There is / There are

We use there is and there are to express the

existence of something in singular or plural. In
Spanish is the use of verb “haber”, for example:

There is a cat in the roof.

There are four cats in the roof.

Look at the following sentences positive, negative

and questions:
Singular Plural
Positive There is a car in my There are two cars in
house. my house.
Negative There isn´t a dog in There aren´t pets in
my home. my home.
Question Is there a cat in your Are there four bottles
home? of water?

Exercise:
Look at the picture and write sentences identifying
with there is/are the things in it.

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Do /Does
This verb is one of the most used verbs in English, that can be use in many
ways. Here you will find some rules on how to use it:

Rule 1:
Use as the verb “hacer” in Spanish. It is used according its conjugation.

I I do the best I can.

Do
You You do the homework.

He He does the homework.

She Does She does everything.

It It does the best it can.

We We do the trip by car.

You Do You do the school homework.

They They do the school clean.

Rule 2:
Use as an auxiliary verb to ask questions.
Formula: Do /Does + Pronoun + verb base form
Examples:
• Do you play chess?
• Does he speak French?
• Do they teach English?

Rule 3:
Use the twice or repeated in the same question, first used an auxiliary and
second as a verb.
Example:
• Do you do your homework every afternoon?
• Does she does the laundry every Friday?

Rule 4:
Use as a negative form in the simple present tense with verb in its base
form.
Formula: Pronoun + don’t/doesn’t + verb base form + complement

Example: She doesn’t eat fish.

You don’t drink coffee.

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Possessive: Adjectives and
Pronouns
Subject Object Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun

I Me My Mine

You You Your Yours

He Him His His

She Her Her Hers

It It Its

We Us Our Ours

They Them Their Theirs

Possessive Pronouns
The possessive pronouns are used to avoid repeating information that is already
clear, in general is less confusing.

Example:
• This is my car, not your car. (it sounds repetitive)
• This car is mine, not yours.

Possessive Adjectives
A possessive adjective is an adjective that modifies a noun by identifying who
has the ownership or possession of it.
Example:
• She reads her book. (Shows possession of the book)
• The group play their songs. (Possession of the songs)

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