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Lesson 1: Learning to talk about yourself and others.

I = the word used to talk about myself.   I am Mr. G.  I am a man.  I am fuzzy.  I am smiling. 

am = a form of the verb "to be" used only with I.

(Note: In spoken English, "I" and "am" are often joined to form a "contraction" that looks like this in writing - "I'm" - and rhymes with words like "time" and "lime".)

I am + adjective. An adjective tells who I am, what kind of person I am, what I look like, how I feel.

I am tall. (I'm tall.)

I am awake. (I'm awake.)

I am sleepy. (I'm sleepy.)

I am tired. (I'm tired.)

I am hungry. (I'm hungry.)

I am dirty. (I'm dirty.)

I am pretty. (I'm pretty.)

I am English. (I'm English.)

I am afraid. (I'm afraid.)

I am short. (I'm short.)

I am fat. (I'm fat.)

I am thin. (I'm thin.)

I am happy. (I'm happy.)

I am smart. (I'm smart.)

I am French. (I'm French.)

I am young. (I'm young.)

I am rich. (I'm rich.)

I am sick. (I'm sick.)

I am healthy. (I'm healthy.)

I am single. (I'm single.)

I am quiet. (I'm quiet.)

I am Italian. (I'm Italian.)

I am sad. (I'm sad.)

I am old. (I'm old.)

I am angry. (I'm angry.)

I am poor. (I'm poor.)

I am clean. (I'm clean.)

I am noisy. (I'm noisy.)

I am married. (I'm married.)

I am American. (I'm  American.)

I am unemployed. (I'm unemployed.)

I am confused. (I'm confused.)

I am Iraqi. (I'm Iraqui.)

I am eating. (I'm eating.)

I am sleeping. (I'm sleeping.)

I am working. (I'm working.)

I am crying. (I'm crying.)

I am walking. (I'm walking.)

I am shopping. (I'm shopping.)

I am driving. (I'm driving.) 

I am babysitting. (I'm babysitting.)

I am sitting. (I'm sitting.)

I am writing. (I'm writing.)

I am typing. (I'm typing.)

I am texting. (I'm texting.)

I am singing. (I'm singing.)

I am thinking. (I'm thinking.)

I am working. (I'm working.)

I am the teacher. (I'm the teacher.)

I am the boss. (I'm the boss.)

I am the janitor. (I'm the janitor.)

I am the cook. (I'm the cook.)

I am the driver. (I'm the driver.)

I am the supervisor. (I'm the supervisor.)

I am the mailman. (I'm the mailman.)

I am the doctor. (I'm the doctor.)

I am the president. (I'm the president.)

I am the owner. (I'm the owner.)

I am a salesman. (I'm a salesman.)

I am a boxer. (I'm a boxer.)

I am a gambler. (I'm a gambler.)

I am a mother. (I'm a mother.)

I am a Muslim. (I'm a Muslim.)

I am an organ-player. (I'm an organ-player.)

I am an undertaker. (I'm an undertaker.)

I am an ice skater. (I'm an ice skater.) 

I am an angel. (I'm an angel.)

I am an elephant. (I'm an elephant.)

I am a college student. (I'm a college student.)

I am not an acrobat. (I'm not an acrobat.)

I am not a sophomore. (I'm not a sophomore.)

I am not an angel. (I'm not an angel.)

I am not an elephant. (I'm not an elephant.)

I am the only doctor.

I am the school janitor.

I am the main man.

I am the boy's father.

I am a good doctor.

I am a careful janitor.

I am a tall man.

I am a young father.

I am an awful doctor.

I am an honest janitor.

I am an old man.

I am an angry father.

 I am + Adjective.

I am + Article + Noun.

I am + -ing Verb.

I am tall. (statement)

Am I tall? (question)

I am late. (statement)

Am I late? (question)

I am fat. (statement)

Am I fat? (question)

I am clean. (statement)

Am I clean? (question)

I am the boss. (statement)

Am I the boss? (question)

I am your friend. (statement)

Am I your friend? (question)

I am driving. (statement)

Am I driving? (question)

I am a good artist. (statement)

Am I a good artist? (question)

You are tall. (You're tall.)

Are you tall?

You are a good doctor.  (You're a good doctor.)

Are you a good doctor?

He is tall.  (He's tall.)

Is he tall?

He is a kind father.  (He's a kind father.)

Is he a kind father?

She is sad.  (She's sad.)

Is she sad?

She is a good teacher.  (She's a good teacher.)

Is she a good teacher?

It is dirty.  (It's dirty.)

Is it dirty?

It is a new car.  (It's a new car.)

Is it a new car?

We are sick.  (We're sick.)

Are we sick?

We are careful drivers.  (We're careful drivers.)

Are we careful drivers?

You (all) are late.  (You're late.)

Are you (all) late?

You are smart students.  (You're smart students.)

Are you smart students?

They are happy.  (They're happy.)

Are they happy?

They are old men.  (They're old men.)

