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There is- There are

  If we want to say that something exists or doesn't exist somewhere or at some time, we often use 'there + be'. It's often used to talk about something for the first time in a conversation. There's a cup on the table. There's a restaurant next to the station. There isn't any money in the house. There aren't any banks in this street. Is there a supermarket near here? Are there any potatoes in the cupboard? In theory, we use 'there is + singular' and 'there are + plural'. There is a cafe in my village. There are two cafes in my village. But we very, very often use there's + plural and singular when we're speaking. This is so common that it's not a mistake. We must use the short form here. There's a cafe in my village. There's two cafes in my village. We can use 'there' with all tenses of be. There were many poor people in the 16th century. There won't be cake at the party. There have been a lot of accidents ...
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Linking words

 Linking words And   And   is a   coordinating conjunction.  We use  and  to connect two words, phrases, clauses or prefixes together: Televisions  and  computers are dominating our daily life.  (noun + noun) I have to shower  and  change.  (verb + verb) The photos are black  and  white.  (adjective + adjective) My best friend  and  my father’s father both come from Wales.  (phrase + phrase) She got to the door  and  put the key in the latch.  (clause + clause) The houses were a mix of pre-  and  post-war build.  ( prefix + prefix)                                     But But  is a conjunction. But  as a linking word We use  but  to link items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction).  But  is used to connect ideas that contr...
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Can and can´t

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 Can Can  is a modal verb. Can  is used to express  ability  or to say that something is  possible . Can  is the same for all subjects. We don't add an 'S' in the third person (like other verbs) The verb that comes after  Can  is in the infinitive without  to : I  can   speak  Spanish. (= it is possible for me to speak Spanish = I have the ability to speak Spanish) He  can   swim  well. We  can   see  our neighbour in the garden. They  can   play  the guitar. Negative To form the negative we add " not " after  can  to form one word:  cannot . We can also contract the negative to form  can't.  (can't = cannot) I  cannot   play  the piano. We  can't   go  to the cinema tonight. She  cannot   speak  French very well. He  can't   drive  a car. Questions To from the question we change the position of...
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To have: Affirmative

Present simple: To have Affirmative  We use the verb   have / has  to talk about: •  possessions I  have  a new house. • family (and other)  relationships Paul  has  three brothers. Betty  has  a nice boyfriend. •  sicknesses I  have  a cold. We also use the verb  have / has  to describe: • someone's  eyes You  have  beautiful eyes. My mom  has  green eyes. • someone's  hair My girlfriend  has  very long hair. Use the verb have/has to describe parts of the face. When we describe someone's hair, eyes, or parts of the face, we can use the verb have/has: • I have short, wavy, brown hair. • He has big blue eyes • She has long eyelashes. • My father has a beard and a moustache. • My mother has a small nose. • They have full lips (large and round lips). Simple present:  have / has Affirmative I have you have we have they have • I  have  long black hair. • You...
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Possessive adjectives

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  What Are Possessive Adjectives? (with Examples) The possessive adjectives are  my ,  your ,  his ,  her ,  its ,  our ,  their , and  whose . A possessive adjective sits before a noun (or a pronoun) to show who or what owns it. Easy Examples of Possessive Adjectives In the examples below, the possessive adjectives are shaded. She likes  your  hat. (The possessive adjective "your" sits before the noun "hat" to tell us who owns it.) I think  her  dog has eaten  my  gerbil. (The possessive adjectives "her" and "my" are sitting before (or  modifying  as it's called) the nouns "dog" and "gerbil" to tell us who owns them.) Real-Life Examples of Possessive Adjectives In the examples below, the possessive adjectives are shaded and the nouns being modified are bold. The table also shows how each possessive adjective corresponds to a  personal pronoun . Personal Pronoun Possessive Adjective Example I my I ...
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These and those- Plural nouns

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  The words ‘these’ and ‘those’ are demonstrative pronoun which are used for indicating something.  We use the word ‘ these ‘ to point out people or objects which are close to you. On the other hand, ‘ those ‘ is used to point out people or objects which is farther from you. BASIS FOR COMPARISON THESE THOSE Meaning This is a pronoun and determiner used to identify someones or somethings near to the speaker. That is a pronoun and determiner used to identify someones or somethings at a distance to the speaker. Refers to Somethings which is just mentioned. Somethings which is previously mentioned. Plural form This That Conjunction No No Examples Did you know these people? Those are not my cup of tea. The water of these rivers are clean and pure. Bring me those books. These are very simple exercises. Who are those boys? You can create  questions :                           ...
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