English For Arabs 1 A Prot
English For Arabs 1 A Prot
English For Arabs 1 A Prot
ts to vo lu nteer?
Who wan
ط تل ا دي ر ي ن م
وع؟
The verb "to be“ (past tense)
Singular () مفـرد Plural() جـمعـ
I was We were
You were You were
He/She/It was They were
Omar, can you read the Abdur Rahman, can you read
following sentences? the following sentences?
1. I was at the school 1. We were at the school
yesterday. yesterday.
2. You were with your wife last 2. You were with your wives
week. last week.
3. He was in Thailand last 3. They were in Thailand last
month. month.
4. She was in Saudi Arabia last 4. They were in Saudi Arabia
year. last year.
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Who want
The verb "to be“ (past tense)
Singular () مفـرد Plural() جـمعـ
Was I? Were we?
Were you? Were you?
Was he/she/it? Were they?
Suher, can you read the Zubaidah, can you read the
following sentences? following sentences?
1. Was I at the school 1. Were we at the school
yesterday? yesterday?
2. Were you with your wife 2. Were you with your wives
last week? last week?
3. Was he/she in Thailand 3. Were they in Thailand last
last month? month?
s to vo lu nteer?
Who want
The verb "to be“ (past tense)
Singular () مفـرد Plural() جـمعـ
I was not, I wasn't We were not, We weren't
You were not, You weren't You were not, You weren't
He/She/It was not, He/She/It wasn't They were not, They weren't
Hanan, can you read the following Haya, can you read the following
sentences? sentences?
1. I was not at the school 1. We were not at the school
yesterday. yesterday.
2. You were not with your wife 2. You were not with your wives
last week. last week.
3. He was not in Thailand last 3. They were not in Thailand last
month. month.
4. They were not in Saudi Arabia
last year.
s to vo lu nteer?
Who want
The verb be is a link verb. It is used:
with a noun phrase:
• My mother is a teacher. ميمعلمة6ا
Muhammad was the president of the club.نادي66انمحمد رئيس لا6ك
with an adjective:
• This soup is very tasty. دا6ذيذ ج6حساء ل66هذا لا
The children were good.لطيبين66ا6ألطف66ان ا6ك
with a prepositional phrase:
• Umar and his wife are from Kuala Lumpur. من6عمر وزوجته
لمبور6ال66وا6ك
The books are on the table.
Abdulhadi and Hawazin, please read the
conversation below.
• Abdulhadi : Hello. My name ___ Abdulhadi. How
are you?
• Hawazin : I __ fine, thanks. I ___ Hawazin.
• Abdulhadi : It ___ good to meet you. It __ a nice
Hari Raya gathering.
• Hawazin : Yes, it ____. Are you a friend of
Aishah's?
• Abdulhadi : Yes and no! She ___ my sister.
• Hawazin : Oh, I see. So what do you do?
Abdul Aziz and Jawahir, please read the
conversation below.
• Abdul Aziz : I ___ at university. You?
• Jawahir : I ___ an engineer.
• Abdul Aziz : So you and Aishah ___ friends from
work?
• Jawahir : That ___ right. Look, I'm quite hungry. ___
there any food here?
• Abdul Aziz : Yes, all the food ___ in the kitchen, and
the drinks ____ in the front room. The nasi biryani
___ delicious!
• Jawahir : OK, thanks! I'll go and look. See you later.
Please read the sentences below.
Reader Negative Question
Khadijah I did not wait. Did I wait?
Jawahir You did not wait. Did you wait?
Abdul Aziz We did not wait. Did we wait?
Hawazin They did not wait. Did they wait?
Abdulhadi He did not wait. Did he wait?
Haya She did not wait. Did she wait?
Hanan It did not wait. Did it wait?
More Examples:
1. Zubaidah 1. Last year, I traveled to Japan.
2. Suher 2. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
3. Abdur Rahman 3. She washed her car.
4. Salwa 4. He didn't wash his car.
5. Omar 5. I lived in Malaysia for two years.
6. Salman 6. Samirah studied English for five years.
7. Khadijah 7. We talked on the phone for thirty
minutes.
Possessive adjectives: my, your, her, his
Possessive Possessive
Subject Object
adjective pronoun
I me my mine
you you your yours
he him his his
she her her hers
it it its -
we us our ours
they them their theirs
Basic greetings
• Activity A ● Saying your
name