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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.