Grammar patterns for beginners.

Grammar patterns for beginners.

· I’m surprised by your question. I’m not surprised by your question.

· Helen is impressed by the film. Is Helen impressed by the film?

· We are worried about Sam’s health. Why are we worried about Sam’s health?

· They often take part in conferences. Do they often take part in conferences?

· Jim usually follows my advice. Jim doesn’t always follow my advice.

· You get on well with Linda. You get on well with Linda, don’t you?

· Sandra always gives me good advice. – Does she?

· Nick and Mike don’t always share my opinion. – Don’t they?

· We are quite surprised. – Are you?

· Sandra is not impressed by the book. – Isn’t she?

· We often keep late hours. – So do we.

· Sam and David don’t always cope with difficulties. – Neither does Jane.

· We are ready for the class. – So am I.

· Dan isn’t mad about rock music. – Neither are we.

· Sandra sometimes goes to the country at weekends.

When does Sandra sometimes go to the country?

Where does Sandra sometimes go?

Why does Sandra sometimes go to the country?

What does Sandra sometimes do?

· Lily must finish the project on Friday. – Must she? So must I.

Must Lily finish the project on Friday?

What must Lily do on Friday?

When must Lily finish the project?

Why must Lily finish the project on Friday?

Lily must finish the project on Friday, mustn’t she?

· You mustn’t tell John about the fact. It’s a secret.

· You don’t have to finish the work today.

· They often have to work extra hours. - Do they? So do we.

Do they often have to work extra hours?

They don’t often have to work extra hours. - Don’t they? Neither do I.

Why do they often have to work extra hours?

They often have to work extra hours, don’t they?

They don’t often have to work extra hours, do they?

· Jane can play the violin beautifully. - Can she? So can my sister.

Can Jane play the violin beautifully?

Jane can’t play the violin beautifully. – Can’t she? Neither can I.

What can Jane do?

What instrument can Jane play beautifully?

How can Jane play the violin?

· There is a newspaper on the coffee table. – Is there?

There isn’t a newspaper on the coffee table.

Is there a newspaper on the coffee table?

What is there on the coffee table?

Is there a newspaper or a magazine on the coffee table?

There is a newspaper on the coffee table, isn’t there?

There isn’t a newspaper on the coffee table, is there?

· It is necessary for Tom to do sports. – Is it? Possible

It isn’t necessary for Tom to do sports. easy

Is it necessary for Tom to do sports? difficult

What is it necessary for Tom to do? important

Why is it necessary for Tom to do sports? useful

It is necessary for Tom to do sports, isn’t it? pleasant

It isn’t necessary for Tom to do sports, is it?

· It takes me half an hour to get to work. – Does it?

It doesn’t take me half an hour to get to work. – Doesn’t it?

Does it take you half an hour to get to work?

How long does it take you to get to work? (how much time …)

Why does it take you so much time to get to work?

It takes you half an hour to get to work, doesn’t it?

It doesn’t take you half an hour to get to work, does it?

· It is cold here in winter. – Is it?

It isn’t cold here in winter. – Isn’t it?

Is it cold here in winter?

What is the weather like here in winter? What is it like here in winter?

When is it cold here?

It is cold here in winter, isn’t it?

It isn’t cold here in winter, is it?

· It often rains here in spring. – Does it?

It doesn’t often rain here in spring. – Doesn’t it?

Does it often rain here in spring?

When does it rain here?

It often rains here in spring, doesn’t it?

It doesn’t often rain here in spring, does it?

· David is hard to please. Is he? So is his sister. easy to deal with

David isn’t hard to please. Isn’t he?Neither are his friends. pleasant to talk to

Is David hard to please? hard to persuade

Why is David hard to please? safe to do business with

David is hard to please, isn’t he? easy to get on with

David isn’t hard to please, is he? hard to surprise

interesting to talk to

· Ben and David are different. - Are they? So are my sister and I.

Are Ben and David different?

Ben and David are not different. – Are they? Neither are my sister and I.

What are they different in?

Are Ben and David different or similar?

Ben and David are different, aren’t they?

Ben and David aren’t different, are they?

· Bill and his brother are similar. – Are they? So are your brother and you.

Are Bill and his brother similar?

Bill and his brother are not similar. – Aren’t they? Neither are you and your brother.

What are they similar in?

