1. GRAMMAR
STRUCTURES
3RD & 4TH grade

2. Content
• VERB TO BE SIMPLE (PRESENT AND PAST)
• SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• SIMPLE PAST TENSE
• SHOULD

3. VERB TO BE

4. AFFIRMATIVE
She is beautiful
Noun or
pronoun
am/ is / are complement

5. NEGATIVE
He is not strong
Noun or
pronoun
am/ is / are not complement
isn´t
aren´t
He isn´t strong

6. INTERROGATIVE
am I student ?
am/ is / are
Noun or
pronoun
Complement
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7. SIMPLE PRESENT

8. AFFIRMATIVE
we play soccer
Noun or
pronoun
Verb inf.
verb 3rd p.
complement

9. 3RD SINGULAR PERSON (she, he, it)
• Add “es” when the verb ends in
“o, s, sh, ch, x, z”
• Change “y” by “i” when the
verb ends in “y” preceded by
consonant.
• Add “s” for the other verbs.
Buzz -
buzzes
Go -
goes
Marry –
marries
Cry -
cries
Play -
plays
Walk -
walks

10. NEGATIVE
She doesn´t study English
Noun or
pronoun
do / does verb inf. complement
don´t
doesn´t
She doesn´t study English

11. INTERROGATIVE -
BASIC QUESTIONS
Do You like Pizza ?
Do / does
Noun or
pronoun
Verb inf. Complement
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12. SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS
Yes, I do
Yes, I like
pizza
Do You like Pizza ?
No, I don´t
No, I don´t
like pizza

13. WH QUESTIONS
WHERE
WHEN
WHO
WHICH
WHAT
HOW
WHY
AND MORE…
Looking for specific details

14. INTERROGATIVE -
WH QUESTIONS
Where do they write
the
homework
?
Wh do / does
Noun or
pronoun
Verb inf. Complement
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15. INTERROGATIVE -
WH QUESTIONS how often
How often do you study English ?
How often Do / does
noun or
pronoun
verb inf. complement
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16. FREQUENCY ADVERBS
DAY
F.A
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
They are used to indicate how often is made the action expressed in the verb

17. FREQUENCY ADVERBS
I always drink water
Noun or
pronoun
Frequency
adverb
Verb inf.
verb 3rd p
complement

18. SIMPLE PAST

19. AFFIRMATIVE
She bought a car
Noun or
pronoun
Verb in past complement

20. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
• English regular
verbs change
their form very
little by adding “d,
ed, ied”
Play -
played
Drink –
drank
Watch -
watched
Eat - ate
Walk -
walked
Buy -
bought
• English irregular
verbs change their
form a lot in past
indiscriminately

21. NEGATIVE
They did not tell
the
truth
Noun or
pronoun
Did not Verb inf. complement
didn´t
They didn´t tell the truth

22. INTERROGATIVE -
BASIC QUESTIONS
did it kill
the
birds
?
did
noun or
pronoun verb inf. complement
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23. SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS
Yes, it did
Yes, I killed
the birds
No, It
didn´t
No, It
didn´t kill
the birds
did it kill
the
birds
?

24. INTERROGATIVE -
WH QUESTIONS
when did He Win
the
match
?
Wh did
noun or
pronoun
verb inf. complement
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25. SHOULD

26. AFFIRMATIVE
She should do homework
Noun or
pronoun
should Verb inf. complement

27. NEGATIVE
you Should Not Arrive late
Noun or
pronoun
Should not verb inf. complement
shouldn´t
You shouldn´t arrive late

28. INTERROGATIVE -
BASIC QUESTIONS
Should I help
my
mom
?
Should
noun or
pronoun
Verb inf. complement
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29. SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS
Yes, you
should
Yes, you
should help
your mom
No, you
shouldn´t
No, you
shouldn´t
help your
mom
Should I help
my
mom
?

30. INTERROGATIVE -
WH QUESTIONS
why Should We Go
To the
school
?
Wh should
Noun or
pronoun
Verb inf. Complement
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