Grammar for third Intermediate Grade

Going to :

Future with will :

IF clause

If ( past ( 

Infinitive 

Stative verbs 

Present Perfect

Since & For 

Good Luck

Can for ability

 Can + V ( infinitive without ( s – ed – ing )

 Ex : Sami can read English

 Negative : can't Or can not 

 Ex : Sami can't read English

 Question : Can + S + v ?

 Can Sami read English ? 
 Yes , he can No, he can't %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Like &Likes + V. ( ing ) 

 Like ( I , They , we , you ) 

 Likes ( He – she – it ) 

 Ex: I like swimming 

 2- Rula likes painting. 

 Question : 

 1- Do+ S + like + V.ing ? S. ( I – They – You - We ) 

 Do you like swimming ? 

 Yes , I do --- No , I don't . 

 Does + S + like + V.ing ? S. ( He – she – it )

 1- Does Rula like painting ? 

 Yes, she does ---- No , she doesn't

 Negative : S + don't + like + v.ing 

 I don't like swimming .

 S + doesn't + like + v.ing 

 Rula doesn't like painting . %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 

2- The present Continuous 

 Am – is – are + V . ing 

 Am ( I )

 Is ( he – she – it ) 

Are ( They – you – we ) 

 1- Safaa is writing the lesson.

 2- I am sleeping early.

 3- They are playing football.

 Yes & No Question : 

 Vetb be ( m – is – are ) + S + V. ing ? 

 1- Is Safaa writing the lesson ? 

 Yes , she is --- No , she isn't.

 2- Are you sleeping early ? 

 Yes , I am ---- No , I'm not . 

 3- Are they playing football ?

 Yes , they are --- No, they aren't.

 Add – ing : 

Write ----- Writing ( we delete ( e ) then add – ing 

 Stop ---- Stopping ( double the last letter then add ing – the verb is from 3 – 5 letters ( consonant – vowel – consonant ) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 

Past Tense : 

 The verb divided into :

 1- Regular : which ends with ( ed ) in the pat 

 ex: play – played 

 2- Irregular : which has two forms in the present differ from the past 

 Ex : go – went 

Expression for the past tense :

Last ( week -- night -- season -- month -- year ) -- yesterday -- ago -- 1431 ( past date )

 Information Questions with the past tense :

 Where ( place ) When ( time ) What ( thing ) + did + Subject + Verb ( infinitive ) ? Why ( reason ) Who ( person ( S ) Whom ( person ( O ) +did + S + v ( infinitive ) ?

 1- Sami played foot ball with Ali in the playground yesterday 

( Sami ) = Who played foot ball with Ali in the playground yesterday ?

 ( In this question we don't change the verb because we ask about the subject )

 2- ( Football ) What did Sami play with Ali in the playground yesterday? 

 3- ( Ali ) = Whom did Sami play foot ball with in the playground yesterday ? 

 4- ( Yesterday ) = When did Sami play foot ball with Ali in the playground ? 

 5- ( in the playground ) = Where did Sami play foot ball with Ali yesterday ? 
6- I went to the mall to buy a dress 
Why did you go to the mall?

 Negative with past tense ( Didn't + v ( infinitive ) 

 1- Ahmed slept late last night 

 Ahmed didn't sleep late last night

 2- I wrote the story yesterday

 I didn't write the story yesterday. 

 Yes & No questions with ( did )

1-  I read a book two hours ago.

 Did you read the book two hours ago.?

 Yes . I did ----- No , I didn't 

2-  Huda watched TV Last night 

 Did Huda watch T.V last night ? 

Yes , she did ----- No, she didn't 

 Add – ed 

 1- Smile --------- smiled ( we add ( d ) to the verb )

 2- Rent --------- rented ( we add ( ed ) to the verb ) 

3- Play --------- played ( vowel + Y we add ( ed ) without change . 4- Study ------- studied ( consonant + Y we change ( y --- I ) then add ( ed ) 

 5- Stop ----- stopped ( double the last letter then add ( ed ) – the verb is from 3 – 5 letters ( consonant – vowel – consonant ). %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Countable and uncountable Nouns

Countable : ( S – How many )

Uncountable ( 1 – How much )

Meat – bread – cheese – butter – money – milk – juice – cream --- water --- salt – sugar

Questions with countable :

How many + n ( s ) + do Or does + S + V ?

I have three pens

How many pens do you have ?

2- He needs ten riyals .

How much money does he need ?

Possessive ( Whose + Noun + is ( this –that ) Or are ( these – those )

Possessive Adjectives : my – his – her – its – our – their – your

Possessive Nouns : mine – his – hers – ours – theirs – yours

1- The dress is hers ---- Whose dress is this ?
2- The jacket is his ---- Whose jacket is that ?
3- The books are theirs ---- Whose books are these ?

Asking about ( Size – colour – price )
Size ( large – medium – small – 30 )
1- The dress is large
What size is the dress ?


Colour ( white – red – green ------)
The shirt is white .
What colour is the shirt ?

Price ( 25 riyals )
The shoes are 50 riyals .
How much are the shoes ?

Present Continuous :

( Am – is – are ) + V ( ing )
Ex : Sami is reading a book
2- I am writing the lesson .
3- They are wearing jackets .

Negative :
1- Sami is reading a book .
Sami isn't reading a book.

2- I am writing the lesson .
I am not writing the lesson .

3- They are wearing jackets .
They aren't wearing jackets

Past tense of verb ( Be )
Am --- is ( was ) ( He --- she – it – I )
Are --- were ( They – we – you )

Sami was absent yesterday
Was Sami absent yesterday ?
Yes, he was --- No, he wasn't

2- They were in Jeddah in 2005
Yes , they were --- No , they weren't

Wh – Question with past tense of Verb ( be )
Sami was absent yesterday

Who was absent yesterday ?

( Yesterday ) = When was Sami absent ?

2- They were in Jeddah in 2005

Where were they in 2005 ?