Grammar recap unit 5 and 6

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Future tenses

Grammar chapter 4. 

Goals

At the end of this lesson you can:

-Use one of the future forms to talk about the future. 

-You can talk about the difference between the different ways to talk about the future. 

Create a sentence in which you talk about the future.

Will + infinitive

will + infinitive (without to). Same for all people. 

You use will + infinitive when talking about: 

1. A future intention, made at the moment you speak.

For example: 'It's Steve's birthday today.' 'Is it? I will go over there and congratulate him. 

"I'll give you my phone number, so you can call me when you need to." 

Will + infinitive 

2. To express an offer. For example:

I will carry your suitcase for you. 

We'll clean up the dishes.

She'll show you around the school.

3. To express a future fact. The speaker is sure that it is going to happen in the future. For example:

The sun will still shine in 20 years.

I will be 30 next week. 

Negative and questions

I will not help Tom with his homework.

I won't help tom with his homework.

What time will you be back?
When will you finish your homework?

Will you help me?

Going to

Am / is / are + going to + infinitive

Is used to: 

1. Express a future decision, intention, or plan made before the moment of speaking.

How long are they going to stay in Rome?

She isn't going to have a birthday party.

Going to

2. When we can see or feel that something is certain to happen in the future. 

Look at these clouds! It's going to rain. 

Watch out, you are going to drop your glass. 

Questions and negatives

I am not going to leave. / I'm not going to leave.

She is not going to Spain. / She isn't going to Spain. 

When are you going to Italy?

Who is going to do the dishes?

Present continuous

You can also use the present continuous for the future. 

Cou can use it when talking about:

1. A planned future arrangement. For example:

I'm meeting my cousin for lunch. 

What are you doing this weekend?

2. With the verbs go and come. 

She's coming on Friday. 

I'm going home early tonight. 

Recap

Comparatives and superlatives

- Comparative: used to compare something to something else. For example: this tree is bigger than that one over there.

- Superlative: Saying that something is the most or the least of something. For example: that tree is the biggest in the row.

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and superlatives

For one syllable words:

- Comparative: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Comparatives and superlatives

1.  Adjectives ending in -e,

Use  -r  -st.

large

larger

largest

Some rules of spelling:

2.  Adjective ending in consonant + y,

use-ier -iest.

happy

happier

happiest

Comparatives and superlatives

hot

hotter

hottest

More spelling rules:

3.  Adjectives ending in 1 vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

+ 1 consonant, doubles the consonant

big

bigger

biggest

Comparatives and superlatives

Words that have three or more syllable

- Comparative: more

- Superlative: most

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

Comparatives and superlatives

famous

more famous

most famous

There are a few exeptions, for example: famous and boring

boring

more boring

most boring

Comparatives and superlatives

good/well

better

best

Really important exeptions

bad/ill

worse

worst

much/many

little

more

less

most

least

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