Grammar
Grammar
Homework
Do the exercise of the book!
OBJECT PRONOUNs
They are used as the objects in the sentences.
Like: me, you, him, her, us, them and it
Examples:
Tom helps me. We teach you.
I buy it. You saw her.
Note
Note: “You” and “it” can be both subject
and object pronouns.
Examples:
You go home. I teach you.
It is our car. You buy it.
Possessive PRONOUNs
They are used to show possession.
Like: Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs and its
Examples:
That car is mine. The books are yours.
The phone is hers. This class is ours.
Note
“His” and “its” can be possessive adjectives and pronouns.
Examples:
This is his car. That phone is his.
This is its cover. The baby is its.
Simple Present Tense
It is used to show the action, state, possession, and existence in
the present time.
Examples:
Tom explains the lessons. Actions
Alex is sick. State
She has a pen. Possession
We are in the class. Existence
Forms
I
We
You + base form of the verb + com/obj.
They
Plural nouns
Examples:
We send the reports. All students go to university.
I install the programs. Gamers play all the time.
Forms
She
He
Examples:
She reads the readings. Everyone comes on time.
He goes to the library. Everybody chooses this car.
To Be verbs
S+To be verbs+ complement.
Examples:
She is our manager. It is a new plan.
They are our teammates. I am at school.
Modal verbs
S+Modal verbs+verb+com/obj.
Examples:
She can speak English.
We should help them.
You must come to the class.
Usages
Simple present tense shows:
1. Unstable present actions
2. Scheduled events
3. Habits
4. General facts
Examples:
5. World gets warmer.
6. The class starts at 6:00 o’clock.
7. He wakes up early.
8. The sun shines every day.
Adverbs of Frequency
They show the repetition of an action.
Like: always, sometimes, never, often…
Examples:
I always speak English.
You are sometimes unhappy.
She can never hurt people.
Sometimes, I speak Dari.
I helped them sometimes.
Active Voice
When the subject performs an actions, it is called active voice.
Examples:
She washes the car. You write the words.
We open the door. Tom teaches grammar.
Passive Voice
When the subject receives an action, it is called passive voice.
Examples:
The car was fixed. The cat was killed.
The door was closed. The dog is washed.
Present Passive
Structure: Object+is,am,are+3.V+ (By phrase).
Examples:
Ali speaks English. English is spoken by Ali.
Ahmad buys a car. A car is bought.
Tom eats apple. Apple is eaten by Tom.
Present Continuous tense
It shows the on-going actions in the present time.
Examples:
I am writing on the board.
She is playing football.
Tom is checking the test papers.
You are copying the notes.
Form
S+is,am,are+ving+com/obj.
Examples:
She is teaching grammar.
She is not teaching grammar.
Is she teaching grammar?
Is she not teaching grammar? Formal
Isn’t she teaching grammar? Informal
Usages
1. Actions that are happening now.
2. Longer actions in progress but not now.
3. Near future
4. Repetition and irritation with (always, constantly, never)
Examples:
5. I am talking to you.
6. She is working at the bank.
7. We are playing football tomorrow.
8. You are always coming late.
9. She is never helping you.
10. He is constantly leaving the job early.
Passive Form
Obj+is,am,are+being+3.v+by phrase.
Examples:
She is playing game. Active
Game is being played by her. Passive
We are teaching grammar. Active
Grammar is being taught by us. Passive
Homework
Do the exercise of the book!
Demonstrative Pronouns
They are used to point or identify people, places or things.
Like:
1. This singular, close to the speaker
2. That singular, far from the speaker
3. These plural, close to the speaker
4. Those plural, far from the speaker
Examples
These are the books.
This was her excuse for the problem.
I really love this.
That is her blue puppy.
Those are the black ferries.
Note
Demonstrative pronouns can be used before verbs or after the
verbs but they can never be used before nouns.
Examples:
This is an Apple Watch.
These are the running shoes.
I want to buy that.
She washed those.
Interrogative Pronouns
They are used to ask questions.
Like: Who, whom, what and which, whose
Examples:
What is in your pocket?
Which is your car?
Who is your friend?
Who did you teach?
Whose is this car?
Note
Who can be used as the subject and object but whom can only
be used as the object.
Examples:
Who spoke English?
Who is the teacher?
Who did you help?
Whom do you meet?
Note
Whose, what and which can be interrogative adjectives or
interrogative pronouns.
Examples:
Whose book is Dari? Interrogative adjective
Whose is this book? Interrogative pronoun
What color do you like? Interrogative adjective
What is in the box? Interrogative Pronoun
Which is your pen? Interrogative Pronoun
Which car is at home? Interrogative adjective
Note
Use the suffix “ever” at the end of “who, which and what” for
emphasis.