Bill and his brother are similar, aren’t they?

Bill and his brother aren’t similar, are they?

· We are alike in lifestyles. – Are you? So are we. In manners

Are we alike in lifestyles?

We are not alike in lifestyles. – Aren’t you? Neither are we. in habits

What are we alike in? ambitions

We are alike in lifestyles, aren’t we? tastes

We are not alike in lifestyles, are we? Opinions

· You know somebody in this office.

Do you know anybody in this office?

You don’t know anybody in this office.

You know nobody in this office.

· John has something in his bag for you.

Does John have anything in his bag?

John doesn’t have anything in his bag.

John has nothing in his bag.

· Pete wants his son to become a college professor. - Does he? So do we.

Does Pete want his son to become a college professor?

Pete doesn’t want his son to become a college professor. – Doesn’t he? Neither do we.

What does Pete want his son to become?

Pete wants his son to become a college professor, doesn’t he?

Pete doesn’t want his son to become a college professor, does he?

· We expect him to approve of our opinion. – Do you? So do we.

Do we expect him to approve of our opinion?

We don’t expect him to approve of our opinion. – Don’t you? Neither do we.

What do we expect him to do?

We expect him to approve of our opinion, don’t we?

We don’t expect him to approve of our opinion, do we?

· James lets his son stay out late. Does he? So does Ann.

Does James let his son stay out late?

James doesn’t let his son stay out late. – Doesn’t h e? Neither does Ann.

What does James let his son do?

James lets his son stay out late, doesn’t h e?

James doesn’t let his son stay out late, does he?

· Alice makes her daughter do lessons. – Does she? So does Nick.

Does Alice make her daughter do lessons?

Alice doesn’t make her daughter do lessons. - Doesn’t she? Neither does Nick.

What does Alice make her daughter do?

Alice makes her daughter do lessons, doesn’t she?

Alice doesn’t make her daughter do lessons, does she?

· Simon likes his son to play the piano on Friday evening. – Does he? So does Sandra.

Does Simon like his son to play the piano on Friday evening?

Simon doesn’t like his son to play the piano on Friday evening. – Doesn’ t he? Neither do

What does Simon like his son to do?

Simon likes his son to play t he piano, doesn’t he?

Simon doesn’t like his son to play the piano, does he?

· To m was in Italy last year. – Was he? So was I.

Was Tom in Italy last year?

Tom wasn’t in Italy last year. – Wasn’t he? Neither was I.

Where was tom last year?

Tom was in Italy last year wasn’t he?

Tom wasn’t in Italy last year, was he?

· They were upset yesterday. – Were they? So was Jane.

Were they upset yesterday?

They weren’t upset yesterday. – Weren’ t they? Neither was I.

Why were they upset yesterday?

They were upset yesterday, weren’t they?

They weren’t upset yesterday, were they?

· John and Kate spent the weekend in the country. – Did they? So did we.

Did John and Kate spend the weekend in the country?

John and Kate didn’t spend the weekend in the country. – Didn’t they? Neither did we

Where did John and Kate spend the weekend?

John and Kate spent the weekend in the country, didn’t they?

John and Kate didn’t spend the weekend in the country, did they?

· Lily could speak English when she was 6. – Could she? So could Kate.

Could Lily spea k English when she was 6?

Lily couldn’t speak English when she was 6. – Couldn’t she? Neither could Kate

Which language could Lily speak when she was 6?

Lily could speak English when she was 6, couldn’ t she?

Lily couldn’t speak English when she was 6, could she?

· Jane was able to win a game of tennis that day. – Was she? So was Mary.

Was Jane able to win a game of tennis that day?

Jane wasn’t able to win a game of tennis that day. – Wasn’t she? Neither was Mary.

Jane couldn’t win a game of tennis that day. – Couldn’t s he? Neither could Mary

What was Jane able to do that day?

Jane was able to win a game of tennis that day, wasn’t she?

Jane wasn’t able to win a game of tennis that day, was she?

Infinitive - Participle I – Participle II Patterns.

To surprise The story surprised me a lot.

To be surprised I was surprised by the story.

Surprising The story was surprising.

To bore John always bores me by his stories.

To be bored Nick was bored by (with) the film.

Boring The book was boring.

To shock You always shock me by your plans.

To be shocked Ann was shocked by the news.

Shocking The news was shocking.

