EF34- Class 4- continue verb tense review, begin simple present

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue verb tenses- overview

·      verb tenses- simple present tense

exercises

·      Word List 1.1-1.2- talking and listening

·      HW   Write sentences about yourself using simple present verb

tenses and adverbs of frequency. Email them to me.

 

Friday

·      Sentences with simple present verb tenses from homework

·      “Viola Desmond”

·      Teach paragraphs

·      Word List 1.1-1.2- talking and listening

 

 

Monday

·      pass-in writing- paragraph

 

 

 

 

 

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Overview of the 12 verb tenses in English:

We don’t need all of them.

 

Most important to know:

-Simple present- habit, usual activity, state

I go to school everyday.

I eat dinner at 3.

She drinks tea.

He is very tall.

Shira lives in Victoria.

 

-Simple past- one event in the past, finished

I walked my dog last night.

I ate dinner last night.

I went to night school yesterday.

I went to work yesterday afternoon.

 

-Simple future- one event to come in the future ‘will’ ‘am going to’

He will drive her to swimming practice tonight.

She is going to watch a movie.

I will cook dinner and then go for a run.

I will go to Superstore around 7.

I am going to a restaurant tonight.

I’m going to go to a party tonight.

 

-Present progressive  ‘ing’- happening right now

continuous / progressive ‘ing’ verb

We are learning English right now.

I am standng up.

You are writing notes.

I am sitting on the chair.

The teacher is talking.

 

She is listening to him.

Dora is listening to the radio.

We are having an English lesson.

I am thinking about my supper.

I am looking at the board.

 

-Past progressive – happening in the past, usually interrupted

He was watching a movie when the doorbell rang.

 

 

He watched a movie last night.

He was watching a movie, and the phone rang.

 

I was studying English when my friend called me.

My son was playing piano when the doorbell rang.

I was cooking in the kitchen when my daughter went out.

I was daydreaming when my boss called my name.

 

 

My daughter went to the eye specialist yesterday. simple past

My daughter was going to the eye specialist yesterday when she remembered that the appointment was next week. past progressive

 

 

-Future progressive- not used often

I will be driving to Surrey at 6 pm.

NOT USED VERY MUCH

 

-Present perfect – harder

from the past until now

 

The most important verb tenses for you:

1.SIMPLE PRESENT

2.SIMPLE PAST

3.SIMPLE FUTURE

4.PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

5.PAST PROGRESSIVE

6.PRESENT PERFECT- harder

I will teach these six verbs tenses over the next week or so.

 

 

 

1.    SIMPLE PRESENT

 

*SIMPLE PRESENT       -habitual action- habit

                               good habit, bad habit

-something you do normally, everyday, usual activity, routine

I eat rice everyday. I take a shower every Tuesday. She drinks green tea in the morning. I get up early every weekday (everyday). She goes to school. I prepare lunch for my son. I wake up at 5:15 every day. I watch one hour of TV every night. You walk your dog for one hour between 4 and 5 every evening. I bring my dog, Butter, to school every Friday.

 

-         state of being, emotion

She is very happy. He is busy. Sarah is tall.

He is 34 years old.

 

-         fact, truth

The Prime Minister lives in Ottawa.

Victoria is the capital of BC.

Juan is Joan’s uncle.

Water boils at 100 degrees C.

She is from Mexico.

 

ERRORS

Sarah live in Vancouver. XXX

Sarah lives in Vancouver.

 

 

ESLLIb Grammar Worksheets

Exercises:

1.    I eat/make breakfast at 7:00 every morning.

2.    wears

formal wear, business wear

three-piece suit, with a vest

3.    stands

4.    He brushes his teeth three times a day.

She flosses her teeth every night.

5.    buy/purchase/shop for

She shops for clothes every weekend.

6.    has/attends/goes to

7.    makes/cooks/bakes/boil/roast/barbecue/fry/does/fixes/eats

I fixed myself a sandwich.

8.take/ride

You can ride a bike/bicycle/motorcyle/horse.

9.watch

10.listens

She listens to hiphop music.

11.speaks/knows/understands

12.A mechanic fixes cars.

fix/repair

13.washes/does

14.drink/make/enjoy/prepare/

She makes coffee in a perculator.

 

Simple Present Tense in the Negative

1.don’t want/need

I don’t need any dinner because I am not hungry.

I don’t want any dinner because I am not hungry.

 

I don’t need any coffee because I won’t be able to sleep.

insomnia- can’t sleep

She has insomnia.

2. They don’t know each other.

3. don’t go   do not go

4. doesn’t love   does not love

5. don’t move

6. do not drink   don’t like

7. don’t wear

Jeans are too casual for a wedding. You should wear a suit. You should wear a tuxedo.

tuxedo with tails

8.    don’t have

She doesn’t have a lot of money. IDIOM She is broke.

She is poor.

9.    You don’t need to wear a coat. It is warm today.

10.        She doesn’t smoke cigarettes.

He smokes cigars.

11.        don’t speak

12.        doesn’t sell

13.        That restaurant doesn’t serve breakfast.

14.        don’t get up/don’t wake up

 

 

    Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs

 

adverb- modifies a verb

              -usually, ends with ‘ly’

quickly, slowly, easily, quietly,

well

 

frequency adverbs- how often- never, rarely, seldom, sometimes, often, usually, always

 

1.    I never drink coffee before I go to bed.

I always have a coffee before I take a nap.

2.    She always helps her mother with the housework.

housework- chores

homework- schoolwork

3.    Her husband never does the laundry.

4.    They usually take the bus to school.

I usually drive my car to school.

ride a bus/bicycle

drive a car

I usually go to school by bus/car/bicycle.

I usually walk to school. I usually go to school on foot.

We explored downtown Vancouver on foot.

carpooling-

I have space/room for three kids. I can drive three kids.

I can give you a ride/lift.

I can take three kids.

Can you give me a lift home?

 

5.    We seldom eat/have/go out for dinner in a restaurant.

We like to eat out. We like to go to restaurants.

I ate out yesterday. I went to a restaurant.

 

6.    They rarely travel to/visit different countries.

They like to go sightseeing.

sightseeing- looking at all the cool things in a new place

 

7.    She usually shops at the supermarket near her house.

8.    We sometimes play cards on the weekend.

9.    It often rains in April.

***April showers bring May flowers.***

10.        Teenagers seldom/rarely/almost never listen to their parents.

 

She rarely goes to Surrey.

 

He has a part-time job.

 

 

Try the other exercise for homework.

Write sentences about yourself.

If you have time, email the sentences to me by 7PM tonight. Do your best.

We will share them tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Word List 1.1-1.2

Listening and speaking exercise

I’ll read out one of the words. I will put it into a sentence. You listen and figure out which word I am saying.

Tomorrow, you can try it together.