Grammar task 4

Grammar task 4

Some and Any

De woorden some en any betekenen 'wat' of ‘enkele’. Je gebruikt het in zinnen als je het over niet-specifieke hoeveelheden of aantallen hebt.  

Je gebruikt some in vragen waarvan je verwacht dat het antwoord 'ja' is en in bevestigende zinnen. 

Can I have some water, please?  

You can have some water. 

Some and Any

In ontkennende zinnen gebruik je any. Voor de meeste vragen gebruik je ook any. 

I don’t have any apples at the moment.  

Do you have any apples?  

There aren’t any cookies left.  

Are there any cookies left? 

Do we have ........... milk for the cat?

1. some
2. any

Are there ......... chocolates left?

1. some
2. any

Plurals & Present Continuous

Grammar E: meervoud

Plurals = meervoud. 

In het Engels zet je een woord meestal in het meervoud door een ‘s’ aan het woord toe te voegen. 

room – rooms  

grape – grapes  

glass – glasses

Plurals

Sommige woorden hebben een andere spelling in het meervoud.  

Eindigt een woord op een medeklinker + y, dan verandert de -y in -ies. 

one baby – two babies  

one party – two parties

Eindigt een woord op een medeklinker + o, dan wordt -es toegevoegd.  

one tomato – two tomatoes  

one potato – two potatoes

Meervouden

Eindigt het woord op -fe (zoals knife) dan krijgt het meervoud -ves. 1 knife wordt 2 knives. 

uitzonderingen: 

1 child = 2 children (1 kind = 2 kinderen) 

1 tooth = 2 teeth (1 tand = 2 tanden) 

1 foot = 2 feet (1 voet = 2 voeten) 

What is a plural?
My sisters and I are watching a movie tonight

1. My sisters
2. I
3. are watching
4. a movie

What is the present continuous?
My sisters and I are watching a movie tonight

1. My sisters
2. I
3. are watching
4. a movie

Find the rule

1. My mom always gives me an apple and a banana when I go to school. I'd rather have 2 apples!

2. This year we're not going on just 1 holiday, we are going on 2 holidays!

3. My aunt gave birth to triplets, so she now has to take care of 3 babies instead of 1 baby.

4. I put something in a box, but I just have too many boxes lying around

Find the rule

1. My mom always gives me an apple and a banana when I go to school. I'd rather have 2 apples!

2. This year we're not going on just 1 holiday, we are going on 2 holidays!

3. My aunt gave birth to triplets, so she now has to take care of 3 babies instead of 1 baby.

4. I put something in a box, but I just have too many boxes lying around.

Present Continuous

De Present Continuous (PC) gebruik je om te zeggen dat iets nu aan de gang is.  

Je maakt hem met: am/are/is (to be) + hele werkwoord + ing

---> I am walking 

Present Continuous

Je kunt ook de afgekorte vormen van to be gebruiken: 

I am = I'm. You are = you're. He is = He's. 

Signaal woorden die aangeven dat iets nu gebeurd zijn: right now, at the moment, now. 

Present Continuous

Je kan de PC ook gebruiken om irritatie uit te drukken. Dan staan signaal woorden als always, again & still  in de zin. 

He is always gossiping about other people.

Find the rule

1. I am going to cycle to school today instead of walking

2. What is he doing? He is baking cupcakes.

3. They are watching a movie in town today.

4. She is eating some sandwiches her mom made.

Find the rule

1. I am going to cycle to school today instead of walking

2. What is he doing? He is baking cupcakes.

3. They are watching a movie in town today.

4. She is eating some sandwiches her mom made.

I .......... (to walk) home now.

1. is walking
2. am walking
3. are walking

They ....... (to have) dinner at the moment.

1. is having
2. are having
3. am having

It ........ (to rain) now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. am raining

Ilse ........ (to be) mean to me.

I ......... (to sing) in a show on friday.

We ...... (to drive) home now.

Take a screenshot and do the exercises.

Plurals

Exercise 1. Add s or -es click here

Exercise 2. -y click here

Exercise 3. -o click here

P.C.

Exercise 1 click here

Exercise 2 click here

Exercise 3 click here

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