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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 11

    Verb to be(essere)

    Affirmative negative Interrogative

    short answers

    I am (Im) I am not (Im not) Am I? Yes, you are/No you arentyou are (youre) you are not (youre not) Are you? Yes, I am/No, Im nothe is (hes) he is not (he isnt) Is he? Yes, he is/No, he isntshe is (shes) she is not (she isnt) Is she? Yes, she is/No, she isntit is (its) it is not (it isnt) Is it? Yes, it is/No, it isntwe are (were) we are not (we arent) Are we? Yes, we are/No, we arentyou are (youre) you are not (you arent) Are you? Yes, we are/No, we arentthey are (theyre) they are not (they arent) Are they? Yes, they are/No, they arent

    E.g.: Im from Manchester Youre very tall! Were ItalianHe isnta student She isntmarried Are they actors?Yes, theyare

    Verb to have got(avere)

    affirmative Negative Interrogat short answers

    I have (Ive) got I have not (Ive not) got Have Igot?

    Yes, you have/No you havent

    you have (youve)got

    you have not (youve not) got Have yougot?

    Yes, I have/No, I havent

    he has (hes) got he has not (he hasnt) got Has hegot?

    Yes, he has/No, he hasnt

    she has (shes) got she has not (she hasnt) got Has shegot?

    Yes, she has/No, she hasnt

    it has (its) got it has not (it hasnt) got Has it got? Yes, it has/No, it hasntwe have (weve) got we have not (we havent) got Have we

    got?Yes, we have/No, we havent

    you have (youve)got

    you have not (you havent)got

    Have yougot?

    Yes, we have/No, we havent

    they have (theyve)got

    they have not (they havent)got

    Have theygot?

    Yes, they have/No, they havent

    E.g.: Ive gota computer Shes gotblonde hairWeve gota nice flat You havent gotmuch timeTheyhavent gota dog Have yougota bike? No, I havent

    English GrammarNotes & Exercises

    PART 1

    a cura di Danielle Wells e Fulvio Silvestri

    edizione destinata ad uso esclusivo della

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 12

    INDICE PER ARGOMENTI

    1. Pronomi personali soggetto2. Aggettivi possessivi3. Pronomi possessivi4. Il plurale dei sostantivi5. Larticolo indeterminativo6. Larticolo determinativo7. Aggettivi e pronomi dimostrativi8. Il presente semplice dei verbi ausiliari9. Il presente semplice dei verbi ordinari10. Il genitivo sassone11. Il verbo modale CAN12. Pronomi personali oggetto13. Avverbi di intensit14. SOME, ANY, NO; HOW MUCH, HOW MANY15. Avverbi di frequenza16. Espressioni di frequenza17. Preposizioni

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 13

    1 PRONOMI PERSONALI SOGGETTOI Iam from Italy.

    You You are a teacher.He He is 20 years old.She She is very intelligent.It Itis a book.We We are British.You You are students.They Theylive in Boston, MA.

    2 AGGETTIVI POSSESSIVImy This is mycell phone number.your Is Markyourbrother?his His dad looks rather strange...her This is herdog, Pinky.its Pinky wants its cookie!our Do you like ournew car?your Where is yoursister?their Mr. and Mrs. Jones are here with theirson.

    3 PRONOMI POSSESSIVImine Its mine!yours I think this is yours.his His is better thatmine.hers Is this hers?its Its is not as long as Pinkys.

    ours The fault is ours.yours Guys, these things are yours.theirs That dog is theirs.

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 14

    PERSONAL PRONOUNS

    Rewrite the following sentences using a subject pronoun:

    Luca is Italian He is Italian

    Sara and her husbandwork in the same

    office

    Your house is really big!

    My mum is almost 50 years old

    That dictionaryis expensive

    Lucas mother and fatherare French

    My husband and Iare both doctors

    You, your mum and dadare welcome in

    my house

    PRONOMI POSSESSIVI

    Reply to the following questions with an appropriate answer:

    Is this money mine? No, Its his!

