Lesson Sixteen Expressions of Time Past Present Future yesterday today tomorrow last week this week next week an hour ago now in an hour recently as we speak soon a little while ago at this moment in the near future a long time ago these days way off in the future in the past nowadays …
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Lesson Fifteen Conjunctions
Lesson Fifteen Conjunctions Conjunctions are useful in putting nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and clauses together when making sentences. There are seven coordinating conjunctions:and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so. examples I like to eat cheese and crackers. Use “and” when putting two or more things or people together in a group. cheese and crackers Hockey …
Lesson Fourteen – Adjectives
Lesson Fourteen Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. This is an old radio. The word “old” is an adjective. This is a hungry cat. The word “hungry” is an adjective. The banana is yellow. The word “yellow” is an adjective. His glass is empty. The word “empty” is an adjective. Are …
Lesson Thirteen: Like
Lesson Thirteen Like The word “like” gets special attention in this level because it’s a popular word in English. Understanding how to use “like” is important. 1. “Like” expresses your happiness with something or someone: I like this ice cream. / I like my neighbors. 2. “Like” is used to make comparisons and to ask …
Lesson Ten a lot / some / any
Lesson Ten a lot / some / any These words are used with count and noncount nouns. a lot of = many or much There is a lot of traffic on one side of the street. There are a lot of cars on one side of the street. A lot of traffic = many …
Lesson Twelve: The Future Tense – (be) going to ____
Lesson Twelve The Future Tense – (be) going to ____ The simple form of the verb comes after “to” Singular Plural I am going to ____ We are going to ____ You are going to ____ You are going to ____ He is going to ____ She is going to ____ They are going to …
Lesson Eleven The Future Tense – Will ____
Lesson Eleven The Future Tense – Will ____ Singular Plural I will ____ We will ____ You will ____ You will ____ He will ____ She will ____ They will ____ It will ____ contractions + main verb: Singular Plural I’ll ____ We’ll ____ You’ll ____ You’ll ____ He’ll ____ She’ll ____ They’ll ____ It’ll …
Lesson Nine: A few / A little
Lesson Nine a few / a little Few is used with count nouns: a few = 3-4 few = a small amount Q: How many cars are there? A: There are just a few. (a few = 3 or 4) There are a few bananas on the table. (a few = 3 or 4) She’s …
Lesson eight: Many and Much
Lesson eight Many & Much Many is used with count nouns: Q: How many apples are there? A: There are many apples in this picture. Q: How many chairs are there? A: There are two chairs. Q: How many bees are there? A: Hundreds. Maybe thousands! Q: How many apples are there in this …
Lesson Seven: Special Uses for the Verb “Do”
Lesson Seven Special Uses for the Verb “Do” The verb “do” is a little confusing. Not only is it a helping verb, it’s a main verb as well. For example, to ask someone about his or her job, say… “What do you do?” The first verb in that question is a helping verb, do; the …