Examples:
Whatever is in the car, I will give you.
Whoever comes here, we will help him or her.
Whichever is expensive, I will not buy.
Reflexive Pronouns
They are used when the subject and object of the sentence are the
same person.
Like:
1. Myself 6. Yourselves
2. Yourself 7. Ourselves
3. Himself 8. Themselves
4. Herself
5. Itself
Examples:
1. I see myself.
2. He washes himself.
3. They blame themselves.
4. He hurts himself.
5. She loves herself.
6. The cat sees itself.
7. We respect ourselves.
8. They helped themselves
Intensive Pronouns
They are used to emphasize on the subject or antecedent of the sentence.
Like: Myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves, itself, yourselves.
Examples:
I teach you myself. I myself teach you.
She herself washed the car. She washed the car herself.
They themselves buy the house. They buy the house themselves.
Simple Past tense
It shows an action which started and finished with specific
time in the past.
Example:
I saw you yesterday.
She played guitar.
We celebrated our graduation.
They opened the door.
Regular verbs
They are the verbs which take (d, ed or ied) to form their past
form.
Like: Play, close, practice, open, stop…
Examples:
She opened the door.
He closed the window.
We studied our lessons.
Irregular Verbs
They are the verbs that:
1. Their form and pronunciations are changed.
Like: go, come, speak, teach….
Examples: They came to school.
2. Their pronunciations are changed not form.
Example: I read a book yesterday.
3. Neither the form nor the pronunciation is changed.
Example: He cut the cake yesterday.
Usages
It is used to show:
1. Completed actions
2. Series of completed actions
3. Duration in the past
4. Habits in the past
Examples:
1. We played football at 4:00 o’clock.
2. We talked, laughed and drank coffee.
3. I lived in Kabul for ten years.
4. I slept late last year.
Past Passive
Obj+was, were+3.v+by phrase
Examples:
Ali spoke English. English was spoken by Ali.
You brought the car. The car was brought by you.
She opened the door. The door was opened by her.
I helped the students. The students were helped by me.
Simple past Structures
For Main verbs:
S+2.V+com/obj.
She spoke English.
We played guitar yesterday.
She didn’t speak English.
We didn’t play guitar.
Did she speak English?
Did we play guitar?
Simple past Structures
For To be verbs:
S+was,were+complement.
I was busy yesterday.
They were at home.
I wasn’t busy yesterday.
They weren’t at home.
Was I busy yesterday?
Were they at home?
Note
“Had to” is used instead of “Must” in simple past tense.
Examples:
I had to teach the classes.
She had to buy a car because of her job.
We had to travel to Mazar two days ago.
They had to activate the net.
Past Continuous Tense
It shows the actions which were in progress in the past.
Examples:
She was teaching grammar.
You were playing football yesterday.
Ali was typing the letters.
They were speaking Dari.
Structure
S+was,were+v-ing+com/obj.
Examples:
She was helping me.
You were looking nice.
Ahmad was going to school.
We were teaching them.
Usages
1.Interrupted action in the past
2. Parallel actions
3. Repetition and irritation with always and constantly
4. Atmosphere
Examples:
I was teaching when they told me the good news.
I was reading while you were watching TV.
They were always speaking Dari.
When I went there, the boy was shouting and girl was watching TV.
Clause
A group of words which has “S+Verb” is called clause.
Examples:
She is a teacher.
We are playing football.
I spoke English.
When you talk, I write your grammatical mistake.
When and while
1. When+ simple past tense
2. While+ past continuous tense
Examples:
When you came here, I was playing football.
While she was teaching, I learned all the things.
When you called me, I was at home.
While she was talking, I heard her.
Past Continuous Passive
Obj+was, were+being+3.v+by phrase
Examples:
I was teaching grammar.
Grammar was being taught by me.
They were washing the cars.
The cars were being washed by them.
Ali was doing his job.
His job was being done by Ali.
…each other…
…one another…
Reciprocal Pronouns
They are used to show when two or more people do the same actions
or have the same states.
Like: Each other……...For two people
One another……For more than two people
Example:
Ali and Ahmad respect each other.
Students help one another.
Samim and Hamid are happy with each other.
The teachers are close to one another.
Indefinite Pronouns
They are used to refer to unspecific people, places or things.
Like: someone, somebody, something, anyone, anybody…
Examples:
Someone knocked the door.
I didn’t meet anybody.
We bought something.
