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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia

Departamento de Idiomas

Grammar Booklet Part 1 Basic Level A1

Created by: L.E.M. María Isabel García Solis

Content 1. Basic questions 2. The verb “to be” 3. Demonstratives 4. Possessive case and possessive adjectives. 5. Articles 6. Simple present and Frequency adverbs. 7. Adjectives: Making descriptions. 8. Giving directions: Commands (imperatives) 9. Present progressive 10. Prepositions of time and place

Created by: L.E.M. María Isabel García Solis

Basic Questions Answer the following questions. Try to use complete answers.

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The verb “To Be” Complete the chart Affirmative Subject

“To Be”

Negative

Contraction

“To Be”

“To Be”

I You He She It We They Complete the text with the correct form of the verb “to be” Peter Baker ______ from Manchester, but Paul and John ______ from London. Manchester and London _____cities in England. Hamburg_____ a city in Germany. Sandra _____ at school today. Jack and Peter____ her friends. They _____ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker ____ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ___ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ___ in hospital. I ___ at home with my grandmother." What time ____ it? It ____ 8 o'clock. ____ you tired? No, I ____ not. Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun in the following sentences.

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Write the correct form of the possessives into the gasps.

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.

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Complete with the correct possessive adjective. Read carefully before answering.

Complete the sentences with the articles a, an, or the. If no article is needed, write X.

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Complete the charts. Affirmative Subject

Verb

Negative Subject

Auxiliary

Interrogative Verb

Auxuliary

Subject

Verb

I/ You/ we/ they He/ she/ it

Complete with the present simple of the verbs in brackets. Amy and Ruby are sisters, but they are very different. After work, Amy (1) _________________ (watch) TV but Ruby (2) ______________________ (read) a book or a magazine. Amy (3) _________________ (like) reality shows and soap operas, but Ruby (4) _________________ (not watch) reality shows or soap operas. She (5) __________________ (watch) documentaries. On the weekend Amy (6) __________________(go) shopping with her friends, but Ruby (7) _____________________ (not go) with her. Amy and Ruby (8) ______________________ (play) tennis or they (9) _________________ (go) to the movies together on Saturdays. Make sentences by putting the words in the correct order. 1. mom / day / cooks / my / every __________________________________________________________________. 2. the / never / Vicky / car / washes __________________________________________________________________. 3. work / seven / Ted / starts / at __________________________________________________________________. 4. I / iron / the / evening / sometimes / my / in / clothes __________________________________________________________________. 5. take / my / usually / bus / friends / to / the / don’t / school __________________________________________________________________.

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Write about your routines. What do you do? ________________________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in parentheses in its correct position.

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Look at the following description of a person. Circle the adjectives that are used, and underline the interests, preferences and personality. Read carefully and write a description of a person you know.

My Husband My husband Khaled is 36 years old. He is an architect. He is short. He has beautiful big brown eyes. He has short straight, black hair. He has a charming smile. His favorite colors are black and white. He likes to wear black pants with a white shirt. He doesn’t like to wear long jackets and hats, but he likes to wear sunglasses. He likes to wake up early and drink a cup of hot Turkish coffee. He always likes to play with his daughter. He likes Chinese food. Khaled was working in the Libyan Urban Planning Department, and he had a private office. It was named Alquraa for Architects. He designed houses, hotels, and clinics. He liked his job very much, because he was an icon in this field. He likes drawing in his free time. He paints beautiful paintings. He also likes watching movies and the news on T.V. He is studying the English language at P.P.C. Khaled and I came to Portland last March. We love Portland very much, especially the landscapes and the rivers. Khaled plans to establish a construction company someday. He hopes to live in safety with his family. He also wants to visit the famous places in the world.

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Complete the sentences with a preposition of place.

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Look at the map and answer the questions.

1. How do I get to the restaurant? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 2. Where is the Zoo? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 3. How can I get to the airport? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 4. Where is the stadium? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. Created by: L.E.M. María Isabel García Solis

5. Where is the cinema? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 6. How do I get to the greengrocer (grocery store)? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 7. How do I get to the café? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 8. Where is the bank? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 9. Where is the hospital? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________. 10. How do I get to the amusement park? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________.

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Complete the sentences with a preposition of time.

Use the information in the pictures to complete the sentences.

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Answer the following exercises: Use the Present progressive.

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Write the questions and the short answers.

Look at the picture and write sentences about what the people are doing.

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1. ___________________________________________________________________________. 2. ___________________________________________________________________________. 3. ___________________________________________________________________________. 4. ___________________________________________________________________________. 5. ___________________________________________________________________________. 6. ___________________________________________________________________________. 7. ___________________________________________________________________________. 8. ___________________________________________________________________________.

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