
You
We
They
He
She
It
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
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like
love
enjoy
swimming in the sea.
likes
loves
enjoys

dont like
hate
dislike
being late.
doesnt like
hates
dislikes
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Irregular Verbs

UNIT 04

Present Past
Past
Present Past
Past

Simple Participle
Simple Participle

be

was,
were

been

begin began begun

buy

bought bought

catch caught caught

come came

come

do

done

did

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

meet met

met

pay

paid

paid

read read

read

say

said

said

see

saw

seen

sing

sang

sung

sit

sat

sat

sleep slept

slept

eat

ate

eaten

speak spoke spoken

fly

flew

flown

spend spent spent

get

got

got

take took

go

went

gone

think thought thought

had

wear wore

have had

make made made

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taken

worn

write wrote written

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