PERSON 2 PERSON EXERCISES

to be affirmative and negative

Affirmative Negative
I am (‘m) on holiday. am not (‘m not) at home.
He/She/It is (‘s) in Budapest. is not (isn’t) in Prague.
We/You/They are (‘re) Italian are not (aren’t) Spanish.

Mind the trap!

We use to be to talk about age.
She’s twenty-one. (NOT She has twenty-one.)

Possessive adjectives
Subject Possessive
pronouns adjectives
I My
You Your
We Our
They Their
He His
She Her
It Its
To be questions
Yes/No questions and short answers
Yes/No questions Short answers
Am I Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
Is he Yes, he/she/it is.
she Japanese? No, he/she/it isn’t.
it
Are you Yes, we/you/they are.
we No, we/you/they aren’t.
they

Mind the trap!

Saying just yes or no can be impolite.
Say Yes, I am or No, I’m not.
We say Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I’m.)

Wh- questions
What is your name?
Where are you from?
How old are your parents?
Who is your teacher?
Possessive ‘s
Singular nouns: add 's
Sally's husband’s a doctor.
Regular plural nouns: add '
This is my parents' house.
Irregular plural nouns:
The children's school is in centre of town.
The men’s names are Peter and Luke.

Mind the trap!

My brother’s friends = one brother
My brothers’ friends = more than one brother
We say John and Sally’s daughter (NOT John’s and Sally’s daughter.)
Both the verb to be and the possessive ’s can look the same:
Mark’s brother = possessive ‘s
Mark’s eighteen = is