EF12 Class 20 - simple past, three verb tenses

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:45.

 

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Today’s Agenda

·      Go over homework sentences: simple present and present progressive verbs

·      Review simple past verb tense

·      Begin complex sentences- because

·      Fact and Figures “The Coffee Plant” p109

·      Daily phrasal verbs

 

Thursday

I will not be here on Thursday. I have a conference to go to. There will be a substitute teacher.

 

Friday

·      Complex sentences- when

 

 

Next week

Monday is a holiday- Thanksgiving Monday

 

Back on Tuesday

 

Next week

·      Begin paragraph writing

Format, structure

·      Complex sentences- when

·      Complex sentences- if

·      Begin narrative writing

simple present

present progressive -  is going / are going/ am going

1.    I drive to work every day.

2.    I go to work every morning.

3.    I am playing basketball right now.

4.    I am taking a bus right now.

5.    Sandra drinks water every day in the morning.

6.    Sandra is drinking water right now.

7.    Mariana and Camila play in the park every week.

Mariana plays in the park every week.

8.    We are playing in the park now.

9.    Simon listens to the radio every morning.

10.                       Simon is listening to the radio right now.

11.                       She works every week in the office.

12.                       Sofia is working on a project now.

13.                       I drive to work every Saturday.

I drive to work on Saturdays.

 

14.                       I work three days a week.

She worked 30 days last month.

 

NUMBERS 1-9   one  two three

10+   23 45 67

 

15.                       She is working in customer service now.

16.                       I’m getting ready.

17.                       I need to rest after work.

18.                       My daughter plays volleyball (on) Sundays.  every Sunday.

19.                       She’s playing the piano now.

20.                       I listen to the radio when I cook. 

21.                       I look at the camera screen when I take a picture.

 

PHRASAL VERBS

verb + prepositions

look + at

look + for

look + after

look + up

look + up to -respect

look + to – ask for advice

 

22.                       I am looking for my hat and my gloves now.

23.                       My daughter drinks Diet Coke all the time.

24.                       My husband drives a big truck.

25.                       Maria and Luke work on the farm every weekend. 

26.                       He always takes an umbrella when it is raining.

27.                       I get vitamin D from the sun.  

28.                       My nephews are playing soccer at school.

29.                       Lorena is looking for a new job.

30.                       I get up every morning at 7 am.

I got to bed at 11 pm.

 

am – morning

pm - afternoon and evening

 

31.                       I am playing a video game with my friend.

I am playing video games with my friend.

 

32.                       Now I’m going to school.

33.                       I take a bus every day at 9 am.

34.                       I drinking  coffee with my sister at cafe shop.

I am drinking  coffee with my sister at a cafe / coffee shop.

 

 

35.                       I’m play gaming similar.  Meaning?

36.                       My friends is drinking with me right now .

My friends are drinking with me right now. alcohol

My friends and I are drinking red wine.

 

Healthy limit per week -12 drinks 2 drinks

 

37.                       I am working today. 

38.                       I’m taking the tutorial this afternoon.

tutorial – class, teaching lecturing

tutor- teacher

I got a math tutor for my daughter.

 

39.                       My mother is listening to the radio at the moment.

40.                       I am always dream to have a big house.

I always dream to have a big house.

I dream about having a big house.

I have a dream about getting a big house.

I have a lot of dreams for the future.

 

41.                       My father drinks tea every morning.

42.                       Hey! Look at me.

Hey! Hello. Wow!- exclamations, exclamation points !

 

43.                       His cat is looking at me surprisingly.

His cat is looking at me with a surprised look on his face.

 

44.                       She needs help these days.

 

Really good work. Well done.

Excellent. High five!

 

 

 

Simple past – one event finished

 

Irregular Verbs

buy – bought

take – took

put – put

cost – costs

 

Regular Verbs – usually add ‘ed’

walk- walked

talk- talked

work – worked

clean - cleaned

learn – learned

paint – painted

comb – combed

mop- mopped

need – needed

 

Examples:

cost The lunch special costs $8. Her lunch cost $9.

 

cost(noun) The cost of the car is $3500.

 

hit The door hits the wall every time. I hit my head on the kitchen cupboard.

Why did you hit me? Why are you hitting me?

 

stand – stood

She stands by her friend. She stood by the tree.

PHRASAL VERB stands by -  supports

Mel stood by her friend during her divorce.

 

stand up / stood up

I stand up on the bus when there are no seats.

I stood up on the bus today.

 

sing / sang

The little girl sings all day long.

Justin Beiber sang a song to the audience.

enjoy / enjoyed

She enjoys living in Vancouver.

The audience enjoyed the show.

 

teach / taught

We teach our children to be good and kind people.

You taught your son to speak Cantonese.

 

 

lay AND lie – tricky

 

lie – you lie down on your own, e.g. to take a nap

My dog lies down on the floor.

My dog lay down on the floor last night.

 

lay- you place something down

She lay her keys down on the counter.

She laid her keys on the counter yesterday.

lay put

She put her keys on the table.

Put the milk in the fridge, please.

 

The chicken laid two eggs today.

 

lie down

 

lay

 

lie – tell an untruth

The kid lied to his mother about the cookies.

 

You can tell the meaning from the sentence, the context.

 

These are three verb tenses that we have been working with so far:

SIMPLE PRESENT

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

SIMPLE PAST

 

Examples:

look

SIMPLE PRESENT   She looks after her daughter every day.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE   Dawn is looking at a picture of her sister.

SIMPLE PAST   They looked at some nice clothes yesterday.

 

Exercise 1 – simple past verb tense

1.    We studied / learned English in the same class last year.

2.    I was / felt tired after a long day at work.

3.    The weather was beautiful yesterday.

4.    My teachers were really good last semester.

5.    The children were / felt hungry after so much exercise.

6.    The wind was very strong last night.

7.    She was / felt very happy last week.

8.    They were / felt nervous on the first day of school.

9.    Luckily, the windows were closed during the rainstorm.

10.                       We were very happy to get your invitation last week.

 

where Where were you?

were

 

Three verb tenses:

eat

She doesn’t eat meat.

She is eating a sandwich.

She ate some chicken for lunch.

 

eat ate

 

For homework for Friday, try some sentence with the three verb tenses: simple present, present progressive, and simple past.

1. eat

2. start

3. find

4. do

5. drive

6. walk

7. forget

8. fall

9. wear

10. feel

 

Feel free to try some other verbs if you like.

 

 

I have a suggestion.

Please give me a suggestion about how to learn English.

 

 

Back and Forth Exercise 2.4

 

1.    handstand   both hands

cartwheel

sumersault

back flip

 

3.    #3Mrs. Skinny is looking at Mr. Skinny’s watch.

#4He is looking at her watch.

4.    a mug   a glass   a cup   a bottle

5.    #3The black triangle is on the bottom. The black square is on the right.

6.    The number 23 is written three times.