The Construction with Demonstrative pronouns
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Past Forms
Present Forms
| This is a n °. The n ° is … . These are n–s. The n–s are …. |  `Is 1 … ?
`Are 1 … ?
1 is `not … .
1 are `not … .
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E. g.This is a box. E.g. Is this a box?
The box is empty. Are these shelves?
These are shelves. This is not a box.
The shelves are long. These are not shelves.
| 1 was … . Was 1 … ? (were) Were 1 … ? 1 wasn't… . (weren't) |
E.g.He was an administrator many years ago.
Guests weren't very satisfied with the service.
Were these keys in the keyhole?
| `This is a `factory. `This is a `n°. `Those are `factories. `Those are `n-s. |
The Construction “there is”, “there are”
| There is a `n°…. There are `n-s… . |
E.g.There is a `playground in the yard.
E. g. There are `playgrounds in the yard.
The Verb “To Have” ( Present and Past Forms)
| have `1 has (had) `3 … . |
| `Have `Has (Had) 1 3…? |
| have 1 has (had) ` no `n. … . |
E.g.We have` three `lectures today.
E.g. The` room has a perfect view.
E.g. `Have you a `seminar in sociology today?
E.g. Has this `hotel a disco?
E.g. They have` no `lectures today.
E.g. The `restaurant has no` visitors today.
E.g. He had many friends when he was young.
E.g. Ancient people had no lighters.
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| Demonstrative pronouns | | | Ex.4. Find the group of a Subject in the following sentences. |