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English Grammar Study Guide

The document provides English study notes covering various grammar topics including Present Simple vs Present Continuous, Adverbs of Frequency, vocabulary related to films, video games, and hobbies, as well as prepositions, pronouns, WH- questions, and the use of like/love/hate with infinitives or gerunds. Each section includes definitions, structures, examples, and signal words to aid understanding. This resource is designed to help learners grasp essential English language concepts.

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English Grammar Study Guide

The document provides English study notes covering various grammar topics including Present Simple vs Present Continuous, Adverbs of Frequency, vocabulary related to films, video games, and hobbies, as well as prepositions, pronouns, WH- questions, and the use of like/love/hate with infinitives or gerunds. Each section includes definitions, structures, examples, and signal words to aid understanding. This resource is designed to help learners grasp essential English language concepts.

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English Study Notes ■

1. Present Simple vs Present Continuous


Present Simple: Used for habits, routines and facts.
■ Structure: Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it)
Examples:
1 I play football every day.
2 She goes to school at 8.
3 They like pizza.
Signal words: always, usually, often, sometimes, every day, on Mondays…

Present Continuous: Used for actions happening now or temporary actions.


■ Structure: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing
Examples:
1 I am playing a game now.
2 She is studying for the test.
3 We are watching TV.
Signal words: now, at the moment, today…

2. Adverbs of Frequency
Examples: always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never
■ Position:
1 Before the main verb → I always do my homework.
2 After ‘be’ → He is always late.
Examples of sentences:
1 I usually play basketball on weekends.
2 She never eats meat.
3 They often go to the cinema.

3. Vocabulary: Films, Videogames & Hobbies


■ Films: action film, comedy, horror film, sci-fi, cartoon, adventure film
■■ Videogames: console, controller, multiplayer, character, mission, level, score
■ Hobbies: reading, playing football, painting, dancing, swimming, playing guitar, watching TV

4. Prepositions & Collocations


1 be interested in → I’m interested in music.
2 be keen on → She’s keen on basketball.
3 be good at → He’s good at drawing.
4 be bad at → I’m bad at singing.
More sentences:
1 I’m interested in playing the guitar.
2 He’s good at playing football.

5. There is / There are


■ There is = singular | There are = plural
1 There is a dog in the garden.
2 There are three cats on the sofa.
3 There isn’t a pen.
4 There aren’t any books.

6. Personal & Object Pronouns


I → me | You → you | He → him | She → her | It → it | We → us | They → them
Examples of sentences:
1 I like Tom. Tom likes me.
2 She is helping him.
3 They know us.

7. WH- Questions
1 What – What are you doing?
2 Where – Where do you live?
3 When – When is your birthday?
4 Why – Why are you sad?
5 Who – Who is your best friend?
6 How – How are you?
■ Structure: Wh- word + auxiliary (do/does/is/are) + subject + verb

8. Like / Love / Hate + Infinitive or -ing


After like/love/hate → infinitive (to + verb) OR verb + ing.
1 I like to play / playing football.
2 She loves to read / reading books.
3 He hates doing homework.
More examples:
1 I love to swim in the summer.
2 They hate waking up early.
3 We like going to the cinema.

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