Structure: can do it

She said shewouldgoherethenextmorning.

Two special sentence patterns: therebe sentence pattern and goingto structure.

1)Begoingto structure-express the intention, preparation and plan to do something.

Structure: subject +be verb+destination+verb prototype

Iamgoingtomakeabookcase。

They are going to revolt.

thefathisgoingtogivethebookcasetohisdaughter。

Change the question and move the be verb to the beginning of the sentence.

What are you doing?

Is that theygoingtopaintit?

Is it Thethergoingtogivethebookcasetohisday?

Put not after the be verb in the negative sentence.

Iamnotgoingtomakeabookcase。

They are going to revolt.

thefatherisnotgoingtogivethebookcasetohisdaughter。

Positive and negative answers

Yes, I am. /No, I'm not.

Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

Yes, he is. No, he isn't.

Special question (required)

What are you going to do？

Whataretheygoingtodo？

What is Whatisthefathergoingtodo?

Therebe sentence pattern-indicating where there is something (something somewhere)

There is ++ singular nouns+words indicating places (usually prepositional phrases)

Thereisabookinthisroom。

Thereisapenonthetable

Thereare plural nouns+words indicating places (usually prepositional phrases)

There are twopensonthetable.

There are schools there.

Change the question and move the be verb to the beginning of the sentence.

Is this the room?

Is it Aretheretwopensonthetable?

Change the negative sentence and add not after the verb.

There's Thereisnotabookinthisroom.

There's no twopensonthetable.

Positive and negative answers

Yes, there is. /No, I haven't.

Yes, there is. /No, I haven't.

Question (2)

General question, special question, choice question, rhetorical question, negative question.

1) General question: auxiliary verb /be verb+subject

Are you a teacher? Would you like some tea?

2) Special questions: special questions+general questions.

What's your name?

3) Choose a question: or

Do you want beeforlamb?

4) Interrogative question: affirmative statement+negative question, negative statement+affirmative question.

You don't need that pen, do you?

5) Negative interrogative sentences: general interrogative sentences+negative words

Aren't you lucky? Don't you want to rest?

Qualifier (3)

Some, any, many, many.

Some, any modifies countable nouns or uncountable nouns, some is used in affirmative sentences, and any is used in negative sentences and interrogative sentences. Note: use some when expecting the other person's answer to be yes.

Ihavesomemilk。

I don't know.

MayIhavesomemilk

Many modifies countable nouns and much modifies uncountable nouns. Generally speaking, many is not used to mean "a lot", but is used to mean "a lot" in negative sentences.

I have a lot of money.

I have no money.

Past continuous tense (4)

-Used in adverbial clauses guided by when, while and as.

Structure: was/were+doing

When my husband walked into the restaurant this morning, he dropped some coins.

Their father is watching TV? They have a heart.

Change the question and move the be verb to the beginning of the sentence.

WastheirfatherwatchingTVwhile？ They have a heart.

Put not after the be verb in the negative sentence.

Their father is not? Watch TV? They have a heart.