Lesson 1: The verbs "to be" and "to have"
to be
I am
you (singular) are
he/she/it is
we are
you (plural) are
they are
to have
I have
you (singular) have
he/she/it has
we have
you (plural) have
they have
Both above mentioned verbs are expressed in the present tense. The use of the present tense will be discussed later. In order to proceed, please study both verbs by heart.
Examples :
It is my dog.
I am John.
You are fantastic!
I have two breads.
Lesson 2: Personal pronouns
A personal pronoun is a pronoun that expresses a person. Persons appear in singular (one person) and in plural (more than one persons). They also appear in different genders (male, female and asexual).
as subject
1st person singular is I
1st person plular is we
2st person singular is you
2st person plular is you
3st person singular (male) is he
3st person singular (female) is she
3rd person singular (asexual: objects and animals) is it
3rd person plural (male, female & asexual) is they
as Object
1st person singular is me
1st person plular is us
2st person singular is you
2st person plular is you
3st person singular (male) is him
3st person singular (female) is her
3rd person singular (asexual: objects and animals) is it
3rd person plural (male, female & asexual) is them
as Reflexive
1st person singular is myself
1st person plular is ourself
2st person singular is yourself
2st person plular is yourselves
3st person singular (male) is himself
3st person singular (female) is herself
3rd person singular (asexual: objects and animals) is itself
3rd person plural (male, female & asexual) is theirselves
"It" is used for both animal and objects, while "he" is used for a male person and "she" is used for a female person.
Examples :
Awch! I hurt myself!
I love you.
What an agry dog! It just bit me.
Lesson 3: Possessive pronouns
A possessive pronoun expresses a possession of a person.
Pronoun
1st person singular (I) to be mine
1st person plural (we) to be ours
2nd person singular (you) to be yours
2nd person plural (you) to be yours
3rd person singular (male) (he) to be his
3rd person singular (female) (she) hers
3rd person singular (asexual: objects and animals) (it) to be its
3rd person plural (male, female & asexual) (they) to be theirs
Adjective
1st person singular (I) to be my
1st person plural (we) to be our
2nd person singular (you) to be your
2nd person plural (you) to be your
3rd person singular (male) (he) to be his
3rd person singular (female) (she) to be her
3rd person singular (asexual: objects and animals) (it) to be its
3rd person plural (male, female & asexual) (they) to be their
Examples :
It is my book. The book is mine.
It is your book. The book is yours.
It is his book. The book is his.
It is her book. The book is hers.
It is the dog's cage. It is its cage. The cage is its.
It is their cage. The book is theirs.
