Grammar_Level 2
Germán Hernández Arg
Created on February 16, 2021
UTS Grammar_level 2
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GRAMMARSNACKSLEVEL II
PRESENTATION
Prep. of movement
The Past Simple t.
Verb be: Past Simple
Countable & uncountable nouns
Adv. of frequency
There is/There are
Be going to
WH-words
Modal v.: Can
Quantifiers
Prep. of place
Present simple t.
INDEX
We use there is or there are if we want to say that something exists or doesn't exist somewhere or at some time.
There is and There are.
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Countable nouns can be counted, e.g.:Tomatoes, friends, books, etc.Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g.:Stars, rice, water, etc.
Countable and uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns
Countable nouns
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Ask for permission.
Make requests.
Express offers.
Express impossibility.
Express possibility.
MOdal verb: can
Express ability.
Be going to
grammar
prediction
We often use going to to make a prediction about the future. Our prediction is based on present evidence.
intention
We use going to when we have the intention to do something before we speak. We have already made a decision before speaking.
usage
Going to is not a tense. It is a special structure that we use to talk about the future.
We are going to travel to Cartagena.
I am going to travel to Cartagena.
No, I'm not.
Yes, I am.
Be going to: questions.
Open-ended questions
Where are you going to travel next holiday?
Yes/No questions
Are you going to travel next holiday?
Up
Down
Into
Through
Past
Around
Along
Across
Prepositions of movement
past simple tense
Irregular verbs
There are no spelling rules for these irregular verbs, which means you have to learn them.
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Regular verbs
Regular past simple forms are formed by adding -ed to the infinitive of the verb.
Did you know about "La Violencia"?What did you know about it?
La Violencia did not acquire its name simply because of the number of people it affected; it was the manner in which most of the killings, maimings, and dismemberings were done.
"La Violencia" was triggered by the 1948 assassination of liberal political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
Verb be in past simple tense
negative
To form it, just add not after be:I/he/she/it was not (wasn't).You/we/they were not (weren't).
affirmative
I, he, she, it: was.E.g.: "La Violencia" was triggered by the 1948 assassination of liberal political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.
use
We use the simple past tense of the verb to be for any state to describe a person or situation in the past.