    Are these shoes yours? No,

    Is she his wife? No,

    Is that her car? No,

    Is that the dogs toy? No,

    Are those our books? No,

    Are they your children? No,

    Is he their teacher? No,

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 15

    4 IL PLURALE DEI SOSTANTIVIREGOLA. In generale i sostantivi inglesi formano il plurale aggiungendo una s alla formasingolare:

    E.g.: house > housesbook > bookspen > pens

    Ma ci sono alcune eccezioni:

    i nomi che terminano in ypreceduta da una consonante, cambiano la yin iesE.g.: fly > flies

    city > cities

    i nomi che terminano in s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -z, -o prendono esEg.: bus > buses sandwich > sandwiches

    boss > bosses box > boxesbuzz > buzzes potato > potatoes

    i nomi che terminano in faggiungono una sEg.: cliff > cliffs belief > beliefs chief > chiefs

    ATTENZIONE A QUESTE ECCEZIONI:

    knife > knives leaf > leaves half > halveswife > wives shelf > shelves loaf > loaves

    alcuni nomi hanno un plurale completamente irregolareE.g.: man > men child > children

    woman > women person > peoplemouse > mice foot > feetsheep > sheep fish > fish

    altri hanno una sola forma per il singolare e il plurale; questi nomi sono dettiuncountable, ovvero non numerabili

    E.g.: news a piece of newsinformation a piece of informationfurniture a piece of furnitureadvice a piece of advice

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 16

    PLURALS

    Can you complete the plural of these nouns?

    SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL

    Book Box Foot Wife

    Bag Match Tooth Cat

    Car Mouse Advice Scarf

    House Batch Kiss Knife

    Dog Person Boy Fish

    Information Girl Child Sheep

    Correct the following sentences:

    I have two dog I have two dogs

    Can you give me some informations, please?

    I would like two potatos with my chicken

    Where are my childs?

    The persons in Sweden speak English very well

    Can you put the knifes and forks on the table?

    I know all the capital citys in the world

    I love animals, especially mouses, dogs andsheepsShe has three red scarfs

    Good evening ladys and gentlemans

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    5 LARTICOLO INDETERMINATIVOSi usa per parlare di cose o persone generiche

    a davanti a un nome che inizia per consonante o h- aspirata

    E.g.: a chair a house a housewife

    an davanti a un nome che inizia per vocale o h- muta

    E.g.: an egg an honest man an hour late

    ATTENZIONE! Si dice a universitye non an universityperch il suono iniziale non vocalicoE.g. a uniform a unicorn a union

    6 LARTICOLO DETERMINATIVOSi usa per parlare di cose o persone specifiche (= non generiche)

    E.g.: The flowers are on the table.

    7 AGGETTIVI E PRONOMI DIMOSTRATIVIThis/these = vicino alla persona che sta parlando

    E.g.: This table is very old. Wow, this is really old!Thesegirls here are very nice! These are my shoes.

    That/those = lontano dalla persona che sta parlando

    E.g.: That chairthere belongs to my grandparents Thatis a nice carThosechairs are extremely expensive! Those are really cheap!

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    English Grammar Notes & Exercises Part 18

    Articles

    Complete the following sentences with a / an/ the or nothing:

    a. I dont like ______ cheese but I love _____milkb. I always have _____ biscuit and _____ cup of tea in the morningc. I usually buy _____ paper and _____ magazine on my way to workd. My parents have_____cat and three fish. _____ cat always tries to eat _____ fishe. There are three cars in the car park, _____ red one, _____ blue one and _____

    green one. _____ blue one is mine.f. We live in _____ big, old house near the church. Its nice because _____ garden is

    beautiful.g. Would you like _____ apple?h. Can you close _____ door, please?i. _____ weather is wonderful, shall we sit in _____ garden?

    j. _____ eating in the garden is so nice.k. _____ money cant buy _____ happinessl. _____ love makes the world go roundm._____ smoking is bad for you!n. We went for _____ meal in _____ restaurant last night. _____ service was great.

    Translate the following into English:

    Ti piacciono i bambini?.............................................................................................................................Ti piacciono gli animali?............................................................................................................................." dove sono i bambini?" "a scuola".............................................................................................................................L'inglese molto diverso dall'italiano.............................................................................................................................Mia madre fa il medico. Lavoro in ospedale..............................................................................................................................La prima colazione un pasto molto importante in Gran Bretagna.............................................................................................................................Hai mai visto il castello di Windsor?Have you ever seen .................................................................................................I cani e i cavalli sono molto intelligenti............................................................................................................................."Che cosa' quel vecchio edificio?" "L'universit".............................................................................................................................

