NAME: Vanessa Suarez Rodriguez DATE: 3 DE NOVIEMBRE 2020

Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 4)

GRAMMAR. Tag questions: use and form

Look at these examples of tag questions.

affirmative negative
You’re Lee, aren’t you? You're not Amy, are you?
She speaks Thai, doesn’t she? I don't know you, do I?
He's going to drive, isn't he? We're not going to eat here, are we?
They’ll be here later, won’t they? It won't be long, will it?
You were there, weren't you? He wasn't driving, was he?
They left, didn't they? We didn't know, did we?
It’s been a great day, hasn’t it? She hasn't been here long, has she?
Ann would like Quito, wouldn't she? You wouldn't do that, would you?
They can hear me, can't they? He can't speak Japanese, can he?
Be careful!
I’m on time, aren’t I? BUT I’m not late, am I?
Bangkok is in Thailand, isn’t it? NOT Bangkok is in Thailand, isn’t Bangkok?

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
A. Complete these grammar rules.
1. When the statement is affirmative, the tag question is NEGATIVE .
2. When the statement is negative, the tag question is AFFIRMATIVE .
3. Use PRONOUNS in tag questions.
nouns / pronouns / nouns or pronouns

B. Write the tag questions for the following statements.

1. I’m not that late, AM I ?
2. I’m on schedule, AREN`T ?

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NAME: Vanessa Suarez Rodriguez DATE: 3 DE NOVIEMBRE 2020

Inductive Grammar
Chart (Unit 1, page 6)

GRAMMAR. The past perfect: meaning, form, and use

Look at these examples.

Simple past Past perfect

Our flight arrived at noon. Our flight had arrived by noon.
The meeting began when we arrived. The meeting hadn’t yet begun when we arrived.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete these grammar rules.
1. Use the PAST PERFECT to describe something that happened before a
specific time in the past.
a. the simple past b. the past perfect
2. Form the past perfect with a past form of HAVE and the PAST
participle of the main verb.

Look at these other examples of the past perfect.

The meeting had ended late, so we had a short lunch.

When the tour started, Ann had already met Kazuko.

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Answer these questions.
1. In the examples above, which action happened first? Underline that part in
each sentence. Which action happened later? Circle those parts.
2. Which tense do we use to show the earlier of two past actions?
a. the past perfect b. the simple past

Top Notch 3, Second Edition Unit 1

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