English class 2

Elementary level

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Juan José Simón Pérez
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 Most nouns change to plural by adding –s

Singular Plural

Book Books

Coin Coins

Flower Flowers
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 To all nouns finshed in -s,-ss,-sh,-x o –ch, we
add them –es

Singular Plural

Class Classes

Box Boxes

Flash Flashes
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 Nouns finished in Singular Plural
consonant +y
City Cities
change –y por –ies
Library Libraries

Nouns finished in
vowel +y
Singular Plural
add -s
Day Days
Key Keys
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
 Irregular nouns have got special plural.
Study them:
Singular Plural
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Man Men
Woman Women
Child Children
Mouse Mice
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table
2) Mouse
3) Day
4) Child
5) Library
6) Woman
7) Tooth
SINGULAR VS. PLURAL
Exercise. Write the following nouns in
plural.
1) Table: tables
2) Mouse: mice
3) Day: days
4) Child: children
5) Library: libraries
6) Woman: women
7) Tooth: teeth
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
This: To talk about single things which are
near the speaker (singular + near)
That : To talk about single things which
are far from the speaker (singular + far)

These: To talk about several things which

are near the speaker (plural + near)
Those: To talk about several things which
are near the speaker (plural + far)
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Some uses in sentences:

This/that + is (not) + person name or
possesive pronoun (+ noun):
This is your friend / That is Mike

These/those + are (not) + person names

or possesive pronoun + noun:
These are your friends / Those are your
pens.
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Examples:

This is Toni
These are Susan, Mike and John
This is my book
That is our car
These are her books
Those are their friends
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Structure with the verb to BE:

Is + this/that + personal name or
possesive pronoun + noun ?
Are + these/those + personal names or
possesive pronoun + noun ?

Is this Tony?
Are these your keys?
Are those his cousins?
THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
Exercise. Complete with demonstratives
(this, these, that, those)
1) Don’t do it like that, do it ____ way.
2) Take one of _____ books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it _____ present days.
4) Everyone did it in _____ past days.
5) Can you give me ______ pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or _____ one
7) I'm leaving ____ Tuesday.
 THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE
 Answers:
1) Don’t do it like that, do it THIS way.
2) Take one of THOSE books from that pile.
3) Everyone does it THESE present days.
4) Everyone did it in THOSE past days.
5) Can you give me THOSE pens from that
shelf?
6) Which do you like, this one or THAT one?
7) I'm leaving THIS Tuesday.
POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS
My Mine
Your Yours
His His
Her Hers
Its Its
Our Ours
Your Yours
Their Theirs
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

They are the same as possesive

adjectives, with the difference that they are
not followed by a noun.

Examples:
This isn’t my phone. It’s yours.
Those aren’t her books. They’re mine.
That’s a nice picture! Is it yours?
 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS &
ADJECTIVES
Exercise. Write possessive adjectives
(my…) or possessive pronouns(mine…)
1) This isn’t ______ laptop (you). It’s
_______ (I).
2) Tom and Lisa are with ______ friends
(they).
3) Those aren’t ______ letters (she), they’re
_____ (he) .
4) I like ______ job (we), is better than
______ . (they)
POSSESIVE PRONOUNS & ADJECTIVES
Answers:
1) This isn’t YOUR laptop. It’s MINE.

2) Tom and Lisa are with THEIR friends.

3) Those aren’t HER letters, they’re HIS.

4) I like OUR job, is better than THEIRS.

Thank you for your attention!