Unit 1: Grammar recap Mavo

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Grab your notebooks and get into the lessonup.

Today:

- You will understand how to use the present simple.

- You will know how to use different pronouns.

- You will know how to make nouns plural.

Present simple

onderwerp + hele werkwoord

she/he/it + hele werkwoord + s

vragen = do/does + onderwerp + werkwoord

use the present simple: He always ... to (go) school by bike

Use the present simple: .... he always .... (go) to school by bike?

Use the present simple: I ..... (not like) Spanish films.

Use the present simple: I .... (to be) very good with dogs.

Use the present simple: ... (to be) Clarice at home?

Any questions?

Pronouns

What are pronouns?

Choose the correct pronoun: .... need some help.

1. I
2. me
3. my
4. mine

Choose the correct pronoun: Maybe you can phone .....

1. he
2. him
3. his

Choose the correct pronoun: This is not .... problem

1. We
2. our
3. us
4. ours

Choose the correct pronoun: .... is raining again.

1. it
2. its

Fill in the correct pronoun: You both have to do ..... (jullie) homework.

Fill in the correct pronoun: Look at that poor cat. .... (zijn) ears are infected

Fill in the correct pronoun: is that .... (haar) bike?

Fill in the correct pronoun: Can you give .... (mij) a lift home?

Any questions?

Plurals

What do you add at the end of a word to make it plural most of the time?

exceptions:

- words ending with an S sound --> +es

- words ending with O --> +es

- Words ending with Y --> +ies

- words ending with F or FE --> +ves

Make it plural: cat

Make it plural: person

make it plural: hobby

Make it plural: Dish

Make it plural: gas

Make it plural: fish

Make it plural: Tomato

make it plural: wolf

All special plurals

child -> children

(wo)man -> (wo)men

mouse -> mice

foot -> feet

tooth -> teeth

person -> people

fish -> fish

sheep -> sheep

Any questions?

Study for the test.

Until end of class

Do you understand how to use the present simple?

Yes

I think so

No

Do you understand when you need to use certain pronouns?

Yes

I think so

No

Do you know how to make nouns plural?

Yes

I think so

No

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