Are they old men?

good, carpenter, happy, mechanic, dirty, eating, singer, driver, single, married, horse, pizza, diving,  funny, doctor, unemployed, tall, old, sick, honest, teacher, woman, battleship, choking, proud, cook, running, decent

1. I am ____________________________.  

4. I am _____________________________.

2. I am ____________________________.

5. I am _____________________________.

3. I am ____________________________.

6. I am _____________________________.

1. I am a ____________________________.

5. I am an _________________________________.

2. I am the _____________________________.

6. I am the _________________________________.

3. I am a ______________________________.

7. I am a ___________________________________.

4. I am an ______________________________.

8. I am the _________________________________.

1. I am silly.

1.

5. Am I early?

5.

2. I am a good teacher.

2.

6. I am driving slowly.

6.

3. I am running fast.

3.

7. Am I the only man?

7. 

4. Am I a good student?

4.

8. I am the first girl.

8.

1.  You ________ a cowboy.

6.  ______ are honest workers.

11.  It _______ an old dog.

2.  ________ is a tall man.

7.  ______ is a pretty girl.

12.  They ______ happy children.

3.  Are ______ an honest person?

8.  He ______ a nice doctor.

13.  ______ we smart students?

4.  We _____ very tired.

9.  ______ we late for class?

14.  _____ you my new friend?

5.  Is ______ a good bicycle?

10.  Are ______ the new teachers?

15.  _____ is the last bus.

1. I am good.  I am diving.  I am honest.

4. I am eating.  I am tall.  I am running.

2. I am happy.  I am funny.  I am choking.

5. I am single.  I am old.  I am decent.

3. I am dirty.  I am unemployed.  I am proud.

6. I am married.  I am sick. 

1. I am a mechanic.

5. I am an old woman.

2. I am the carpenter.

6. I am the doctor.

3. I am a singer.

7. I am a driver.

4. I am an unemployed teacher.

8. I am the cook.

1. Am I silly?

5. I am early.

2. Am I a good teacher?

6. Am I driving slowly?

3. Am I running fast?

7. I am the only man.

4. I am a good student.

8. Am I the first girl?

1. are

6. We, You, They

11. is

2.  He

7.  She

12.  are

3.  you

8.  is

13.  Are

4. are

9.  Are

14.  Are

5.  it

10.  They, You

15.  It

1. The Zero Conditional (Type 0)

The zero conditional is a structure used for talking about general truths, or scientific facts -- things which always happen under certain conditions.

A zero conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause (note that most zero conditional sentences will mean the same thing if "when" is used instead of "if"). For example:
If the "if" clause comes first, a comma is usually used. If the "if" clause comes second, there is no need for a comma.
The simple present tense is the tense use in both clauses. Examples:
If you cross an international date line, the time changes.
Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air.

2. First Conditional (Type I)

The first conditional (also called conditional type 1) is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future.Type 1: if + present + future.

Example:
If I have the money, I will buy this car.
If it's sunny, we'll go to the park.
Peter will be sad if Susan leaves.
If you cook dinner, I'll wash the dishes.

Among other variations the structure if + present + present is also possible. It is used when the results are habitual or automatic. Example: If a commodity is in short, supply prices tend to rise.

3. Second Conditional (Type II)

The second conditional (also called conditional type 2) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the present or in the future.Type 2: if + past + conditional

Example:
If I had the money, I would buy this car. (Since I do not have the money I cannot buy any new car). The action in type 2 is characterized by unreality.
If I were you, I would drive more carefully in the rain.
If dogs had wings, they would be able to fly.
Paula would be sad if Jan left.

4. Third Conditional (Type III)

The third conditional (also called conditional type 3) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past. In other words, it is used to talk about things which DID NOT HAPPEN in the past. Type 3: if + past perfect + perfect conditional

Full form : If I had studied harder, I probably would have passed the exam.
Contracted form :If I'd studied harder, I probably would've passed the exam.

Example:
If I had had the money, I would have bought this Audi. (But I did not have it, and so did not buy).
If you had driven more carefully, you would not have had an accident. (You had an accident because you didn't drive carefully enough.)
If we had played a little better, we could have won the game.(We didn't play well, so we lost the game.)
The action in type 3 is characterized by impossibility.

While type 1 and type 2 focus on the present or future, the time in type 3 is the past and signifies a completed action in the past. The condition, therefore, cannot be fulfilled because the action in the if-clause did not happen.

Summary

 

5. Wish Sentences

The verb wish expresses a desire for a situation that does not exist right now in the present. A wish is a desire to change a real situation into an unreal one. The unreal situation is expressed in the simple past. For example:
I wish I lived in a house. I live in an apartment.
Wish sentences often express regret about a situation that you would like to change e.g.
A:Can you help me? B: No, I'm sorry. I wish I could, but I have an appointment.

In order to express future actions that you want to happen , you use would e.g.
I wish the bus would come. I'm cold.
I wish you'd have a car to take me to the beach.
I wish I were thin.
I wish I hadn't said that. (If fact, I said it)

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