Grammar - everything you need to know from Unit 2

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

GRAMMAR

Grammar tenses

1. When do you use the Present Continuous?
2. When do you use the present Simple?

If you need help!

Read pages 142&143 - 2.1 2.2 and 2.3 Student Book (iPad)

If you need practice

look at page 12 ex 1 t/m 4 in the WORK BOOK (paper book)

look at page 14 ex 9 t/m 11 in the WORK BOOK (paper book)

Jack ... with his mum and his sister.

1. living
2. don't live
3. lives

She ... a lot of noise.

1. makes
2. making
3. make

We’re at the zoo at the moment and we ________
a great time.

1. have
2. are having
3. haves
4. has

She ________ very hard because she has a maths test tomorrow.

1. works
2. is working
3. am working
4. are working

There are exceptions!!!

State verbs 

Review: state verbs

Verbs that are usually only used in the present simple:

Verbs of thinking and opinions: believe, think, understand, suppose, expect, agree, doubt, know, agree, look, remember, forget, promise, mean, imagine, deserve, guess.

Verbs of emotions: like, love, hate, care, hope, wish, want, prefer etc.

see page 22 (ex 4) SB.

Can you explain the s.h.it rule?

The Shit- rule means that you put an -"s" after the verb when you say 'my dog', or 'my uncle'.

1. True
2. False

The verb " to have"

Present tense of to have: 

I have

she /he/ it has

we /they/ you have

if you need help

Page 143 in Student book 2.4

If you need practice

Use page 13 in work book. Exercises 7 and 8

have and have got

Use of "have" and "have got"?

1. Have and have got mean the same. Have got is more informal. We use it a lot when we speak but not so much when we write. 

2.Have and have got express possession: I have a new car / I've got a new car

3. When have + noun expresses an activity or habit have (not have got) is used: I have a shower every day NOT I've got a shower every day

Shortened forms

I have (got) = I've (got)

She/he/it  has (got) = She's/ he's /it's (got)

They/we have (got) = they've/we've (got)

Negative forms of the shortened forms

I have not (got)= I haven't (got)

She/he/it has not (got) = She hasn't/ he hasn't /it hasn't (got)

They/we/you have not (got) = they haven't  /we haven't / you haven't (got)

We ... two kittens.

1. 's got
2. 've got
3. has

Do you ... a rabbit?

1. have
2. have got
3. has

Does she _______ chickens?

1. has
2. have
3. have got
4. hasn't

 Complete the short answers.

Example: Have you got a puppy? No, I haven’t

1. Do you like going on holiday? Yes, ____________

2. Does your teacher get angry very often? No,______________

3. Are you going home now? Yes,_________________________

4. Has she got any money? No,_________________

5. Have you got a bike? Yes,______________

True or False

The present continuous is used when talk about something while it is happening.

1. True
2. False

True or False

You use the present simple for facts and habits

1. True
2. False

Correct the mistake in each item.

Example:     Let's do a party! have

1. I’m wait for you at school. Where are you? _________

2. Jack and Joey are having a pet chicken called Kenny. ______

3. I’m very sorry but I’m not understanding you. ___________  

4. Do you has a red pen? _______

State verbs

re-read 2.3 page 143 in the student book (iPad)

Do exercise 5 on page 13 of the work book

This is a review of the grammar in Unit 2

                                                               Grammar Test (2-test)

                                                                  THURSDAY the 5th of November