English
Fitters Emma [student]
module 1-2
2024-2025
,Inhoudsopgave
CHAPTER 1: VERB TENSES ............................................................................................................. 3
1. Present tenses ....................................................................................................................... 3
2. Past tenses ............................................................................................................................ 7
3. Perfect tenses........................................................................................................................ 9
5. Future tenses ...................................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 3: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES........................................................................................ 13
1. The three types of conditional sentences ..................................................................................... 13
2. Variations on the three types ........................................................................................................ 14
3. Wishing and unreal past ................................................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 4: PASSIVE VOICE ......................................................................................................... 15
1. Compare ........................................................................................................................................ 15
2. Form .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3. Auxiliary + infinitive combinations ................................................................................................ 16
4. Passing -ing form ........................................................................................................................... 16
5. Agent ............................................................................................................................................. 16
6. Verbs with two objects .................................................................................................................. 16
7. Prepositional Object ...................................................................................................................... 17
8. Infinitive constructions after passive verbs ................................................................................... 17
9. Dutch ‘Men’ and ‘Er’...................................................................................................................... 17
APPENDIX 2: WORD ORDER ........................................................................................................ 18
APPENDIX 3: FALSE FRIENDS ....................................................................................................... 18
APPENDIX 4: ENGLISH SPELLING ................................................................................................. 19
1. Doubling of consonants ................................................................................................................. 19
2. Final -Y ........................................................................................................................................... 20
3. Final -e ........................................................................................................................................... 21
4. -ie or -ei?........................................................................................................................................ 21
5. Common endings in English .......................................................................................................... 22
6. Joining -full to another word ......................................................................................................... 22
7. Joining double -l word to other words .......................................................................................... 23
8. spellings often confused ................................................................................................................ 23
APPENDIX 6: TELEPHONING ........................................................................................................ 25
1. ......................................................................................................................... Key vocabulary
........................................................................................................................................................... 25
2. Phrases .......................................................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX 7: BRITISCH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH............................................................................ 26
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,CHAPTER 3: THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM .................................................................................... 28
3.1 Key Vocabulary ............................................................................................................................ 28
3.2 Reading comprehension .............................................................................................................. 28
HOOFDSTUK 4: FIRST STEPS IN CROWN CORT .............................................................................. 29
CHAPTER 5: SOME CASES ............................................................................................................ 29
5.1 Introductory video ....................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Teen crime ................................................................................................................................... 30
CHAPTER 4: THE COURT SYSTEM (extra papieren) ........................................................................ 31
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, English Grammar and Communication Skills
CHAPTER 1: VERB TENSES
1. PRESENT TENSES
1.1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT
1.1.1 FORM
The simple present is the base form of a verb. In the third person we add -s or -es.
I Play I Go
You Play You Go
He/she Plays He/she Goes
We Play We Go
You Play You Go
They play They Go
Negative forms
We use do not or don’t and the base form of a verb.
In third person singular we use does not or doesn’t and the base form
I/you/we/they do not play I/you/we/they don’t play
Or in short
He/she/it does not play He/she/it doesn’t play
Ex. I just do not know the answer
Ex. The neighbours don’t take any notice
Ex. The journey doesn’t take long
Interrogative forms
In question we use do and the base form of a verb.
In the third person singular we use does and the base form.
Do I/you/we/they play?
Does he/she/it play?
Ex. Do you know the answer?
Ex. Does Tom know the answer?
Ex. How long does the journey take?
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Fitters Emma [student]
module 1-2
2024-2025
,Inhoudsopgave
CHAPTER 1: VERB TENSES ............................................................................................................. 3
1. Present tenses ....................................................................................................................... 3
2. Past tenses ............................................................................................................................ 7
3. Perfect tenses........................................................................................................................ 9
5. Future tenses ...................................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 3: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES........................................................................................ 13
1. The three types of conditional sentences ..................................................................................... 13
2. Variations on the three types ........................................................................................................ 14
3. Wishing and unreal past ................................................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 4: PASSIVE VOICE ......................................................................................................... 15
1. Compare ........................................................................................................................................ 15
2. Form .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3. Auxiliary + infinitive combinations ................................................................................................ 16
4. Passing -ing form ........................................................................................................................... 16
5. Agent ............................................................................................................................................. 16
6. Verbs with two objects .................................................................................................................. 16
7. Prepositional Object ...................................................................................................................... 17
8. Infinitive constructions after passive verbs ................................................................................... 17
9. Dutch ‘Men’ and ‘Er’...................................................................................................................... 17
APPENDIX 2: WORD ORDER ........................................................................................................ 18
APPENDIX 3: FALSE FRIENDS ....................................................................................................... 18
APPENDIX 4: ENGLISH SPELLING ................................................................................................. 19
1. Doubling of consonants ................................................................................................................. 19
2. Final -Y ........................................................................................................................................... 20
3. Final -e ........................................................................................................................................... 21
4. -ie or -ei?........................................................................................................................................ 21
5. Common endings in English .......................................................................................................... 22
6. Joining -full to another word ......................................................................................................... 22
7. Joining double -l word to other words .......................................................................................... 23
8. spellings often confused ................................................................................................................ 23
APPENDIX 6: TELEPHONING ........................................................................................................ 25
1. ......................................................................................................................... Key vocabulary
........................................................................................................................................................... 25
2. Phrases .......................................................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX 7: BRITISCH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH............................................................................ 26
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,CHAPTER 3: THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM .................................................................................... 28
3.1 Key Vocabulary ............................................................................................................................ 28
3.2 Reading comprehension .............................................................................................................. 28
HOOFDSTUK 4: FIRST STEPS IN CROWN CORT .............................................................................. 29
CHAPTER 5: SOME CASES ............................................................................................................ 29
5.1 Introductory video ....................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Teen crime ................................................................................................................................... 30
CHAPTER 4: THE COURT SYSTEM (extra papieren) ........................................................................ 31
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, English Grammar and Communication Skills
CHAPTER 1: VERB TENSES
1. PRESENT TENSES
1.1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT
1.1.1 FORM
The simple present is the base form of a verb. In the third person we add -s or -es.
I Play I Go
You Play You Go
He/she Plays He/she Goes
We Play We Go
You Play You Go
They play They Go
Negative forms
We use do not or don’t and the base form of a verb.
In third person singular we use does not or doesn’t and the base form
I/you/we/they do not play I/you/we/they don’t play
Or in short
He/she/it does not play He/she/it doesn’t play
Ex. I just do not know the answer
Ex. The neighbours don’t take any notice
Ex. The journey doesn’t take long
Interrogative forms
In question we use do and the base form of a verb.
In the third person singular we use does and the base form.
Do I/you/we/they play?
Does he/she/it play?
Ex. Do you know the answer?
Ex. Does Tom know the answer?
Ex. How long does the journey take?
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