Saturday, March 14, 2015

Whose? (Possessives)

Smrt English class (1:00 PM) at Senac Recife


Whose students are these?
They're Luciana’s (students).
They’re my students.
They’re mine.
Whose backpack is this?
It’s Jonilson’s (backpack).
It’s his backpack.
It’s his.
Whose notebook is this?
It’s Marcella’s (notebook).
It’s her notebook.
It’s hers.
Whose glasses are these?
They’re Marcella’s, Edson’s, Wandeilson’s and mine.
They’re our glasses.
They’re ours.
Whose pencil case is this?
It’s Jessica’s (pencil case).
It’s her pencil case.
It’s hers.
Whose eraser is this?
It’s Edson’s (eraser).
It’s his eraser.
It’s his.
Whose briefcase is this?
It’s João’s (briefcase).
It’s his briefcase.
It’s his.
Whose pen is this?
It’s Wandeilson’s (pen).
It’s his pen.
It’s his.
Whose cell phone is this?
It’s Pedro’s (cell phone).
It’s his cell phone.
It’s his.
Whose blue T-shirts are these?
They’re Jonilson’s and João’s T-shirts.
They’re their T-shirts.
They’re theirs.
Whose classroom is this?
It’s Marcella, Jonilson, Edson, João, Jessica, Wandeilson, Pedro and Luciana’s (classroom).
It’s our classroom.
It’s ours.
Whose teacher is this?
I'm the students’ teacher.
I'm your teacher.
I'm yours.


Whose? (Possessives)



Smrt English class (9:30 AM) at Senac Recife

Whose cell phone is this?
It’s Rosane’s (cell phone).
It’s her cell phone.
It’s hers.
Whose iPad is this?
It’s Safira’s (iPad).
It’s her iPad.
It’s hers.
Whose (invisible) glasses are these?
They’re Heitor’s (glasses).
They’re his glasses.
They’re his.
Whose notebook is this?
It’s Miquelina’s (notebook).
It’s her notebook.
It’s hers.
Whose laptop is this?
It’s Bruno’s (laptop).
It’s his laptop.
It’s his.
Whose cup is this?
It’s Alice’s (cup).
It’s her cup.
It’s hers.
Whose jeans are these?
They’re Diego’s, Paula’s, Rosane’s, Safira’s, Bruno’s, Miquelina’s, Taynar’s, Heitor’s, André’s and mine.
They’re our jeans.
They’re ours.
Whose mouse is this?
It’s André’s.
It’s his mouse.
It’s his.
Whose black glasses are these?
They’re Safira’s and mine.
They’re our black glasses.
They’re ours.
Whose classroom is this?
It’s the students’ and my classroom.
It’s our classroom.
It’s ours.
Whose umbrella is this?
It’s Paulo’s (umbrella).
It’s his umbrella.
It’s his.
Whose cardigan is this?
It’s Paula’s (cardigan).
It’s her cardigan.
It’s hers.
Whose earphones are these?
They’re Taynar’s (earphones).
They’re her earphones.
They’re hers.
Whose calculator is this?
It’s Diego’s calculator.
It’s his calculator.
It’s his.
Whose brown sneakers are these?
They’re Diego’s (brown sneakers). They’re his brown sneakers.
They’re his.
Whose teacher is this?
I'm the students’ teacher.
I'm your teacher.
I'm yours.

Whose? (Possessives)

Smrt English class (7:30 AM) at Senac Recife


Whose helmets are these?
They’re Allyson’s and Jaderson’s.
They’re their helmets.
They’re theirs.
Whose umbrella is this?
It’s Tereza’s.
It’s her umbrella.
It’s hers.
Whose cell phones are these?
They’re Julio’s and Alex’s.
They’re their cell phones.
They’re theirs.
Whose mouse is this?
It’s Gabriela’s.
It’s her mouse.
It’s hers.
Whose pencil case is this?
It’s Olga’s.
It’s her pencil case.
It’s hers.
Whose glasses are these?
They’re Alex’s, Gabriela’s and mine.
They’re our glasses.
They’re ours.
Whose notebooks are these?
They’re Diego’s and Aneyze’s.
They’re their notebooks.
They’re theirs.
Whose backpack is this?
It’s Jaderson’s.
It’s his backpack.
It’s his.
Whose iPad is this?
It’s Stéphanie’s.
It’s her iPad.
It’s hers.
Whose pen is this?
It’s Willber’s.
It’s his pen.
It’s his.
Whose sunglasses are these?
They’re Anderson’s.
They’re his sunglasses.
They’re his.
Whose jackets are these?
They’re Thays’ and Olga’s.
They’re Thays’s and Olga’s.
They’re their jackets.
They’re theirs.
Whose watches are these?
They’re Julio’s, Levi’s and mine.
They’re our watches.
They’re ours.
Whose picture is this?
It’s the students’ and my picture.
It’s our picture.
It’s ours.
Whose classroom is this?
It’s our classroom.
It’s ours.
Whose teacher is this?
I'm the students’ teacher.
I'm your teacher.
I'm yours.

Possessives (Whose things are these)?


Family / Present Continuous

What's the family doing?

Friday, March 13, 2015

Present Continuous

Present Continuous
(actions happening NOW, AROUND NOW 
or in a PLANNED FUTURE)

AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject  +  BE  +  VERB (-ING)  +  complement.
   I        am     reading         a book.
   She      is     painting        the picture.
   We       are    playing         volleyball.

NEGATIVE:

Subject  +  BE  +  NOT  +  VERB (-ING)  +  complement.

   I        am     not     talking         on the phone.
   He       is     not     working         in the office.
   They     are    not     cleaning        the house.

INTERROGATIVE:

BE  +  subject  +  VERB (-ING)  +  complement?

Am       I           walking       fast?
Is       it          raining?
Are      you         listening     to music?        

-ING Rules


1. Add -ING to most verbs:


study  -  studying   

eat    -  eating
sleep  -  sleeping

2. Verbs ending in -e: Drop -e and add -ING.


dance  -  dancing

write  -  writing
make   -  making

Exceptions: 


be     -  being

see    -  seeing
agree  -  agreeing

3. Verbs ending in -ie: Change -ie to -y and add -ING.


lie  -  lying

tie  -  tying
die  -  dying

4. Double the last consonant of:

  • One-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant) and add -ING.
       swim  -  swimming  
       run   -  running
       shop  -  shopping

    • Two-syllable verbs ending in CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the second syllable, and add -ING. 
       refer    -  referring
       commit   -  committing
       control  -  controlling

    In case of two-syllable verbs ending in CVC 

    (consonant + vowel + consonant), with the stress on the first syllable, DO NOT double the last consonant. Add -ING. 

    listen   -  listening
    happen   -  happening
    open     -  opening
    visit    -  visiting