English Class 3:30-5:00 Writing/Review/Grammar. Clementine Let's look over the questions and answer them together.

English Class 3:30-5:00

Writing/Review/Grammar

Clementine

Let's look over the questions and answer them together

Review

Simple Past Verbs Present Tense Verbs

Simple Past Verbs

When do you use simple past verbs? C.A.S.H.

Completed Actions A Series of Completed Actions Single Duration Habit in the Past

Completed Action

This means any action that already happened, or an action that happened in the past. I ate a hot dog. Yesterday, I drove home. I taught English last night.

A Series of Completed Actions

This means a list of actions that already happened. Yesterday, I taught English, drove back home, and

ate dinner. Last week, I went to Arizona, saw a baseball game,

and talked to my friends.

Single Duration

You also use simple past verbs when talking about an action for a period of time. I played the piano for 3 years. I ate only mangoes for 2 days. I studied English for 3 hours.

Habit in the Past

Usually an action that was done, but not done any more. I played basketball when I was younger. I chewed on roaches when I was a baby. She smoked a lot when she was a teenager.

Homework

Go over the homework together

Simple Present

Verb Form: 3rd person singular- add “s” I hate ice cream. He hates ice cream It loves ice cream They love ice cream The dog loves ice cream The company loves ice cream

Exercises

Select the correct simple present verb form from each sentence: I (ate, eat) ice cream. He (ate, eats) ice cream The dog (poos, poo) on the carpet. They (walk, walks) everyday at the park. The man (enjoys, enjoy) listening to the radio. The teacher (play, plays) basketball everyday. Tom and Jane (play, plays) tennis everyday.

Ronald McDonald (gives, give) hamburgers everyday.

Everyone (need, needs) to make a choice. They (showers, shower) once in a while. Cats (eat, eats) food every week.

Simple Present Verbs

When do you use Simple Present Verbs? Now Repeated Actions Facts and Generalizations

Simple Present Verbs

Now Expresses an action is happening or not happening

now. You can only use certain types of verbs:

Non-continuous verbs Mixed verbs

Simple Present Verbs

Non-continuous Verbs Non-continuous verbs are actions that you cannot

see. Abstract- To be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to

care, to contain, to owe, to exist Possession- to possess, to own, to belong Emotion- to like, to hate, to love, to dislike, to fear, to

envy, to mind

Simple Present Verbs

Mixed Verbs Example: To have, to appear, to see, to hear, to feel, to

weigh, to look They are called mixed verbs because they often have more

than one meaning to them. Some behave as continuous in one way, but non-continuous in another way.

Example He appears to be sick. (He seems to be sick.) NC He is appearing at the church tonight (He is going to be at the

church tonight)

Simple Present Verbs

Mixed Verbs (cont...) I have a dollar now (I possess a dollar) NC I am having fun now (I am experiencing fun

now) She hears the music (Hears the music with her

ears) NC She is hearing voices (To hear something

others can’t hear)

Simple Present Verbs

Examples for “Now” I am here. He is here. She has a pencil. I hate math. I love candy He loves cheeseburgers. She feels sick.

Simple Present Verbs

Can you write for me 5 sentences using “Now” for Simple Present Verbs?

Simple Past Verbs

Repeated Actions Expresses that an action is repeated or usual

Example I go to school everyday. I always eat lunch. He does not leave at 9AM. He never forgets his wallet.

Simple Past Verbs

Facts and Generalizations Indicates that the speakers believes that a fact was true

before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It doesn't matter if it is true or not.

The world is flat. Birds love milk. The cat eats dog meat. Jeremy is a girl. Hannah is a boy. Alex Teacher is cool.