Eat – See – Write

I eat rice everyday

He eats ice-cream everyday

I like to see the sunrise

I like to eat a lot of cheese

I love to eat sushi

My son likes to eat ice-cream

He writes a letter for his girlfriend

I am eating hot dog

I write poems in my free time

She writes the songs on Monday

We write our book

I have to write the homework

He eats with me every weekend

SIMPLE PRESENT

AUXILIARS: Do – Do not/ don’t (I – YOU – WE – THEY)

Does – Does not/ doesn’t (SHE – HE – IT) Third person

Routines

Affirmative: I eat rice everyday

P.P + VERB + COMPLEMENT

Negative:

I don’t eat rice everyday/ I do not eat rice everyday

P.P + AUXILIAR (NEGATIVE FORM) + VERB + COMPLEMENT

Interrogative:

¿Do you eat rice everyday?

AUXILIAR + P.P + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

Third person rules

Affirmative:

He writes a letter for his girlfriend

Normally I have to add a -s at the end of the verb, but if the verb ends in -x,
-ss, - ch, -sh, I have to -es

She washes the dishes before going to sleep

My husband fixes everything in our house.

Negative:

He does not/doesn’t write a letter for his girlfriend.

She doesn’t wash the dishes before going to sleep

My husband doesn’t fix anything in our house.

P.P + AUXILIAR (NEGATIVE FORM) + VERB + COMPLEMENT

She doesn’t have a dog.

Interrogative:

Does He write a letter for his girlfriend?

Yes, he does / Yes, he writes a letter for his girlfriend.

AUXILIAR + P.P + VERB + COMPLEMENT?

Does not/ doesn’t your husband fix anything in your house?

No, he doesn’t/ No, he doesn’t fix anything in our house.

Does she wash the dishes before going to sleep?

Yes, she does/ Yes, she washes the dishes before going to sleep

VERB TO BE: It is used with professions, adjectives, locations, states,

places.

I Am – I’m / I am not – I’m not

She is – she’s / She is not – She isn’t

He is – he’s/ he is not – he isn’t

It Is – It’s / It is not – It isn’t

You are – you’re / You are not – You aren’t

We are – we’re/ We are not – we aren’t

They Are – they’re / they are not – they aren’t

Professions: a + consonant /an + vowel

A University /yiu/

Universe

Uniform

Usual

An Umbrella

I am a teacher / I’m not a teacher / Are you a teacher? Am I a teacher?

She is an engineer/ She isn’t an engineer / Is she an engineer?

He is a lawyer

They are entrepreneurs

You are a doctor

Adjectives:

She is angry/ She is not angry / Is she angry?

He is jelous/ He is not jelous/ Is not he jelous? – Isn’t he jelous?

We are happy

They are surprised/ They are not surprised / Are they surprised?

I am sleepy

Locations / Places:

I am in my house

She is in the hospital

They are in the university

We are in our parents’ house

He is in his job

I am in downtown

We are on 80 avenue

States:

I am single

She is married
He is divorced

We are in an open relationship

They are widowers

WH WORDS:
What: For general questions/information
What is your name?
What do you do?
What do you want to eat?
WH + AUX OR VERB BE + PRONOUN + VERB +
COMPLEMENT?

What time: For specific time

What time is your appointment? At 2PM
What time does the class start? At 12pm/ at noon.
What time can I call you? At 5 pm
What time is the soccer match? At 7PM

Which: To choose/ To offer options

Which blouse do you want?
What is your name? Vs Which is your name?
Which is mine?

Where: Places / Locations

Where do you live?
Where are you from?
Where do you work/ study?
Where is your favorite restaurant?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?

When: To ask for time

When does the class finish?
When is your birthday?
When is your graduation?
When do I have to pay the semester?
When does she Paint that?

WHO: person - People

Who is your english teacher?
Who is the person you admire the most?
Who do you live with?
Who is your favorite actor/ Singer/ politician?

Why: Reasons
ALWAYS IS ANSWERED WITH BECAUSE
Why do you study English? Because It’s mandatory/
Because I want to learn / Because I need it for my career.
Why do you live in Santa Elena? Because I do not like to
have close neighbors.

How: manner
How do you feel today? I’m ok, I’m better
How do you prepare the rice? I add vegetables to it.
How do you like to study? I do it listening to music.

How often: Frequency

How often do you drink?
How often does she visit her parents?
How often does he do exercises?
How often do they eat junk food?

How many: To ask for quantity (for countable nouns)

How many brothers do you have?
How many pairs of shoes does she have?
How many beers do you drink without getting drunk?
How many spoons of sugar do you put to your coffee?

How much: Ask for quantity (for uncountable nouns)

How much water do I have to drink daily?
How much sugar do you put to your coffee?
How much is it?