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    8 IL PRESENTE SEMPLICE DEI VERBI AUSILIARIVerb to be

    (essere)

    Affermative Negative Interrogative short answers

    I am (Im) I am not (Im not) Am I? Yes, you areNo, you arent

    you are (youre) You are not (youre not) Are you? Yes, I amNo, Im not

    he is (hes) He is not (he isnt) Is he? Yes, he isNo, he isnt

    she is (shes) She is not (she isnt) Is she? Yes, she isNo, she isnt

    it is (its) it is not (it isnt) Is it? Yes, it isNo, it isnt

    we are (were) we are not (we arent) Are we? Yes, we areNo, we arent

    you are (youre) you are not (you arent) Are you? Yes, we are

    No, we arentthey are (theyre) they are not (they arent) Are they? Yes, they areNo, they arent

    E.g.: Im from Manchester. Youre very tall! Were Italian.He isnta student. She isntmarried. Are they actors?Yes, theyare.

    Verb to have got

    (avere)

    Affermative Negative Interrogative short answers

    I have (Ive) got I have not (I havent) got Have I got? Yes, you haveNo, you haventyou have (youve) got you have not (you havent) got Have you got? Yes, I have

    No, I haventhe has (hes) got he has not (he hasnt) got Has he got? Yes, he has

    No, he hasntshe has (shes) got she has not (she hasnt) got Has she got? Yes, she has

    No, she hasntit has (its) got it has not (it hasnt) got Has it got? Yes, it has

    No, it hasntwe have (weve) got we have not (we havent) got Have we got? Yes, we have

    No, we haventyou have (youve) got you have not (you havent) got Have you got? Yes, we have

    No, we haventthey have (theyve) got they have not (they havent) got Have they got? Yes, they have

    No, they havent

    E.g.: Ive gota computer. Shes gotblonde hair.Weve gota nice flat. You havent gotmuch time.Theyhavent gota dog. Have yougota bike? No, I havent.

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    THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF AUXILIARY VERBS

    Complete the following sentences with the verb to be:

    a. I _____ Italian; I _____ Japanese.b. She _____ French, she is from Paris.c. They _____ from Spain, they dont speak Spanish.d.

    We _____ married, we _____single!e. It _____ very heavy, be careful!

    f. She _____ really pretty.g. Silvia and her husband _____ German. They come to Italy every year.h. My mother _____ always tired, she works so hard.i. Yoga _____ a wonderful sport for your body and mind.

    j. Italian wine _____ famous in the whole world.k. English_____ a difficult language to learn.l. These exercises _____ very difficult.

    Complete the following questions and answer them:

    a) Are you Italian? Yes, I amb)_____you married?c) _____ your teacher English?d)_____ your parents from Piedmont?e) _____ you tall?f) _____ Julia Roberts pretty?g)_____ it hot today?h)_____ your classmates doing this exercise?i) _____ your house new?

    j) _____ your job interesting?

    Re write these sentences:

    a) Bob's got a new dog.Negative ..................................................................................................

    b) I've got blonde hair.Negative ..................................................................................................

    c) You've got a test tomorrow.Question ..................................................................................................

    d) Sarah hasn't got a brother.Question ..................................................................................................

    e) Have we got a lesson next week?Negative ..................................................................................................

    f) She has got the best English dictionaryQuestion ..................................................................................................

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    9 IL PRESENTE SEMPLICE DEI VERBI ORDINARIVerb to go

    (andare)

    Affermative Negative Interrogative short answers

    I go I dont go Do I go? Yes, you doNo, you dont

    You go You dont go Do you go? Yes, I doNo, I dont

    he goes He doesnt go Does he go? Yes, he doesNo, he doesnt

    She goes She doesnt go Does she go? Yes, she doesNo, she doesnt

    it goes it doesnt go Does it go? Yes, it doesNo, it doesnt

    we go We dont go Do we go? Yes, we doNo, we dont

    you go You dont go Do you go? Yes, we do

    No, we dontthey go They dont go Do they go? Yes, they doNo, they dont

    E.g.: Igo to a language school. You dont go to Italy, do you?Hegoes out every Friday night. Does shego to school by car?

