Loquacious adjective Definition: Very talkative; garrulous Example: The loquacious barber always told stories while cutting the customers’ hair.

loquacious

•adjective

•Definition: Very talkative; garrulous

•Example: The loquacious barber always told stories while cutting the customers’ hair.

Grammar CatsPicci

Hedwig

Verb tense reviewPresent

Action occurring in the present

moment

Hedwig waits for Santa.

PastAction occurring in

a definite time before the present

moment

Last year, Hedwig waited for Santa.

FutureAction occurring at some time beyond

the present moment

Next year, Hedwig will wait for Santa.

Present PerfectAction continuing up to the present

moment

So far this year, Hedwig has waited for Santa for eight

months.

Past PerfectAction continuing to a fixed moment in

the past

Before leaving my house, Hedwig had waited for Santa all

morning.

Future PerfectAction continuing to a fixed moment in

the future

By Christmas, Hedwig will have waited for Santa

for one year.

Principal Parts

•3 distinct forms show the difference between regular and irregular verbs

Base (infinitive)

• the “name” of the verb, used in the present tense with s (es) added in the third-person singular.

Hedwig swims.

Past

• The form used in the simple past tense.

Hedwig Swam.

Past Participle

• The form used in all three perfect tenses.

Hedwig will have swum.Hedwig had swum. Hedwig has swum.

Regular vs. Irregular verbs

• Regular

• past and past participle are alike (using the addition of ed or d.

• (earn, earned, earned)

• Irregular

• past tense and past participle are not spelled alike.

• (swim, swam, swum)

Present Participle• formed by adding

ing to the base form of the verb. This works with both regular and irregular verbs.

Irregular: doPicci is doing nothing.

Regular: enjoyPicci is enjoying my file

box.

Auxiliary Verbs: Progressive Tense

• and the correct form of to be and -ing

• Picci is watching.

• Picci was watching.

• Picci will be watching.

• Picci has been watching.

• Picci had been watching.

• Picci will have been watching

Modal Auxiliary verbs

•these words are used the way will is used.

modal auxiliary verbs: possibility

•May, can, and might are used to suggest possibility

My nose can be clean tomorrow.

My nose might be clean tomorrow.

My nose may be clean tomorrow.

modal auxiliary verbs: obligation

•must indicates an obligation. I must listen to the glue.

modal auxiliary verbs: possibility

•Could is used to indicate ability, possibility, or permission in the past tense.

Yes, I could have worked

out.

a little more...• some modals and time

auxiliaries make use of to in the verb phrase.

Zukki: has toought toused to

supposed to(I) am to

(I) am going tomeant to

sleep.

In-class exercise

•Practice sheet 5 p. 45

•1-5 together

•6-20 in pairs

Homework due Tuesday

•Read WG p. 49-54

•copy the bold print definitions

•Exercise 5, 1-10 p. 47

•Exercise 5, 1-10 p. 48

•(Quiz on Thursday NOT Tuesday)