PERSONAL PRONOUNS A.

Definition and Examples PERSONAL PRONOUNS I ,you , we , they , he , she , it

Pronouns such as I , you , we , they he , she and it are used to replace the names of people ,animals or things. They are used at the beginning of a sentence before verb.

E!A"PLES I like to eat chocolates. #ou are my best friend. $hey are my friends. Amin has a pet monkey. It has a long tail.

PREPOSI$IONS. Prepositions are words used before nouns or pronouns to show location or direction. Prepositions of location show place and position. !amples " in, on, under, ne!t to, behind, between, among and against. Prepositions of direction show the direction of things. !amples " through, over, across, along and to.

$%E SI"PLE PAS$ $ENSE #. To show an a&tion that has happened in the past at a definite time. !ample" $e spo'e to me yeste(day. The house )u(nt down last yea(. % )ou*ht this carpet when % was in India.

&. 'ost past tense verbs end in + ed. They are (e*ula( ,e()s. !ample" play played (umped walked

(ump walk -

). %rregular verbs do not end in + ed. a*They change in their vowel sounds. !amples" swim run sing swam

- ran - sang

b*-han*e in their spellin*. !amples" go leave eat - went left ate

+. ,ome verbs do not &han*e when used in the past tense. !amples" hit . hit

)eat &ut put shut

. . . .

)eat &ut put shut

-. ,ome words are used to refer to the past. !amples" yeste(day last wee' last yea( last ni*ht last month last "onday an hou( a*o

PRESEN$ $ENSE To show a habitual action To show a fact or a truth To show the action happening at the time of speaking To give an order. instruction or warning

$ips /- every day, every morning, always !ample of sentences"a* $amid plays football every evening. b* $amid does not play hockey every evening. c* .oes $amid play badminton every evening/

PRESEN$ -ON$INUOUS $ENSE

 To show an action taking place at the time of speaking To show a future action that has been planned $ips /. now a* ,he is helpin* her mother in the kitchen now. b* ,he is not helpin* her mother in the kitchen now. c0 Is she helpin* her mother in the kitchen now/

0ote"- ,ingular sub(ects take the singular form of verbs in the simple present tense. Present continuous tense is formed when verbs to be 1 verb 1 ing 2 is running, are eating, am watching*

%ERE ARE "ORE E!A"PLES #* 3e ha,e sandwiches for breakfast this morning &* 0athan ta'es the bus to school every day. )* The boys are in the school hall now. +* The hibiscus is our national flower. -* Please &lean the blackboard. 4* The children a(e waiting for their parents. 5* .o you li'e collecting stamps/ 6* .oes 'ona &ome to your birthday party/ 7* A(e you going to school this afternoon/ #8* Pak Abu is plucking the coconuts.