They went somewhere.
Note:
Indefinite pronouns can be plural or singular.
Singular:
1. Another 11. much
2. Anybody 12. neither
3. Anyone 13. nobody
4. Anything 14. No one
5. Each 15. nothing
6. Either 16. one
7. Everybody 17. somebody
8. Everyone 18. someone
9. Everything 19. Something
10. Little
Examples:
1. Someone is in the class.
2. Somebody plays football.
3. Something is in my pocket.
4. No one is in the office.
5. Nothing is here.
6. One is my friend.
7. Did you say anything?
8. I know someone.
Note:
Indefinite pronouns can be plural or singular.
Plural
1. Both
2. Few
3. Many
4. Others
5. Several
6. Some
7. All
Examples:
1. Both are in the class.
2. Some are my friends.
3. Others are teachers.
4. Many are in the car.
5. Few are teaching in this school.
Note
Some indefinite pronouns can be plural and singular.
Like: all, some, more, none, any, most,
Examples:
1. Some are good. Plural
2. Some is good. Singular
3. All are in the class. Plural
4. All is in the bottle. Singular
Note
Some indefinite pronouns can be adjectives too.
If they are used before nouns, they are adjectives.
Like: some, other, another, much, many, one, both, several, all,
more, enough….
Examples
As Adjectives:
1. All teachers are happy.
2. Both students play football.
3. Some boys come late.
4. Much water is in the glass.
As Pronouns:
5. All are in the class.
6. Both are black.
7. Some are my friends.
8. Much is left from the honey that you bought.
Relative Pronouns
They are used to join two clauses.
Like:
1. Who
2. Whom
3. That
4. Which
5. Whose
6. Of which
Examples:
1. Ali is a teacher. He plays football .
A. Ali is a teacher who plays football.
In
Use it for the things that have inside.
Examples:
In the car, in the room, in the kitchen…..
At
Use it for places if you use Stative verbs in your sentences.
Examples:
1. I am at university.
2. She was at home.
3. We are at the party.
4. They are at the park.
Direct speech
Saying the exact words of the speaker without changes is
called direct speech.
Examples:
1. Ali said, “I will buy the car.”
2. She said, “Ali is a teacher.”
3. We said, “We see Ahmad.”
Indirect Speech
Expressing the content of a statement without expressing the
exact words is called indirect speech.
Examples:
1. Ali said, “I have a new car.”
2. Ali said that he had car.
3. We said, “he is busy.”
4. We said that he was busy.
Tense change
1. Simple present to simple past
Example:
She said, “I have a car.”
She said that she had a car.
2. Present continuous to past continuous
Example:
She said, “I am eating apple.”
she said that she was eating apple
Tense change
3. Present perfect to past perfect
Examples:
1. He said, “I have seen her.”
2. He said that he had seen her.
4. Present perfect continuous tense to past perfect continuous tense
Examples:
3. She said, “Ahmad has been speaking English.”
4. She said that he had been speaking English.
Tense change
5. Simple past to past perfect
Examples:
1. Ahmad said, “I brought the car.”
2. Ahmad said that he had bought the car.
6. Past continuous tense to past perfect continuous tense
Examples:
3. Maryam said, “I was teaching them.”
4. Maryam said that she had been teaching them.
Tense change
7. Past perfect Continuous tense doesn’t change.
Examples:
1. I said, “I had been working out.”
2. I said that I had been working out.
Important points
3. Will to would
4. Can to could
5. Must to had to
6. Shall to should
7. May to might
Examples
1. He said, “I will buy the car.
2. He said that he would buy the car.
3. He said, “I must buy the car.”
4. He said that he had to buy the car.
5. He said, “I shall buy the car.”
6. He said that he should buy the car.
7. He said, “I may buy the car.”
8. He said that he might buy the car.
Note
If we are talking about the facts, the tenses don’t change
while changing them to indirect speech.
Examples:
1. Ali said, “I am a boy.”
2. Ali said that he is a boy.
3. She said, “I have two brothers.”
4. She said that she has two brothers.
Note
If the reporting verb is in simple present tense, the tense
doesn’t change while changing to indirect speech.
Examples:
1. Ali says, “I am happy.”
2. Ali says that he is happy.
3. She says, “I play game.”
4. She says that she plays game.
Self-Study
1. This evening……that evening
2. Today……..yesterday
3. These days…….those days
4. Now………..Then
5. A week ago……a week before
6. Last weekend…….previous weekend/the weekend before last
7. Here…………there
8. Next week……….the following week
9. Tomorrow…….. The next day/following day
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