Grammer Flashcards
May=
Might
#
May not
Might not
It may/ might rain 🌂 tomorrow
maybe it will rain tommorow
could
could=may/might
(in possibility)!
1- I could’nt speak very well( past ability)
2-she could be sick/ she may be sick( present possibility)
3- It could rain =it may/ might rain( future possibility )
May= can
(permission)
You can do it/you may do it
(may is formal)
polite questions for helping people:
1- May I see your ID? May I please see your ID? May I see your ID, please?
2- Can I see your ID?/ 👯♀️(informal)
3- Could I see your ID?
if you ask sb to do sth:
formal, more polite:
would you please?
could you please?
can you please?
will you please?
advice:
you should do it! - should not(shouldn’t)
what Should I do?
you (ought to )do it ! آت–> no negative
no question
you had better do it! –> had better not do it!
had better
urgency advise!🙃
باید
بایستی:
I have to study hard: (is used more than must)
Q➢Do you have to study?
P➢I had to study.( didn’t have to)
N➢I don’t have to study.
I hafta study
➢ don’t I?
I have got to study( informal speaking)
P➢I had to study
I have gotta study
I must study: in rules or parents to children: very STRONGER
NO past tense.
N➢I must not study, mustn’t
She has to study.
Q➢Dose she have to study?
N➢She hasn’t to study.
➢Doesn’t she?
They had to study.
Q➢Did they have to study?
N➢They hadn’t to study.
➢ Didn’t they?
Must:
1- role
2- parents to children
3- logical conclusions
4- prohibition 🚫
command:
open the door!
yes sir.
request:
open the door pls!
sure.
direction?
could you tell me how to get to the post office?
Suggestion:
Its hot today:
1-Let’s go to the beach ☀️
2-Why don’t we go to the beach? ☀️ : friendly advice!!!
Preference:
I Prefer apples to oranges.
I prefer watching TV to studying.
I like apples //better than //oranges.
I like watching TV better than studying.
She would rather have an apple than an orange.
I’d rather visit than live.
Would you rather have an apple or an orange? POLITE question
using and…
I saw a cat and a mouse.( 2 words)
I saw a cat, a mouse, and a dog.( more than 2 words)
I saw a cat, and you saw a mouse.(1-2sentences)
but…
1- I went to bed but couldnt sleep.
2- I went to bed, but I couldnt sleep.
Or…
1- Do you prefer tea or coffee?
2- Do you prefer tea,or do you prefer coffee?
And+ too
And+ So
She works, and Tom does too.
She works, and so does Tom.
And+ either
And+ neither
(for negative sentences )
She doesn’t work, and Tom doesn’t either.
She doesn’t work, and neither does Tom.
In conversation:
Using too, so (in positive form)
-I’m hungry.
-Me too.(inf)
I’m too.
So am I.
Using neither/either in speaking
-I never eat eggs.
-Me neither/either: inf
I don’t either
Neither do I.
Because…
He drank water because he was thirsty.
Because he was thirsty, he drank water.
Even though
Although
علی رغم اینکه
Even though/ Although I was hungry, I didn’t eat.
-er than:
-the -est:
for one-syllable adj:
old, wise, hard, safer
for 2- syllable adj:
clever, gentle, friendly, simple
busy, pretty
more… than?
the most
for 2- syllables adj:
famous, pleasant, useful
clever, gentle, friendly
for 3 or more syllables adj:
important, fascinating
irregular:
good–> better–> best
bad–> worse—> worst
the most…
the -est..,
able, angry, clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet,simple, sour
I’m older than…👨🏻🦳
I’m older than him.( inf)
I’m older than he is.
I’m older than my brother.
Her hair is longer than Mary’s.
Her hair is longer than mine.
This one is the best of all.
adverb comparisons: 1
slowly, carefully
more slowly/ carefully than
the most slowly/ carefully of all
adverb comparisons: 2
1-syllable adv:
fast in adv/adj–> faster, the fastest
hard in adv/ adj—> harder, the hardest
2-irregular:
well–> better, the best
badly—> worse, the worst
far–> farther, the farthest: for distance
fur–> further, the furthest: for distance
He works harder than I do
He worked harder than I did.
Because he wad afraid, he walked faster and faster.
more and more complicated.
If you study harder, you will learn more=
The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The warmer the weather, the better I like it.
The more, the merrier!
هر چه بیشتر ، باحالتر
The sooner, the better!
هر چه زودتر ،بهتر.
very old
very carefully
she is older than me/I am.
she is much/far/a lot older than me.
she is a little (bit) older thsn me.
as old as
as quickly as
هم سن
1-not as old as
# as old as
2-not quite as old as
3-not nearly as old as
2- نه کاملا همسن
3- نه با سن نزدیک
just as old as
nearly as old as
almost as old as
دقیقا همسن
سن نزدیک
تقریبا هم سن
Comparison:
As same as: مثل هم=
Just as same as: دقیقا مثل هم
Not as same as
Not quite as same as: ( اختلاف کم)
نه کاملا مثل هم
Nearly as same as: مثل هم با تفاوت کم=
Almost as same as
less… than
using for more than 1- syllable
مقایسه برای صفات:
She is very old.
she is older than me/I am
She is much/far/ a lot/ a little bit older than me.
she is more/less famous than her sister/ben’s.
She is much/far/ a lot more famous than her sister.
she is busier than me.
she is better than me./Her house is better than mine.
she is cleverer /more clever than me:
(able, angry, clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, handsome, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, simple, sour)
-er than: older: 1- syllable, 2- syllables
more… than: famous, important
good, better
bad,worse
ترین در صفات:
She is the oldest person./ that I have ever known.
She is the most famous person.
This is the most famous person of all.
She is the most important person.
She is the best.
She is the worst.
She is the cleverest/the most clever.
The… -est.
The most…
مقایسه در قیدها:
She drives more carefully than him.
She drives the most carefully of all her friends.
She drives faster than me.
She drives the fastest of all her friends.
She played the best of all.
She drives farther/further than her home.
She drives the farthest/furthest of all.
The same:
The same as:
They have the same books.
Their books are the same.
This book is the same as that one.
She is the same age as my mother.
Similar:
Similar to:
They have similar books.
Their books are similar.
This book is similar to that one.