    Verb to like

    (piacere)

    Affermative Negative Interrogative Short answers

    I like (=mi piace) I dont like Do I like? Yes, you doNo, you dontyou like you dont like Do you like? Yes, I do

    No, I donthe likes he doesnt like Does he like? Yes, he does

    No, he doesntshe likes she doesnt like Does she like? Yes, she does

    No, she doesntit likes it is doesnt like Does it like? Yes, it does

    No, it doesntwe like we dont like Do we like? Yes, we do

    No, we dontyou like you dont like Do you like? Yes, we do

    No, we dontthey like they dont like Do they like? Yes, they do

    No, they dont

    E.g.: Ilike your sweater! Jenniferdoesntlike swimming*Theylike horror movies. Does he like surfing?

    *NOTA. Dopo il verbo LIKE, il verbo seguente richiede sempre la ing form

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    THE PRESENT SIMPLE

    Re write these sentences in the negative:

    a) Jane has a new car.................................................................................................................................b) I play golf.................................................................................................................................c) You have a test tomorrow.................................................................................................................................d) Paul has a sister.................................................................................................................................e) We like roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.................................................................................................................................f) I get up early on Sunday.................................................................................................................................g) I speak Spanish.................................................................................................................................h) She wears glasses.................................................................................................................................

    i) He knows everyone. (careful!)................................................................................................................................

    j) I understand.................................................................................................................................

    Answer these questions:

    a) Do you speak English? Yes, I dob) Do you live in Alba?c) Does your teacher speak Italian?d) Do your parents come from Piedmont?e) Does your car need washing?f) Do you think this exercise is easy?g) Do your friends play any sport?h) Do you like studying?i) Do you wear glasses?

    j) Do you like your job?

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    10 IL GENITIVO SASSONE (FORMA POSSESSIVA)

    Di norma il genitivo sassone si applica allepersone, ai gruppi di persone (compresi gli stati)e agli animaliper mostrare la loro relazione con qualcosa o qualcuno. La relazione di

    possesso soltanto uno degli aspetti che il genitivo sassone descrive.

    Si forma mettendo al primo posto della frase il soggetto (A), aggiungendo poi un s eloggetto o la persona in relazione con il soggetto.

    E.g.: The house of Mary =

    Marys house

    ATTENZIONE! Davanti a un nome proprio o a un agettivo possessivo non si mette mailarticolo

    E.g.: The Marys house The my fathers glasses ERRORE!

    Il possessore puo essere soltanto una persona, un insieme di persone (un gruppo o unostato) oppure unespressione di tempo (quale ieri, oggi, domani, una data, lanno scorso..)

    E.g.: Marys houseIndias armyFrances populationYesterdays talk showTomorrows weather forecast1789s revolutionLast years fashion

    Your car seats NON Your cars seats ERRORE!

    (car non una persona, un insieme di persone o unespressione di tempo!)

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    Se devo applicare la regola a un nome plurale che termina in s, devo mettere soltantolapostrofo e non la s:

    E.g.: The girlsbikes. NON The girlss bikes ERRORE!

    Se il plurale irregolare, metto s

    E.g.: The childrens school.

    Richiedono il genitivo sassone anche alcune frasi fatte e alcuni negozi, chiese, ristoranti:frasi fatte negozi chiese ristoranti

    For heavens sake the butchers Saint Peters Mc DonaldsA stones throw from the florists Saint Pauls cathedral LuigisA pounds worth of stamps the dentists

    the jewellersthe doctorsthe opticiansthe vetsHarrodsMacys

    Il genitivo sassone si usa anche per indicare la casa di una persona:

    E.g.: Im going to Giorgios to do my homework (Giorgios = la casa di Giorgio)

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    THE SAXON GENITIVE

    Rewrite the following sentences using the saxon genitive:

    a) Gabriella is a friend of my sister'sGabriella is...............................................................................................................

    b) These trousers belong to JackThese are ................................................................................................................c) This dog is the policeman'sThis is ....................................................................................................................

    d) What are your teachers called?What are ................................................................................................................

    e) This field is the farmer'sThis is .....................................................................................................................

    f) These shoes belong to my fatherThese are ................................................................................................................

    g) She is assistant to the managerShe is ....................................................................................................................

    h) The name of my brother's wife is SilvieMy brother's .............................................................................................................i) This bike is Jane'sThis is ....................................................................................................................

    j) Those book belong to the studentsThey're ....................................................................................................................

