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GRAMMAR

POSSESSIVE CASE

Singular nouns + s’ Ann’s dad

Plural noun + ‘ the children’s grandparents

Irregular plurals + s’ the men’s car.

We add ‘s to the last noun of a phrase to show common possession Ann and Bob’s mom BUT Ann’s and Bob’s bikes.

GRAMMAR

TOO- ENOUGH

Too + adjectives/ adverb + to-infinitive (negative meaning= more/less than what is needed) the oven is too expensive to buy. (we can’t buy it, it’s very expensive).

Adjective/ adverb + enough + to-infinitive/ noun + enough (positive meaning; as much as wanted/ needed) this mixer is easy enough to use. (it’s very easy to use. I can use ir easily). We have enough money to buy this iron. (we can afford to buy it).

Used to/ simple past

We use used to/ simple past for past habits and routines. He used to play/ played football when he was young.

We use the simple past to talk about an action which happened at a specific time in the past. We can’t use used to. They arrived in America in the 18^th century.

(NOT: they used to arrive in America).

GRAMMAR

USED TO

Affirmative

I/You/He, etc. used to walk to school.

Negative

I/You/He, etc. didn’t used to live in a tall building.

Questions/Short answers

Did/ you/ he, etc. used to grow food? Yes, I/ you/ he, etc. did/ no, I/you/he, etc. didn’t we use used to for past habits and routines.