Elementary Grammar English for Kids

Elementary Grammar

joefranz @ 15:47

ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR

POSESIVES:

   My------- Used for the first person in Spanish. . My name is Carlos
   You------ Used for the second person in Spanish. Your name is Patty
   His------ Used for the third person in Spanish specific for males. His name is Pedro
Her------Used for the third person in Spanish specific for females. Her name is Maria

THIS OR THAT:

This---- use “This” for things or persons which are near to you.
That-----use “That” for things or persons which are not near to you.

THE ARTICLE “A” OR “AN”:

Before words that beginning with consonant use the article “a”.
Before words that beginning with vowels use the article “an”.

This is a book / this is Michael
That is Jennifer / that is an orange

VERB TO BE:

In English the verb is always after the personal pronoun.

ENGLISH
Normal	Contracted
I am	I'm
You are	You're
He is	He's
She is	She's
It is	It's
We are	We're
You are	You're
They are	They're

Am, Are and Is equal to verb this is call the “verb to be”.

REMEMBER!!!

The pronoun “I” always writes with capital letter
The three third personal in singular He, She and It.

“He” is used for males persons.

She” is used for females persons and “It” is used for things or animals
Notice that in English the sign of question is at the end.

NEGATIVE FORM:

ENGLISH
Normal	Contracted
I am not	I'm not
You are not	You're not You aren't
He is not	He's not He isn't
She is not	She's not She isn't
It is not	It's not It isn't
We are not	We're not We aren't
You are not	You're not You aren't
They are not	They're not They aren't

EXPRESSIONS

Excuse me, are you Jennifer Wan?	Discúlpame, ¿eres Jennifer Wan?
Lisa:	No, I'm not. She's over there.
Victor:	I'm sorry.
	. . . . . . .
Victor:	Excuse me, are you Jennifer Wan?
Jennifer:	Yes, I am.
Victor:	I think this is your book.
Jennifer:	You're right. It's my English book. Thank you.
Victor:	By the way, I'm Victor Garcia.
Jennifer:	It's nice to meet you, Victor.

      Excuse me: It’s used to call the attention of someone.
      Over there: It’s used to indicate that something or someone is in another place or
                           Position
       I’m sorry:   It’s used to say for apologizing. Or just sorry.
       I think:        It’s used to express you have an idea or plan in mind.
       You’re right: It’s used to express you are in reason.
       By the way: It’s used to change the topic in a conversation.
       It’s nice to meet you: It’s used to say hello to a person that you know first time.