Express English

 A1 Elemental  There is / There are  There is  a book on the table We use there is and there are to say that something exists. There is a man in the room  The word there should no be taken literally. This must be understood simply as it exists. There is a book on the table  There are book s on the table  We use there is + singular and there are + plural.  There is not anyone in the room  There ins't anyone in the room  Netative form is used with the not particle.  We can use this construction in  the past tense. To do this , simply put the verb to be (is, are) in the past tense (was, were) There was a book on the table  There were book s on the table  In the future - There will be  There will be a book on the table 

A1 Elemental  Conjunctions  I'm reading and learning  Conjunctions are words that connect words , phrases and clauses in a sentence.  The main conjunctions are : and , but ,or , if ,when , after ,before, because , so , that . Basic: and- used to join two words or phrases together. but - used to introduce an added statement , usually something that is different form what you have said before  or - used to connect different possibilities  Tom and I go to school together  I am form Moscow but I live in London Do you want tea or coffee? Basic subordinate: tha t - used to introduce a clause that reports something or gives further information She thinks that she is beautiful  Causes and Effects: because - for the reason that  so - in this way , or like this  I don't somle because it is bad  It was late, so I decided to go home Conditions: If - used to say that a partocular thing can or will happen only after becomes true I will k...

 A1 Elemental  Some - Any - No Someone is reading a book  The quantifiers some , any and no are a kind of determiner.  Somedody- Someone - Something Anybody -Anyone -Anything Nobody - No one - Nothing  Everybody - Everyone - Everything  - one, -body , - thing: one and boby indicate a person Someone took my sandwich  Somebody took my sandwick  thing indicate a objetc  Is there anything I can do for you? Someone , Somebody . Something: Some is an unspecified quantity.  I hope that somebody will come. Give me something to read! Anyone , anybody , anything: Any is also an unspecified  quantity. It refers to "one , some or all" . So it's a quantity fron 1 to infinity (&). Do you see anything in the sky? Does anyone want to ho to the cinema? No one , nobody , nothing: No is aesy! No is ZERO(0). Nobody wants this  Everyone, everybody , everything: used when referring to all the members of a group of theree or more....

A1 Elemental  Propositions  The book is on the table  Prepositions of place  Generally, we use at , in and on when we talk about the location of things. In for an ENCLOSED SPACE. Basically, when something is inside something. In the room  In the pank  In london On for a SURFACE  On the table  On the wall On the bench At for a POINT . It shows an exact position  At the window  At the table  At the lesson At work  Prepositions of time  Basic prepositions of time - in , on , at  In for MONTHS, YEARS , CETURIS and LONG PERIODS In the morning  In the afternoon  In the evening  On for DAYS and DATES On Monday  On Friday  On birthday At   for a PRECISE TIME  At 5 o' clock At noon At the moment

 A1 Elemental  Verb to have  I have a book  The verb have is one of the two most frequently used verbs in English, after to be. Have can be used in two different functions: 1. As a moin verb , meaning "to own": I have a family  2.As an auxuliary verb, which will be coverd in other topics (A2) + I have  You have  He/She/It has  We have They have  - I don't have You don't have He/She/It doesn't have We don't have They don't have particularly in spoken English, have as a main verb, meaning own or possess or receive the participle got. You can say "I have a family" or "I have got a family" I have got= I have  You have got= You have                                                             He/She/It  has got= He/She/It has  We have got = We have They have go= They have In th...

 A1 Elemental Modal verb "Can"  I can read  The  modal "can" is a commonly used modal verb in Englesh. It is used to express: ability, opportunity, a request, to grant permission, to show possibility or impossibility. I can swim  It can be true He can read  In the past tense "can" has the for "could" : I could swim when I was 10 You could be quiet In the future "can" has no form , instead we use the form " be able to ": I will be able to swim soon For the negative form , add not after can/ could, and it is often shortened:  I can not find my key I cannot find my key  I can't find my key  I could not swim when I was 5 I couldn't swim when I was 5 Interrogative form: Can you swim? Can't you be quiet? In the nex topic we will look at 3 more modal verbs.

 A1 Elemental  Constrution be going to  I am going to read this  The expression be going to allows us to express an idea in the near future. Here is a table of how it is formed: How do we use going to? 1. be going to for an intention: I am going to visit my parents  He is going to be a teacher  Are you going to sleep? 2. In the past:  In the past tense means that the action did not happen. I was going to invite you to the cinema, but you were busy. They were going to get married.  3. going to for prediction: We often use going to , to make a prediction about he future . Our prediction is based on present evidence. It' s going to be cold tomorrow. He is going to be famous one day. 4. Order: The be going to construction ca be used to espress an orden or a strict prohibition. You are not going to say that! You are going to do your homework! 5. to go and to come : After the construction to be going to , you cannot use the verbs to go and...

 A1 Elemental  Present  Continuous  I am read ing this  The Present Continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening right now . The Present COntinuous Formula: to be (am , is , are) + verb (with - ing ): I am run ning  (right now) I run  (every morning) The table shows how it is formed: Ejemplo  play  I am playing You are playing He is playing We are not playing Are they playing?

 A1 Elemental  Verb to be  I am a human The most used verb in the English language is the verb to be . 1. In the present tense to be has these fors : am , is , are : I am a woman He is a man  We are people  Short forms: I 'm a wome He 's a man  We 're people Negative:  You are not a woman  You aren't a woman 2. Future Simple- will + be I will be there  3. In the past simple to be has  these forms: was, were (plural): I was there  I was not there  You were there