Basic Grammar in Use

Tutor:Salman, S.Pd.I, M.Tesol

Which one is incorrect?

• I am go to office• I am like banana• Are you go to market?• Do you hungry?• You happy• I angry• He worker

Back to BasicSubject To Be Verb

I Am Do

You Are Do

We Are Do

They Are Do

He Is Does

She Is Does

It Is Does

The Use of TobePositif Negative Interogative

I am worker I am not worker am I worker ?

You are worker You are not worker are You worker ?

We are workers We are not workers are We workers ?

They are workers They are not workers are They workers ?

He is Worker He is not Worker Is He Worker ?

She is worker She is not worker Is she worker ?

It is worker It is not worker Is it worker ?

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE

Work worker Happy

Eat Table angry

Study Wall Sad

Cry Pen Lazy

Verb atau kata kerja HARAM memakai TOBE setelah Sebject kecuali kata kerja bentuk ketiga (V3) Atau kata kerja + ing (working)

Untuk Noun dan Adjective WAJIB memakai TOBE setelah Sebject

What About..

• Jack : ????• Catherine : ????• Jack and catherine :????• I and you : ????• I and He : ????• I and they : ????• This : ???• Manggo : ???• Cat and dog: ???

In sentences

• Jack ....... smart• Catherine ...... beautiful• Jack and catherine ........ workers• I and you ....... lazy• I and He ........ doctors• I and they ....... Soccer players• This ........ new• Manggo ........ sweet• Cat and dog ......... noisy

The Solving ProblemJack He Is

Catherine She Is Jack and catherine They are

I and you we areI and He we are

I and they We areThis It /he/she Is

Manggo It IsCat and Dog They Are

answer

• Jack is smart• Catherine is beautiful• Jack and catherine are workers• I and you is lazy• I and He are doctors• I and they are Soccer players• This is new• Manggo is sweet• Cat and dog are noisy

Sentences to be CorrectedSentences to be Corrected

He are tall. She be short? They is no big.

Is we fast? You not slow.

I is athletic. They am noisy. Quiet she not. Be he playful? I no am mean. We be nice.

When is they helpful? You good at math.

Reading I is good at? He not smart.

• Mean = Bermaksud• Mean = Jahat

• I mean to pay= saya bermaksud membayar• I’m not Mean = Saya tidak Jahat

Corrected SentenceSentences to be Corrected Corrected Sentences

He are tall. She is short? They is no big.

He is tall. Is she short? They are not big.

Is we fast? You not slow. I is athletic.

Are we fast? You are not slow. I am athletic.

They am noisy. Quiet she not. Be he playful?

They are noisy. She is not quiet. Is he playful?

I no am mean. We be nice. When is they helpful?

I am not mean. We are nice. When are they helpful?

You good at math. Reading I is good at? He not smart.

You are good at math. Am I good at reading?He is not smart.

Example 1

Do / Does

I

DoYou

We

They

He

DoesShe

It

• Affirmative: You speak Spanish.Question: Do you speak Spanish?

• Affirmative: He speaks Spanish.Question: Does he speak Spanish?

The use of Do/DoesAffirmative Negative Interogative

I eat rice I Don’t eat rice Do I eat rice?

You eat rice You Don’t eat rice Do You eat rice?

We eat rice We Don’t eat rice Do We eat rice?

They eat rice They Don’t eat rice Do They eat rice?

He eats rice He Doesn’t eat rice Does He eat rice?

She eats rice She Doesn’t eat rice Does She eat rice?

It eats rice It Doesn’t eat rice Does It eat rice?

Sample Questions Short Answer(Affirmative)

Short Answer(Negative)

Do you speak English? Yes, I do. No, I don't.

Do I need a dictionary? Yes, you do. No, you don't.

Do you both speak English? Yes, we do. No, we don't.

Do they speak English? Yes, they do. No, they don't.

Does he speak English? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.

Does she speak English? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.

Does it have four legs? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.

Using WH- QuestionQuestion Word Do/Does Subject Verb

What do you have for breakfast?

What does she have for breakfast?

Where do you live?

When do you study?

How Do you spell your name?

Why Do You Cry?

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• are you sad?• Are you worker?• This is my father• You cry• They eat banana• My father is healthy• My car is new• You study english• You • sell cake

• I (blank) Buy a cake• You are Very funny• We (blank) Run • He (blank) Goes to market• My father is Lazy

Thanks

• The system of transportation in my city is very bad. However, the government never try to repair the system. My city has become the most detrimental area and the people are in poor situation.