    My FamilyMy name is Susan, I am very lucky to have a big family. My brother's name's Jack and mysisters' names are Emma and Sara. My mother and father's names are Sylvia and David.My mother has three brothers, so I have three uncles. Their names are Philip, Joe andLuke. Luke is married to a beautiful French girl, her names Marie. They have twodaughters, their names are Aurelie and Anne. My aunts' names are Babara and Polly -they are my father's sisters.

    Now write about your family, using the saxon genitive:

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    11 IL VERBO MODALE CAN

    Il verbo modale CAN si usa per esprimere:

    CAPACITA, ABILITAE.g.: Ican speak English.

    Can you use a computer? Yes, Ican/No, I cant(cannot).

    RICHIESTEE.g.: Can you turn on the TV? Yes, sure.

    Can you repeat that, please? Ok.

    PERMESSOE.g.: Can I put a poster on this wall?

    You can/cantgo out this evening.

    La coniugazione del verbo CAN uguale per tutte le persone:

    E.g.: I canyou canhe/she/it can

    we canyou canthey can

    Per costruire la forma negativa sufficiente aggiungere t (contrazione di not):

    E.g.: I cantyou canthe/she/it cantwe cantyou cantthey cant

    NOTA.Il verbo che segue can non richiede il to dellinfinito

    E.g.: You can go home now NON You can to go home now ERRORE!

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    MODAL VERB: CAN

    Answer the following questions:

    Can you swim? Yes, I can / No, I can't

    Can your mother speak English?

    Can you paint?

    What can you cook?

    Can your friends speak the Piemontesedialect?

    Can you ride a horse?

    Can you dance?

    Can she ride a bike?

    What can you see from your desk?

    Can you finish this exercise?

    Write ten questions to ask your partner using CAN:

    ..........................................................? Yes, I can / No, I can't

    ..........................................................?

    ..........................................................?

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    12 PRONOMI PERSONALI OGGETTOMe Give me that pen.

    You This is foryou, John.Him Take him home, please.Her Can you see her?It Take it!Us Come with us.You Ill give you a second chanceThem She loves them.

    13 AVVERBI DI INTENSITAE.g.: I like reggae musicverymuch! (+++)

    I like rock musicalot (++)I dont like soul musicverymuch (-)I dont like pop musicat all! (---)

    14 SOME, ANY, NO; HOW MUCH, HOW MANY Some/anyAffermative There aresome apples in the kitchen

    Theressome milkin the fridge

    Negative There arentany glassesThere isntany information on that particular castleThere are no apples in the basket

    Interrogative Are there any books on the table?Is there any news?

    You should also note that in English double negatives do not exist. Two negatives make apositive.

    E.g. Instead of I dont know nothing. You must say-I dont know anything

    How much/How manyCountable nouns How manyapples are there?

    Uncountable nouns How much information is there?

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    PERSONAL OBJECT PRONOUNS

    Complete these sentences with the correct personal object pronouns:

    a) This is Silvie's bag, give it to her .b) These are Jack's books, give _____ to _____.c) Tell _____ the answer! We don't know it!d) Give _____ your jacket and I can put _____ away.e)

    I usually see _____ at the market, she always says hello to me.f) My parents are great, I love _____.

    g) Sharon Stone is a good actress and she's beautiful, I really like _____.h) The teacher always shouts at _____ when we talk too much.INTENSITY ADVERBS

    Complete these sentences with your personal tastes:

    a) I like _________ very muchb) I don't like _________ at allc) I _________ cheesed) I _________ white winee) I love _________f) I don't like _________ very muchg) I like _________ very muchh) I _________ horse riding

    NOTE: I LIKE WINE AND BEER (positive AND Positive)

    I DON'T LIKE MEAT OR FISH (negative OR negative)

    I LIKE TEA BUT I DON'T LIKE COFFEE (Positive BUT negative)

    Complete the following sentences with AND/ OR/ BUT:

    a)

    I don't like skiing ______ running very muchb) I like swimming ______ sitting on the beachc) I don't like skiing ______ I love the snowd) I like animals ______ I don't like spiderse) I love chocolate ______ biscuitsf) I don't like snakes______ lizardsg) I like painting very much _____ I don't like woodworkh) I don't like Brussel sprouts at all ______ I love carrotsSOME, ANY, NO; HOW MUCH, HOW MANY

    Complete the following sentences:

    We need to do the shopping. We have got ______ bread but we haven't

    got ______ milk or crackers. We have got ______ cheese and there are_____ apples in a basket on the table but there are no bananas at all. Weneed to buy ______ water and ______ Coca-Cola. ______ wine do wehave? And ______ grapes are left? Is there ______ fruit juice? We can gotogether, ______ money do you have?

