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Questions Have I got? Have you got? Has he got? Has she got? Has it got? Have we got? Have you got? Have they got? Short answers Affirmative Negative No, I havent. No, you havent. No, he hasnt. No, she hasnt. No, it hasnt. No, we havent. No, you havent. No, they havent. Yes, I have. Yes, you have. Yes, he has. Yes, she has. Yes, it has. Yes, we have. Yes, you have. Yes, they have.

Wh- questions

We can use question words with the verb

be to form wh- questions. Where are you from? Whats your name?

We dont use the contracted form of are

with a question word. NOT Wherere you from?

have got

We use have got to express possession.

Sharons got long hair. Weve got time for a coffee. Affirmative Full form I have got You have got He has got She has got It has got We have got You have got They have got Negative Full form I have not got You have not got He has not got She has not got It has not got We have not got You have not got They have not got Contracted form I havent got You havent got He hasnt got She hasnt got It hasnt got We havent got You havent got They havent got Contracted form Ive got Youve got Hes got Shes got Its got Weve got Youve got Theyve got

Have you got brothers and sisters? Yes, I have.

We dont use the contracted form in

affirmative short answers. NOT Yes, Ive.

We use question words to form

wh- questions. What have you got there? Why have you got two TVs in your bedroom?

there is /there are

Affirmative Theres + a/an + singular countable noun Theres + some + uncountable noun There are + some + plural countable noun

He hasnt got a brother. They havent got a pet.

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We can use there is and there are to

describe a scene. Theres a cupboard near the door. Theres some sugar on the table. There are some clothes on the bed.

We cant use the contracted form of are in

the phrase There are. NOT Therere some books. Negative There isnt + a/an + singular countable noun There isnt + any + uncountable noun There arent + any + plural countable noun There isnt a dog in the garden. There isnt any milk in the bowl. There arent any posters on the wall.

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never hardly sometimes often usually always ever

We use adverbs of frequency to talk about

how regularly we do something. I sometimes play football with my friends.

We use the following word order with

adverbs of frequency: Adverb of frequency + verb I hardly ever go to the cinema. be + adverb of frequency Oliver is usually very happy.

To ask about someones routines and

habits, we can use How often + question form. How often does Vanessa play cards?

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