WH-QUESTION AND STATEMENT WITH BE

  • What’s your name? My name is Chuck.
  • Where are you from? I’m from Taiwan.
  • Who is that? His name is Tom.
  • What’s her name? Her name is Amy.
  • Where’s is she from? She’s from Korea.
  • Who are they? They’re Amy parents.
  • What are their names? Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Kim.
  • Where are they from? They’re from Korea.


contractions                                                Subject Pronouns               Possessive Adjectives

I am = I’m                                                              I                                                        my

You are = You’re                                               you                                                    your

He is = He’s                                                         he                                                        his

She is = She’s                                                      she                                                       her

It is = It’s                                                               it                                                          its

We are = We’re                                                 we                                                        our

They are = They’re                                         they                                                     their

What is = What’s                                             you                                                       your

 

YES/NO QUESTION AND SHORT ANSWER WITH BE

  • Are you an vacation? No, I’m not. I’m a student.
  • Are you a student? Yes, I am.
  • Is Sarah from the United States? No, She isn’t. She’s from Australia.
  • Is Sarah from Australia? Yes, She is.
  • Are you and Tom in the same class? No, we aren’t. We’re on the same volleyball team.
  • Are you and Tom on the volleyball team? Yes, we are.
  • Are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares American? No, they aren’t.
  • Are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares Brazilian? Yes, they are.

 

PRESENT CONTINOUS

  • Are you living  at home now? Yes, I am / No, I’m not.
  • Is she still working in Germany? Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.
  • Are they going to collage this year? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t.
  • Where are you working this month? I’m working in Japan.
  • What is she doing these day? She’s teaching at a university.
  • Who are they visitting this week? They’re visitting their parents.

Some verbs generally not used in the present continuous: have, know, like, love, want, etc.

 

SIMPLE PRESENT WH-QUESTION AND STATEMENTS

  • What do you do? I’m a student and I have a part time job.
  • Where do you work? I work at/in a restaurant.
  • Where do you go to school? I go to the University of Texas.
  • How do you like your school? I like it very much.
  • Where does Andrea work? She works for Thomas Cook Travel.
  • What does she so? She’s a guide. She takes people on tours.
  • Where does Jason go to school? He goes to New York University.
  • How does he like it? He loves it.

I/You              He/She

work                 works

take                  takes

study                studies

teach                teaches

do                      does

go                       goes

have                     has

 

TIME EXPRESSIONS

I get up                    at 7:00                    in the morning              on weekdays.

I go to bed          around ten                in the evening               on weeknights.

I leave work          early                        in the afternoon            on weekends.

I get home              late                           at night                             on Fridays.

I stay up          until midnight             on Saturdays.

I wake up      before/after noon       on Sundays.

Ways to express clock time:

7:00

seven o’clock

seven

7:00 in the morning = 7:00 a.m.

7:00 in the evening = 7 p.m.

PAST TENSE

  • Where were you born? I was born in South America.
  • Were you born in Brazil? No, I wasn’t. I was born in Argentina.
  • Where did you grow up? I grew up in England.
  • Where did you move here? I moved here eight years ago, when I was in high school.
  • Did you learn Spanish in high school? No, I didn’t. I studied it in collage.
  • Did you go to collage in California? Yes, I did. I went to collage in Los Angeles.

Did you stay home on Sunday? Yes, I did. I watched a football game on TV. (OR) No, I didn’t. I invited friends out to dinner.

What did you do on Saturday? I worked on my car. (OR) I stayed home and studied.

Did you do anything special? Yes, I did. I drove to the lake. (OR) No, I didn’t. I had to baby-sit.

Where did you go on Sunday? I saw a good movie. (OR) I went to a concert.

 

Regular verbs                                      Irregular verbs

invite –> invited                               drive –> drove

work –> worked                               have –> has

study –> studied                                see –> saw

stay –> stayed                                     go –> went

 

Sumber:

Modul English from Dosen