Present continuous

Il present continuous si forma mettendo:
Sogg. + verbo essere + verbo in -ing

I'm coming
You're studying
He's playing football

Esercizi sui verbi essere/avere e sugli aggettivi/pronomi possessivi

A-Rendete queste frasi nella forma negativa e interrogativa:
1.They have a car
2.I have a television
3.Jane has a boat
4.We are very far

B-Riempite i seguenti spazi, usando la forma giusta di essere e avere:

1.I ..... a beautiful girl
2.She ..... a nice sister
3.We ..... a lovely dog
4.It .... dirty
5. ..... they a house?

C-Inserite i pronomi possessivi secondo il secondo della prima frase:

1.I have a cat; that cat is....
2.You have a hat; that hat is ....
3.She has a coat; that coat is ....
4.We have an umbrella; that umbrella is ....
5.They have a dog; that dog is ....
6.He has a bird; that bird is ...
7.The table has a leg; that is ....

D-Completa le seguenti frasi con un aggettivo o un pronome possessivo:

1.This hat is ....
2.This isn't ..... hat
3.That isn't .... coat
4.Isn't that suit .... ?
5.Is that dress .... ?

Possessive adjectives and pronouns/ Aggettivi e pronomi possessivi

Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
My	Mine
Your	Yours
His	His
Her	Hers
Our	Ours
Your	Yours
Their	Theirs

its invece è usato per i nomi neutri.

Il plurale

Il plurale di un nome si forma aggiungendo la s.
Es:
parent ( sing. )
parents ( plur. )

Gli articoli - The articles

THE è l'articolo definito, ed è lo stesso per il singolare,il plurale e per tutti i generi.
 Es:
the boy
the boys
the girl
the girls
THE è usato:

•  davanti ai nomi singolari che rappresentano una classe di oggetti;
• davanti a un nome che è seguito da una frase o una clausola definente;
• davanti a nomi di mari, fiumi, catene montuose, gruppi di isole e nomi plurali delle nazioni;

THE non è usato:

• davanti ai nomi astratti
• davanti a nomi plurali usati in senso generale
• con i nomi delle lingue
• davanti a nomi di materiali usati in senso generale

A - AN sono gli articoli indefiniti.

A è usato prima di una parola che inizia con una consonante.

Es:

a girl

a man

a table

AN è usato prima di una parola che inizia con una vocale o con H.

Es:

an hour

an honorable man

Verbo essere - Present simple – interrogative form
Questions	Answers
Am  I?	No, I am not.  Yes, I am.
Are  You?	No, You aren’t. Yes, you are.
Is He/ She/ It?	Yes/No,He/ She/ It is/isn’t.
Are We?	No,We aren’t. Yes, we are.
Are You?	No,You aren’t. Yes you are.
Are They ?	No,They aren’t. Yes, they are.

Verbo essere - Present simple – interrogative form
Questions	Answers
Am  I?	No, I am not.  Yes, I am.
Are  You?	No, You aren’t. Yes, you are.
Is He/ She/ It?	Yes/No,He/ She/ It is/isn’t.
Are We?	No,We aren’t. Yes, we are.
Are You?	No,You aren’t. Yes you are.
Are They ?	No,They aren’t. Yes, they are.

Verbo avere - Present simple – interrogative form
Questions	Answers
Have  I?	No, I haven’t.  Yes, I have.
Have  You?	No, You haven’t. Yes, you have.
Has He/ She/ It?	Yes/No,He/ She/ It has/hasn’t.
Have We?	No,We haven’t. Yes, we have.
Do You?	No,You haven’t. Yes you have.
Have They ?	No,They haven’t. Yes, they have.

Present simple – interrogative form
Questions	Answers
Do  I work?	No, I don’t.  Yes, I do.
Do  You work?	No, You don’t. Yes, you do.
Does He/ She/ It work?	Yes/No,He/ She/ It do/doesn’t.
Do We work?	No,We don’t work
Do You work?	No,You don’t. Yes you do.
Do They  work?	No,They don’t. Yes, they do.

Present simple – interrogative form
Full form	Short form
Do  I work?	No, I don’t.  Yes, I do.
Do  You work?	No, You don’t. Yes, you do.
Does He/ She/ It work?	Yes/No,He/ She/ It do/doesn’t.
Do We work?	No,We don’t work
Do You work?	No,You don’t. Yes you do.
Do They  work?	No,They don’t. Yes, they do.

Present simple – negative form
Full form	Short form
I do not work	I don’t
You do not work	You don’t work
He/ She/ It does not work	He/ She/ It doesn’t work
We do not work	We don’t work
You do not work	You don’t work
They do not work	They don’t work

Verbo avere - present simple – negative form
Full form	Short form
I have not	I haven’t
You have not	You haven’t
He/ She/ It has not	He/ She/ It hasn’t
We have not	We haven’t
You have not	You haven’t
They have not	They haven’t

Verbo essere - present simple- negative form
Full form	Short form
I am not	I’m not
You are not	You aren’t
He/ She/ It is not	He/ She/ It isn’t
We are not	We aren’t
You are not	You aren’t
They are not	They aren’t

Present simple

I work

You work

He/ She/ It works

We  work

You work

They work

Verbo avere - present simple
Full form	Short form
I have got	I’ve got
You have got	You’ve got
He/ She/ It has got	He/ She/ It ‘s got
We have got	We’ve got
You have got	You’ve got
They have got	They’ve got

Il got viene utilizzato soprattutto per distinguere il verbo essere dal verbo avere nella forma abbreviata.

Verbo essere - present simple
Full form	Short form
I am	I’m
You are	You’re
He/ She/ It is	He/ She/ It ‘s
We are	We’re
You are	You’re
They are	They’re