INGLÉS

SEMANA 4

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 Does this not Is this eraser
1. NON-CONTINUOUS eraser belonging to
belong to you?
VERBS you?
Non-continuous verbs are verbs that
we do not normally use with It seemed not It was
continuous tenses. These "stative" correct. seeming correct.
verbs are about state, not
action, and they cannot express the
continuous or progressive aspect.Here I don't hear not I am not
are some of the most common non- anything. hearing
continuous verbs: anything.

• feeling: hate, like, love, prefer,

want, wish
2. POSSESSIVE
• senses: appear, feel, hear, see,
seem, smell, sound, taste PRONOUNS
• communication: agree, Possessive pronouns show that
deny, disagree, mean, something belongs to someone.
promise, satisfy,surprise The possessive adjectives are
• thinking: believe, my, our, your, his, her, its,
imagine, know, and their. There’salso an
mean, realize, “independent” (called
recognize, Possessive pronouns) form of
remember, each of these pronouns: mine,
understand ours, yours, his, hers, its, and
• other states: be, theirs.
belong, concern,
depend, involve, Possessive adjectives simplify constructions
matter,need, owe, that show possession of anoun.
own, possess
Look at the example!
Look at these example sentences, right and
wrong:
• Jane looks beautiful in Jane’s outfit.

I want an not I am wanting We use Jane’s name twice in this

orange juice. an orange juice. sentence. A possessive pronounsolves
the problem:
I don't not I am not
believe her. believing her. • Jane looks beautiful in her outfit.

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Possessive pronouns (also called
absolute possessive pronouns) mustbe
used without a noun.

• My phone is dead. Pass me yours.

• Did you know that Labrador is
mine?
• The house on the corner is theirs.

As you can see, it is

common to see
independent
possessive
pronouns at the
ends of clauses or
phrases.

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