Unit 1 :Making friends

Present of be (review)
Yes-No questions and short answers
• To ask Yes-No questions, use be + subject (noun / pronoun):
Are you from a big family?

• In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + full form of be:

A Are you from a big family?
B Yes, I am. I'm one of six children.

• In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + contraction of be + not:

A Are you from a big family?

B No, I'm not. There are only two of us.
Information questions
• Information questions are questions that start with question words like:
What Where Who When How old

• To ask information questions, you can use Question word + be + subject

(noun / pronoun):
Where are your parents from?

• Remember, you can contract is to 's in questions:

What's your name?

• The answer to information questions is not yes or no.

Statements
• In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be:
A Where are your parents from?
B They're from Peru.

• In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be + not:

A Where are your parents from? Lima?
B No, they're not from Lima.

• Remember, you can use aren't when are not is difficult to say:
My parents aren't from Peru.

• You can use isn't when 's not is difficult to say:

My boss isn't from Peru.
Simple present (review)
Yes-No questions and short answers
• To ask Yes-No questions, use Do / Does + subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:
Do you have any brothers and sisters?
Does your brother go to college?
• In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + do / does:
A Do you have any brothers and sisters?
B Yes, I do.
A Does your brother go to college?
B Yes, he does.
• In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + don't / doesn't:
A Do you have any brothers and sisters?
B No, I don't.
A Does your brother go to college?
B No, he doesn't.
Information questions
• Information questions are questions that start with question words
like:
What Where Who When How old

• To ask information questions, use Question word + do / does +

subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:
What does your brother do?
Where do your parents live?
Statements
• In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:
A What does your brother do?
B He works in a bank.
A Where do your parents live?
B They live near here.

• In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + don't / doesn't + verb:

A Does your brother work in a bank?
B No, he doesn't work in a bank.
A Do your parents live around here?
B No, they don't live near here.
 Responses with too and either

You can use responses with too and either to show that you have something in
common with someone.
Present of be
• In responses to affirmative statements, use I am too:
A I'm allergic to cats.
B I am too.

• In responses to negative statements, use I'm not either:

A I'm not an animal lover.
B I'm not either.
Simple present

• In responses to affirmative statements, use I do too:

A I watch pro football.
B I do too.

• In responses to negative statements, use I don't either:

A I don't watch much television.
B I don't either.
can / can't

• In responses to affirmative statements, use I can too:

A I can shop for hours.

B I can too.
Me too and Me neither
You can use Me too or Me neither to show you have something in common with someone.
• Use Me too in responses to affirmative statements:
A I'm allergic to cats.
B Me too.

• You can use Me neither in responses to negative statements:

A I'm not an animal lover.
B Me neither.

• You can also use Me either in responses to negative statements:

A I'm not an animal lover.
B Me either.
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