Grammar Recap Block 1-2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar Recap Block 1 - Part 2

Contents

Future Tenses

- Present Simple

-Present Continuous

-To be going to

-Will

Plurals

Possessives

Articles

Present Simple (Future)

The train leaves at 6 o'clock.

Is used to say that something will happen in the future according to a schedule/planning.

He/She/It = Verb+s

Present Continuous (Future)

I am meeting John for dinner later

Is used to say something about arrangements in the future.

am/is/are + verb+ing

To be going to (Future)

I am going to have eggs for breakfast tomorrow.

We are going to win the game! 

(Last minute: 10-0)

Is used for plans and intentions. These plans are not set in stone! And predictions with proof.

be going to + verb

Will (Future)

I will help you with your homework tomorrow.

I think we will this game! 

(Before the game)

Is used to show willingness and predictions without proof.

will + verb

Future Continuous

I will be surfing tomorrow

He will be surfing tomorrow

We will be surfing tomorrow

Is used to describe an action that will be taking place in the future.

will + be + verb+ing

The train (to arrive) at 12:30.

1. Arrives
2. Is arriving
3. Is going to arrive
4. Will arrive

We (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.

1. Have
2. Are having
3. Are going to have
4. Will have

It (to snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

1. Snows
2. Is snowing
3. Is going to snow
4. Will snow

Paul (fly) to London on Monday morning.

1. Flies
2. Is flying
3. Are going to fly
4. Will fly

This time next week I (to ski) in Switzerland!

1. Ski
2. Will ski
3. Are going to ski
4. Will be skiing

Plurals (Meervoud)

General rule

Add -s to the end

cat - cats

house - houses

If noun ends in -s,-ss,-sh,-ch,-x,-z 

bus - buses

lunch - lunches

 

Sometimes the s doubles

gas - gasses

Sometimes if nouns end in f or -fe, it turns into a -ve, but not always.

wife - wives

wolf - wolves

roof - roofs

If a noun ends with y and y a consonent:

city - cities

puppy - puppies

But if y is a vowel:

boy - boys

Plurals (Meervoud)

Sometimes if noun ends in o:

potato -potatoes

But sometimes not:

photo - photos

If noun ends in -us

cactus - cacti

If noun ends in -is:

analysis - analyses

ellipsis - ellipses

Nouns that end in -on

phenomenon - phenomena

criterion - criteria

Some nouns don't change at al

sheep - sheep

series - series

deer - deer

Some nouns have irregular forms:

child - children

man - men

woman - women

person - people

Possessive S (Bezit)

If we express possession, we add 's to a word:

This is Sam's bicycle

Our children's toys are everywhere!

If there are more people:

Sam and Emma's house

With regular plural nouns:

They're my parents' friends

With irregular plural nouns:

They're my children's bicycles.

We also use 's for other things

Don't confuse them!

Jack's in the classroom 

(Jack is in the classroom)

Jack's got a new laptop

(Jack has got a new laptop)

We NEVER fully write out possesions

Here is Jack's room

NOT

Here is Jack his room.

Articles (Lidwoorden)

A/An for unspecified things

I would like an apple please.

He has been looking for a house for a while now.

The for specific things

Could you give me the green apple please?

Is he buying the house on the corner?

A for words that start with a consonent sound

A house

A shark

A book

An for words that start with a vowel sound.

An appel

An office

An elephant

An hour

The y is usually a consonent

A yacht