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GRAMMAR REVISIONS: the basics

the present simple


To talk about actions we habitually do, facts that are generally true, feelings, we use the present simple.

exercises to practice on this page (scroll down)  or click below:


DON"T FORGET TO WORK ON HAVE (have/has) 

and BE (am-is-are) --> !!! BE doesn't use the auxiliary DO in negative sentences and questions:
practise here

Practise online here (an exercise about questions here)

FIRST REVISIONS

BE (=être) in the present simple: "je suis, tu es, il / elle / c'est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont"

- I am happy (=I'm happy) --> I am not happy (=I'm not happy)
- you are sad (= you're sad) --> you are not happy (= you're not sad = you aren't sad)
- he/she/it is hungry (= she's hungry) --> he/she/it is not hungry (= he's not hungry = he isn't hungry)
- we are tired (=we're tired) --> we are not tired (=we're not tired = we aren't tired)
- you are angry (= you're angry) --> you are not happy (= you're not sad = you aren't sad)
- they are here (=they're here) -->  they are not here (=they're not here = they aren't here)

AVOIR - HAVE: "J'ai, tu as, elle a, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont..."



--> in American English, you can use "HAVE": 

I have a pencil --> I don't have a pen

You have a dog --> you don't have a dog

She has a dog --> She doesn't have a cat (he has a dog --> he doesn't have a cat)

We have a dog --> We don't have a cat

You have a dog --> you don't have a dog

They have a dog --> They don't have a cat


--> in British English, to express possession, you can use "HAVE GOT": 


I have got a pencil --> I haven't got a pen
You have got a pencil --> You haven't got a pen
He has got a pencil --> He hasn't got a pen   = She has got a pencil --> She hasn't got a pen
We have got a pencil --> We haven't got a pen
They have got a pencil --> They haven't got a pen

There are two ways to answer the question “What time is it?” in English.


Continue to practice saying the time, dates and numbers with any of the following exercises: 

click here or here