GRAMMAR STRUCTURES3RD & 4TH grade

Content

• VERB TO BE SIMPLE (PRESENT AND PAST)

• SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• SIMPLE PAST TENSE

• SHOULD

VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE

She is beautiful

Noun or pronoun

am/ is / are

complement

NEGATIVE

He is not strong

Noun or

pronoun

am/ is / are

notcomplement

isn´taren´t

He isn´t strong

INTERROGATIVE

am I student ?

am/ is / are

Noun or

pronoun

Complement

Question mark

SIMPLE PRESENT

AFFIRMATIVE

we play soccer

Noun or pronoun

Verb inf. verb 3r

d

p.

complement

3RD SINGULAR PERSON (she, he, it)

• Add “es” when the verb ends in “o, s, sh, ch, x, z”

• Change “y” by “i” when the verb ends in “y” preceded by consonant.

• Add “s” for the other verbs.

Buzz - buzzes

Go - goes

Marry – marries

Cry - cries

Play - plays

Walk - walks

NEGATIVE

She doesn´t study Englis

h

Noun or pronoun do / does verb inf. complemen

t

don´tdoesn´t

She doesn´t study English

INTERROGATIVE -BASIC QUESTIONS

Do You like Pizza ?

Do / doe

s

Noun or

pronoun

Verb

inf.

Complement

Question mark

.

SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS

Yes, I do

Yes, I like pizza

Do You like Pizza ?

No, I don´t

No, I don´t like pizza

WH QUESTIONS

Looking for specific details

INTERROGATIVE -WH QUESTIONS

Where do they writethe

homework

?

Whdo / doe

s

Noun or

pronoun

Verb

inf.

Complement

Question mark

.

INTERROGATIVE -WH QUESTIONS how often

How often do you study English ?

How ofte

n

Do / doe

s

noun or

pronoun

verb

inf.

complement

question

mark.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS DAYF.A

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

They are used to indicate how often is made the action expressed in the verb

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

I always drink water

Noun or

pronoun

Frequency adver

b

Verb inf.

verb 3rd p

complement

SIMPLE PAST

AFFIRMATIVE

She bought a car

Noun or pronoun

Verb in past

complement

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

• English regular verbs change their form very little by adding “d, ed, ied”

Play - played

Drink – drank

Watch - watched

Eat - ate

Walk - walked

Buy - bought

• English irregular verbs change their form a lot in past indiscriminately

NEGATIVE

They did not tell the truth

Noun or pronoun Did not Verb inf. compleme

nt

didn´t

They didn´t tell the truth

INTERROGATIVE -BASIC QUESTIONS

did it kill the birds ?

didnoun or pronoun verb inf. compleme

ntquestion

mark.

SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS

Yes, it did

Yes, I killed the

birds

No, It

didn´t

No, It didn´t

kill the

birds

did it kill the birds ?

INTERROGATIVE -WH QUESTIONS

when did He Win the match ?

Wh did noun or pronoun verb inf. complemen

tquestion

mark.

SHOULD

AFFIRMATIVE

She should do homework

Noun or pronoun should Verb inf. complemen

t

NEGATIVE

you Should Not Arriv

e late

Noun or pronoun Should not verb inf. compleme

nt

shouldn´t

You shouldn´t arrive late

INTERROGATIVE -BASIC QUESTIONS

Should I help my mom ?

Should noun or pronoun Verb inf. compleme

ntquestion

mark

SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS

Yes, you

should

Yes, you

should help your mom

No, you shouldn

´t

No, you shouldn´t help your

mom

Should I help my mom ?

INTERROGATIVE -WH QUESTIONS

why Should We Go To the school ?

Wh should Noun or pronoun Verb inf. Compleme

ntQuestion

mark.

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