Possessive adjectives + pronouns

Possessive adjectives & pronouns

We use them to say something belongs to someone.

Possessive adjectives:

I………………my

You………….your

He……………his

She………….her

It…………….Its

We……….our

They…….their

Examples:

My car is old.

Your house is large.

His flat (apartment) is clean

Her cat is fat.

Its colour is black.

Our garden is small.

Their parents live in Spain.

These pronouns go AFTER the noun ( car, dog, man…).

I………………mine

You…………yours

He…………..his

She…………hers

It……………its

We…………..ours

They………..theirs

Examples:

The car is mine.

This book is yours.

She is a sister of his.

He is a brother of hers.

Parents of ours are on holiday in Italy.

The dog of theirs is very ugly.

Family Quiz

F a m i l y

My name is Frank.

My mother‚s name is Hannah and my father‚s name is also Frank.

I have got 1 grandmother (Marie) and 2 grandfathers (Joe and Frank).

I have got 1 sister and her name is Lucy. She is married and her husband (my brother–in-law) is called Peter.

I haven’t got any brothers.

My sister and her husband have got 2 daughters (my nieces) and 1 son (my nephew).

My dad (father) has got 1 sister (my aunt). Her name is Martha. And her husband (my uncle) is called Charles.

They have got 2 children (my cousins). Their names are Jane and Paul.

I am married too. My wife is called Caroline.

Her father (my father-in-law) is called Jack and her my wife’s mother (my

mother-in-law) is Carla.

My wife’s sister (my sister-in-law) is Patricia.

Me and my wife haven’t got any children.

Family quiz:

1) What’s my uncle’s name? ……………………..

2) What are the names of my parents-in-law? ………………………………..

3) My sister’s husband is my …………………………..

4) What are the names of my cousins? ………………………………………….

5) What’s my dad’s name?………………………….

6) Who is Caroline? …………………………………..

7) Who is Martha? …………………………………….

8) Children of my sister are my ……………………..

Results:

1) Charles

2) Carla and Jack

3) brother-in-law

4) Jane and Paul

5) Frank

6) my wife

7) my aunt

8) nieces and nephew

Numbers

Numbers	Say:	Ordinal numbers	Say:
1	One	1^st	First
2	Two	2^nd	Second
3	Three	3^rd	Third
4	Four	4^th	Fourth
5	Five	5^th	Fifth
6	Six	6^th	Sixth
7	Seven	7^th	Seventh
8	Eight	8^th	Eighth
9	Nine	9^th	Ninth
10	Ten	10^th	Tenth
11	Eleven	11^th	Eleventh
12	Twelve	12^th	Twelfth
13	Thirteen	13^th	Thirteenth
14	Fourteen	14^th	Fourteenth
15	Fifteen	15^th	Fifteenth
16	Sixteen	16^th	Sixteenth
17	Seventeen	17^th	Seventeenth
18	Eighteen	18^th	Eighteenth
19	Nineteen	19^th	Nineteenth
20	Twenty	20^th	Twentieth
21	Twenty-one	21^st	Twenty-first
22	Twenty-two	22^nd	Twenty-second
23	Twenty-three	23^rd	Twenty-third
24	Twenty-four	24^th	Twenty-fourth
30	Thirty	30^th	Thirtieth
31	Thirty-one	31^st	Thirty-first
40	Forty	40th	Fortieth
50	Fifty	50th	Fiftieth
60	Sixty	60th	Sixtieth
70	Seventy	70^th	Seventieth
80	Eighty	80^th	Eightieth
90	Ninety	90^th	Ninetieth
100	One hundred	100^th	One hundredth
101	One hundred and one	101^st	One hundred and first
102	One hundred and two	102^nd	One hundred and second
123	One hundred and twenty-three	123rd	One hundred and twenty-third
200	Two hundred	200^th	Two hundredth
258	Two hundred and fifty-eight	258^th	Two hundred and fifty- eighth
1000	One thousand
1234	One thousand two hundred and thirty-four
2000	Two thousand
1 000 000	One million
1 234 567	One million two hundred and thirty-four thousand five hundred and sixty-seven
1 000 000 000	One billion
1 000 000 000 000	One trillion

Days, Months, Seasons

Days of the week

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

(use with preposition ‚on‘, e.g. on Monday, on Tuesday etc.)

Months

1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April

5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August

9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December

(use with preposition ‚in‘, e.g. in September, in January etc.)

Seasons

Spring (March, April, May)

Summer (June, July, August)

Autumn (September, October, November)

Winter ( December, January, February)

(use with ‚in‘, e.g. in summer, in winter etc.)

to be

To be (auxiliary verb) in present tense

Positive forms

I am                          

You are                   

He is

She is

It is

We are

They are

Examples:

I am a teacher. 

You are an engineer.

He is a student.

She is a doctor.

It is a black cat.

We are married.

They are divorced.

Negative forms

I'm not (I'm not) 

You're not (You aren't/ You are not)

He isn't (He's not/ He is not)

She isn't (She's not/ She is not)

It isn't (It's not/ It is not)

We aren't (We're not/ We are not)

They aren't (They're not/ They are not)

Examples:

I'm not married.

You're not a doctor.

He's not at home.

She's not in the office.

It's not Sunday today.

We aren't divorced.

They're not from London.

Question forms

Am I.....................?

Are you................?                          

Is he.....................?                            

Is she....................?

Is it.......................?

Are we.............?

Are they............?

Examples of questions and answers:

Am I a doctor? Yes, I am.

Are you a nurse? No, you're not. 

Is he at home? Yes, he is. 

Is she a teacher? No, she's not.

Is it OK? Yes, it is.

Are we tired? Yes, we are.

Are they married? No, they're not.