IMPERATIVES AND LET'S

IMPERATIVES & LET'S

• USE IMPERATIVES TO GIVE ORDERS AND INSTRUCTIONS.

+ IMPERATIVES: Verb (infinitive) Go!

- IMPERATIVES: Don't + Verb (infinitive) Don't go!

• Add PLEASE to be polite: Open the door, please. 
• We often use be + adjective in imperatives: Be quite, Be careful
• Don't use a pronoun with imperatives: Be quiet. 

Use LET'S + VERB (infinitive) to make suggestions. Let's go!

Use LET'S NOT + VERB to make a negative suggestion : Let´s not wait. 

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

ADJECTIVES

• Adjectives normally go before the noun in English
• I have a French car.
• She has an expensive computer
• We have a small house. 
• Adjectives don't change for singular or plural.
• They are very tall. He is very tall.

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURALS

REGULAR PLURALS

SINGULAR	PLURAL	SPELLING
A BOOK A KEY	BOOKS KEYS	Add –s
A WATCH A BOX	WATCHES BOXES	Add –es after ch, sh, s, x
A COUNTRY A DICTIONARY	COUNTRIES DICTIONARIES	Consonant + y > ies

• Add -s (or -es or -ies) to make plural nouns: 

It's a pen. They're pens

• Don't use a / an with plural nouns:

They're keys. 

IRREGULAR PLURALS

SINGULAR	PLURAL
a man	men
a woman	women
a child	children
a person	people

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

A / AN

• 
• Remember to use a / an with things in the singular.

I have a car
I have an iPod

• a / an are used for female and male

My sister has a boyfriend

I have a girlfriend

• When the number isn't important, use a.

They have a house in Spain

• Use one only when the number is important.

They only have a car, not two.

• a is only singular

They're keys

*Be careful with the pronunciation of a / an. Put the stress on the noun. 

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Be careful with his, her, its and their.

Use his, her and their for people.

• That is his / her / their book

Use its for things

• Oxford is famous for its university
• Oxford and Cambridge are famous for their universities

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2