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2. UNIT 1 1-A QUESTION FORMS

3. THE VERB “BE”  PRESENT SIMPLE: AM/IS/ARE  PAST SIMPLE: WAS/ WERE

4. WH- QUESTIONS QUESTION WORD BE SUBJECT? WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE IS SHE? WHERE WERE YOUlast night? WHERE WAS SHE last night?

5.  WHERE ARE YOU? I’m at school etc.  WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT? I was at home etc

6. YES/NO QUESTIONS BE SUBJECT? ARE YOU at home? IS SHE at home? WERE YOUat home last night? WAS SHE at home last night?

7.  Are you at home? YES, I AM. NO, I’M NOT.  Were you at home last night? YES, I WAS. NO, I WASN’T.

8. REMEMBER!!!  “ BE” is a STATE verb.  We use it to describe states.  There is no action!

9. OTHER VERBS  PRESENT SIMPLE: DO YOU…..? DOES SHE….?  PAST SIMPLE: DID YOU/SHE etc….?

10. WH- QUESTIONS QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECTINFINITIVE ? (V1) WHERE DO YOU LIVE ? WHERE DOES SHE LIVE ? WHERE DID YOU GOlast night?

11.  Where do you live? I live in Adana.  Where does she live? She lives in Adana.  Where did you go last night? I went to the movies.

12. YES/NO QUESTIONS AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT INFINITIVE ? (V1) DO YOU LIVE in Adana? DOES SHE LIVEin Adana? DID YOU GOto the movies last night?

13.  Do you live in Adana? Yes, I DO. /No, I DON’T.  Does she live in Adana? Yes, she DOES./No, she DOESN’T.  Did you go to the movies last night? Yes, I DID. /No, I DIDN’T.

14. QUESTION WORDS WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHICH, WHOSE, HOW, HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, WHAT TIME, WHAT COLOR, WHAT KIND OF…? etc  WHAT+ BE LIKE?/ HOW+ BE…? descriptions, opinions, experiences e.g. How was the movie? It was good. What was the movie like? It was good. What is your best friend like? She’s very friendly and polite. She’s also very beautiful.

15. UNIT 1 1-B PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS

16. PRESENT SIMPLE THE VERB “BE”  POSITIVE I AM…. (or I’m…) He/She/It IS…(or He’s…) We/You/they ARE (or We’re...)  NEGATIVE I AM NOT…. (or I’m not..) He/She/It IS NOT (or He isn’t/He’s not) We/You/They ARE NOT (or We aren’t/We’re not..)  QUESTIONS Are you….? Is she…?

17. REMEMBER!!!  BE” is a STATE verb.  We use it to describe states.  There is no action! i.e. I am a teacher. I am work at Çağ University 

18. OTHER VERBS. I/YOU/WE/THEY HE/SHE/IT POSITIVE (V1) I live in Adana. I watch the news every evening. (V+S/ES/IES) She lives in Adana. She watches the news every evening. NEGATIVE (DON’T + V1) I don’t live in Mersin. (DOESN’T + V1) She doesn’t live in Mersin. QUESTIONS (DO YOU+ V1?) Do you live in Adana? (Yes, I do/No, I don’t) (DOES SHE + V1?) Does she live in Adana? (Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t)

19. REMEMBER  I HAVE a car………… She HAS a car.

20. We use the present simple to talk about: 1)routines and habits: I wake up at 6.30 am every day. I smoke a lot. I drink my coffee with no sugar. She goes to Alaçatı every summer.

21. 2) things which are generally true or stay the same for a long time( facts & permanent situations) She is a nice person. She treats people nicely. She doesn’t get angry easily.

22. More examples: Water boils at 100°C and it freezes at 0°C. Dogs eat meat. I live in Adana. I work at Çağ University.

23. Adverbs of Frequency We use the simple present with adverbs of frequency  ALWAYS/SOMETIMES/NEVER etc  Once a day/ a week/a month etc Twice a day/a week /a month etc three times a day/a week/ a month etc. e.g. She is always late for work. She always arrives at work late. I see my parents once a year.

24. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Am/Is/Are + V-ing  SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing (I am going)  SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE NOT + V-ing (I’m not going)  AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT + V-ing? (Are you going?)

25. We use the present continuous to talk about: 1)actions happening at the time of speaking: Be quiet please. The baby is sleeping. Look! It’s snowing! 2) Actions happening around now: He doesn’t like his job, so he’s looking for a new job these days. Joe wants to move to Spain, so he’s learning Spanish.

26. 3) temporary actions/break in routine: -She’s normally an English teacher, but she’s working as a tourist guide for the summer. -She usually wears black, but today she’s wearing a blue dress. Time Expressions: now, at the moment, at present, right now, today, these days, this week etc

27. REMEMBER! We do NOT use the present continuous with verbs of the senses, emotions, mental states and possession such as see, hear, smell, be, like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, understand, remember, forget, know, have (possess), belong, own etc. e.g.- A: Who’s that girl? B: Well… I know her, but I don’t remember her name. -Awww! This room smells horrible! -I’m very tired. I want to sleep. -You’re acting very strangely these days. I really don’t understand you.

28. PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE -Joe takes a shower every evening. -She usually wears black. to talk about things that are generally true. Time expressions: always, sometimes, once a week, every day, normally etc PRESENT CONTINUOUS -A: Where’s Joe? B: He’s in the bathroom. He’s taking a shower. -She’s wearing a blue dress today. To talk about things that are happening now/around now. Time expressions: now, at the moment, today, this week etc.