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4A can/can’t
| affirmative | negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | I | ||
| You | You | ||
| He/she/it | can swim | He/she/it | can’t swim |
| we/you/they | can come | we/you/they | can’t come |
- Contraction: can’t=can not
- can has different meaning
- I can swim=I know how to
- I can come=It’s possible for me (I’m not busy)
- Can you help me?=Please help me
Warning: BE CAREFUL:Don’t use to after can
I can swim NOT: I can to swim
| question | affirmative | negative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | swim? | Yes, | I | No, | I | |||
| can | you | come? | you | can | you | can’t | ||
| he/she/it | help? | he/she/it | he/she/it | |||||
| we/you/they | we/you/they | we/you/they |
4B like (+ verb +-ing)
| +verb | +-ing |
|---|---|
| I love | shopping |
| I like | going to the cinema |
| I don’t like | doing housework |
| I hate | driving at night |
Tip: Use verb+-ing after like,love and hate
spelling rules for the -ing form
| Infinitive | verb+-ing | spelling |
|---|---|---|
| cool | I like cooking | add -ing |
| study | She hates studying | |
| dance | I love dancing | e + -ing |
| shop | I don’t like shopping | one vowel +one consonant -double consonant +-ing |
4C object pronouns: me,you,him,etc
| I | me | wait for me |
|---|---|---|
| you | you | I love you |
| he | him | She isn’t in love with him |
| she | her | He kisses her |
| it | it | I don’t like it |
| we | us | Can you help us? |
| you | you | See you tomorrow |
| they | them | Phone them this evening |
Tip: Object pronouns take the place of nouns
- She meets John. She invites him to her house.
Tip: Object pronouns go after the verb
- I love you NOT: I you love
Tip: You also use object pronouns after prepositions (with,to,from,etc)
- Listen to me! I’m love with her. NOT: I’m in love with she
4D possessive pronouns: mine,yours,etc
| Subject pronouns | Possessive adjectives | Possessive pronouns |
| I | It’s my car | It’s mine |
| you | It’s your car | It’s yours |
| he | It’s his car | It’s his |
| she | It’s her car | It’s hers |
| we | It’s our car | It’s ours |
| they | It’s their car | It’s theirs |
Tip: Use possessive pronouns to talk about possession
- A Whose book is it? Is it yours?
- B Yes, it’s mine
Tip: Use possessive pronouns in place of a possessive adjective + noun
- It’s my car, OR It’s mine
Warning: BE CAREFUL: Don’t use the with possessive pronouns
- This is yours. NOT This is the yours