To excite The story excited my interest.

To be excited We were excited by Jim’s success.

Exciting Our holiday was exciting.

To amuse Jim’s joke amused us.

To be amused We were amused by Jim’s joke.

Amusing the joke was amusing.

To impress The performance impressed him.

To be impressed He was impressed by the performance.

Impressive It was an impressive performance.

To confuse Mark’s questions often confuse Sally.

To be confused Sally is often confused by Mark’s questions.

Confusing Mark’s questions are often confusing.

To upset The information upset him.

To be upset He was upset by the information.

Upsetting It was upsetting information.

To frighten The noise frightened the child.

To be frightened The child was frightened by the noise.

Frightening The noise was frightening.

To disappoint The results of our work disappointed us.

To be disappointed We were disappointed by the results of our work.

Disappointing The results of our work were disappointing.

To please Mike’s test pleased the teacher.

To be pleased The teacher was pleased with Mike’s test.

Pleasant The results of Mike’s test were pleasant for the teacher.

To delight This news will delight the fans.

To be delighted We are delighted to hear the news.

Delightful It was a delightful performance.

To amaze The story amazed me.

To be amazed We are quite amazed by the performance.

Amazing The results of the experiment are quite amazing.

To fascinate The view fascinated the tourists.

To be fascinated I’m fascinated by the concert.

Fascinating The music is fascinating.

Exercise.

Complete the sentences using one of the words.

1. to amuse, to be amused, amusing.

The story was so … that we all laughed.

The comedy … us and we had a lot of fun.

Susan was … by that funny story.

2. tired, tiring.

I worked hard and soon was quite ….

The journey was quite...

3. to annoy, to be annoyed.

Jim’s questions … me.

Mr. Benson was … by the fuss his employees made.

3. to worry, to be worried, worrying.

The parents were rather … about John’s illness.

Dan’s state of mind … me.

The information you brought, is worrying.

4. exciting, excited.

Pete is going on holiday. He is … about it.

It was such an … trip!

5. to bore, to be bored, boring.

You look …. Don’t you like the performance?

Sam’s … questions drive me mad!

Sally is … with men who don’t do anything exciting.

6. to annoy, to be annoyed, annoying.

My team lost the game, so I’m rather annoyed.

Mike’s rude manners are ….

The loud music next door … me.

7. to amuse, to be amused, amusing.

It … me a lot when Ben starts telling us his love stories.

The situation seemed … but everyone looked serious.

Ann was … the manner in which Bill asked the question.

8. to be excited, exciting.

It is very … when you win a game of chess.

I won the first prize and I’m quite ….

9. to bore, to be bored, boring.

He … me to death with his long descriptions.

Dan is such a … guy!

Mark is … with predictable people. He is so adventurous.

10. interesting, interested.

Don’t switch off the TV. It’s an … programme.

I don’t want to read Sam’s report, I’m not ….

Answer the questions.

1.Did anything special surprise you yesterday?

What surprised you?

When were you last surprised? What by? /What were you surprised by?/

Are you often surprised?

What things usually surprise you?

What things are usually surprising to you?

2. What things usually amuse you?

Are you easy to amuse?

Are you often amused?

What things seem amusing to you? /are amusing../

3. When did you last go to the pictures?

Did the film impress you?

What were you impressed by?

The film was impressive, wasn’t it?

4. Were you excited when you went on holiday in winter?

What excited you most? /the journey, the entertainment, sports, shops./

Why was the holiday exciting?

5. Do any people bore you?

Why are you bored by some people?

What things do you find boring?

6. What things usually confuse you?

Are you often confused? What by?

What are you usually confused by?

What things do you usually find confusing? /questions, jokes/

7. Were you upset by anything last week?

What was it that upset you?

Are you easy to upset?

What things are usually upsetting to you?

What upsetting news did you last get?

8. Does anything worry you?

What are you worried about?

Information about wars and acts of terrorism is worrying, isn’t it?

9. What are people often frightened by?

What usually frightens you?

What things can be frightening?

10.Did you fail to do anything last month?

Were you disappointed by the failure?

What was it that disappointed you?

Was the failure very disappointing?

11.When did you last achieve success?

Were you excited?

Did your success excite you?

Why was it so exciting?

12.Were you amazed by the beauty of New York?

Why did New York amaze you?

What seemed most amazing in New York?

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