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UNIT 5 UNIT 6

Modifiers: quite, very, really Past simple (regular and irregular
Z---------------------------------------------------------------- verbs)
Remember: we use modifier + adjective (+ noun). r--------------------------------------------------------------------
We don't use noun + modifier + adjective. To make any verb negative in the past simple we
/ Pompeii as a lot of very old buildings. use didn't + the base form of the verb. We don't use
X Pompeii as a lot of buildings very old. didn't + past simple. Remember to use the base form
of regular and irregular verbs.
/ T e buildings are very old.
/ We didn't visit t e small ouse.
Be careful when you write these words. X We didn't visited t e small ouse.
• We write quite with the e after the t. Don't
confuse quite with the adjective quiet.
Choose the correct answer.
/ T is c air is quite comfortable.
1 I'm sorry I didn't come I came to your party.
X T is c air is uiet comfortable.
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2 We didn't went I go on holiday last year.
• We write really with two Ils.
3 I looked everywhere, but I didn't found /find my phone.
7 Pompeii is really interesting.
4 We visited the art gallery, but we didn't see / saw
X Pompeii is realy interesting.
anything interesting.
• We write very with one r.
5 We didn't spend / spent a lot of time in Paris. It was
7 T eir ouse is very big.
too hot!
X T eir ouse is verry big.
6 I didn't knew / know you liked that band.
Double genitive
Find seven mistakes. Correct them.
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We went to see our new house on Sunday. My dad wants to
We form the double genitive with noun + of +
live near his office. It's realy annoying for me because a lot
possessive pronoun (mine, yours, is, ers, ours, yours,
of my friends live near my house now. I was very sad when
t eirs). We don't use object pronouns (me, you, im,
we went into the house. But when I saw inside it, I was
er, our, your, t eir) toform the double genitive.

amazed really! It looked quiet small, but inside it was really
/ S e's a friend of mine.
big. It had a kitchen really big and the bedrooms were verry
X S e's a friend of me.
big, too. But the best thing was the garden. It was beautiful
really, with a swimming pool very big and lots of trees. I
We also form the double genitive with noun + of +
think my friends will like visiting my new house!
possessive adjective (my, your, is, er, our, your,
t eir) + noun + possessive's.
/ S e's a friend of my sister's.
X S e's a friend of my sister.
Choose the correct answer.
1 Lisa is a good friend of me / my / mine.
2 Matt Damon is a favourite actor of my sister / sister's.
3 My brother went to the cinema with a friend of
im / e's / is.
4 I met a cousin of Rory's / Rory at the party.

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5 She brought a new classmate of ers / er / se’so
the party.
6 Isn't that woman a teacher of your / you / yours?