Basic English Sentences
Basic English Sentences
1 This is a book.
3 Is this a book?
4 What is it?
5 That is a pencil.
7 Is that a pencil?
8 What is that?
The verb to be
I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are (present)
I was, you were, he/she/it was, we were, you were, they were
(Past)
I will be (I should be), you will be, he/she/it will be, we will
Be, you will be, they will be, I would be, you would be, he / she / it would be. We would be,
34 I am a girl.
35 I am not a girl.
43 Im eight.
45 It is very cold.
46 It is difficult.
47 It is wonderful.
48 It is ten oclock.
52 Im thirsty.
55 Im glad you like it. (Im glad to hear your good news.)
57 Im good at tennis.
It is two sharp.
It is 6:30.
66 Its in the sky. (Near my home/on the sea/on the left of TV / on the right/behind her / in front of
TV / by desk / beside her / under the tree / on the table / in the room)
I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, you have, they have (present) I had, you had, he/she/it
had...
69 I have a pencil and two books. (a pair of shoe/a pair of slippers/a pair of scissors/a cup of tea/two
packets of sugar /a piece of chalk / a bag of rice / a slice of bread / a bowl of soup / a box of matches
/ a lot of rice / a great deal of water)
78 I have toothache. (Stomach- ache / a cold / a cough / a fever / a sore throat / heart trouble / liver
trouble/a headache)
There is, there are; there was, there were; there will be; there would be; there must be...
I open, I dont open (he doesnt open), do you open, what do you open?
I opened, I didnt open, did you open, what did you open?
I will open, I wont open, will you open, what will you open?
I am opening, I am not opening, are you opening, what are you opening?
I have opened, I havent opened, have you opened, what have you opened?
I have been working, I havent been opening, have you been opening, what have you opening?
113 Im opening the door. You are opening the door. He is opening the door...
120 I have opened the door. (He has opened the door)
121 I have not (=havent) opened the door.
I go to the bathroom.
I take a slower.
I brush my teeth.
I comb my hair.
I go back to bedroom.
I begin to dress.
I tie my tie.
I leave my house to go to the school. I get on (off) the bus. Do you understand?
218 How beautiful she is! What a beautiful girl she is.
Look at me!
Hurry up!
Hold on!
Wait a minute.
Not at all.
Never do that!
Good gracious!
Ridiculous!
220 Thank you very much. Thank you for helping me.
225 Excuse me
Good morning! (Noon, evening, night) See you tomorrow. (See you again)
226 Damn
Disgraceful!
Shut up!
Dont be silly!
All right!
OK
Very good!
Is that it?
Just so so
So am I
So can I
So do I
So did I
Neither am I
Neither can I
253 You must know the sound of each letter in the English alphabet.
273 If you had gone there, you would have found him.
280 You remember the sound [i] appearing in words like six, difficult.
282 I hope you wont find it all too difficult to understand and to remember.
284 To form the present perfect you use the present tense to The verb to have.
285 To give you now an example of another American voice, here is a young lady from Iowa who will
teach you.
287 To save you such embarrassment, here are a few simple rules about writing.
288 You would somehow manage to make yourself understood what other people said to you.
289 I think weve just enough time to learn a few more irregular verbs.
290 We shall devote todays lesson to the study of English.
291 Looking at the last few lessons, I see we have taken a big step. Keeping ones promise is
something we should all do.
297 I havent heard anything about him since you wrote to me last month.
300 I have only a few seconds left in which to remind you that your work on these lessons is by no
means over.