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    15 AVVERBI DI FREQUENZA(100%) always Ialways have lunch at one oclock.Usually Theyusuallyget up at seven.

    Often George often goes shopping on Saturday.Sometimes I amsometimes* too lazy..

    (0%) never She neverhas cereal for breakfast.

    * NOTA. Gli avverbi di frequenza solitamente si mettono prima del verbo, ma sempredopo il verbo ESSERE.

    16 ESPRESSIONI DI FREQUENZAonce We go dancing once a monthtwice I wash my hairtwice a weekthreetimes + a day/week/month/year..They go on holidaythree times a year

    (fourtimes..) They go on holidayfour times a year

    (five timessix times seven times) etc

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    ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

    Re write the following sentences in the correct order:

    a) Always/ clothes/ buys /Jane /new.............................................................................................................................b) Play/ golf/ have/ I/ never/ time / to.............................................................................................................................c) you/ do/ always/ photos / a lot/ take / of / holiday / on / ?.............................................................................................................................d) Go / dancing / usually / evening / friday/ we / on.............................................................................................................................e) Usually/ we/ roast / have/ Sundays/ beef / on.............................................................................................................................f) I/ get/ always / up/ on / early/ Sundays.............................................................................................................................g) I/ speak /Spanish/ often/ friend / my / with / Rosa.............................................................................................................................h) She/ forgets /glasses/ always/ her.............................................................................................................................

    i) Usually / go /we/ France/ holiday / to / on.............................................................................................................................

    j) I / homework / always / my / do/ !.............................................................................................................................

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    17 PREPOSIZIONI

    Preposizioni di tempo: at, in, on

    At In onat 9 oclock in the morning/evening on Mondayat 11.30 in January on 1st Septemberat breakfast in 1998 on Christmas dayat lunch in (the) summer on your birthdayat dinner in the 19th centuryat breakat the weekendat Easter AT = a specific timeat Christmas IN = a period of timeat noon/midnight ON = a specific day

    Preposizioni di luogo

    E.g.: The letter is on the table.The bus stop is in front ofthe post office.The car park is nearthe school.The cat is underthe chair.

    Jack is behindthe door.Look at the clouds above!The Chemists is opposite the travel agency, nextto the shoe shop.

    Preposizioni di moto

    into from along up down towards across through over under past

    E.g.: Go down West India Road.Walkacross the field.Drive through the tunnel.Put the cake into the oven.Standup, please.Go towards the centreGo overthe bridge.Lookunderthe table.Gopastthe caf and the school is on your left.Walkalong Alameda Avenue for about 5 minutes.Where do you come from?

    in on under between behind in front of next to near above opposite

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    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

    Complete these sentences with the correct preposition:

    a) I usually go to the market _____ Saturdaysb) I get up _____ 8am during the weekc) _____ Sunday I get up late, _____ 10amd)_____ lunchtime I go to the bar with my friends for a sandwiche) _____ my birthday we usually have a partyf) _____ Easter we usually have a barbeque in the countryside _____ lunch and then

    play gamesg)_____ summer it gets darker later and so we stay out later tooh)_____ May the weather is usually good and _____ the evenings it's warm enough to

    eat outside

    PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

    Label each of the following words with a number 1 - 10:

    OPPOSITE BEHIND ONIN FRONT OF IN ABOVENEXT TO BETWEEN UNDERNEAR

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY:

    Cassell's Students' English Grammarby Jake Allsop

    English Grammar in Use, with Answersby Raymond Murphy

    Grammar Spectrum for Italian Students (+CD-ROM)by N. Coe, A. Amendolagine with K. Pateson and M. Harrison

    How English Works: A Grammar Practice Book With keyby Michael Swan and Catherine Walter

    This Booklet was designed as a short, non-commercial grammarsummary for our Italian students who are studying English.

    We used the grammar books in the bibliography to help put this guidetogether and suggest you consult them for more in depth grammar

    explanations.

    Thank you to all who contributed to the creation and use of this guide,we look forward to receiving your comments and corrections.

    Enjoy your studying!