EF12SL12 Class 25

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Review simple verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future

Exercises on simple verb tenses.

Quiz5 tomorrow – mix of simple present, simple past, simple future, two of each

Choose 10 verbs to review for Quiz 5. I will choose six of them for Quiz 5.

Choose 10 vocabulary words to review for Quiz 5. I will choose six of them for Quiz 5.

·      Continue dialogue “Filling Out an Application”

·      IF TIME Continue paragraph writing

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz 5

·      Begin different forms of simple sentences

 

Thursday

·      One-on-one meetings to discuss midterm recommendations. We will talk face-to-face about which course you should register for in January.

 

Friday

·      Final day before Winter Break

 

*Two-week Winter Break*

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Review of simple verb tenses:

 

Simple present

 

Simple past

 

Simple future

 

English Foundations 12- have to know these

 

 

Simple present verb tense- We use simple present verb tense for habitual actions.

 

frequency words- how often

always

usually

sometimes

rarely

never

 

two times a day, twice a day

every day             I eat breakfast every day.

every second day         I go to the gym every second day.

twice a week       I go swimming twice a week.

He goes to the library twice a week.

once a week        I go to music class once a week.

                               I call my sister once a week.

                               I call my parents once a week.

every second week, every two weeks

twice a month    I go fishing twice a month.

three times a month   I go to shopping three times a month.

every third week          I take a bath every third week.

once a month     I go hiking once a month.

every nine weeks         We begin a new course every nine weeks.

every second month

three times a year

twice a year, every six months, every half year

quarterly- business word     The company has a sale quarterly.

once a year          I get my teeth checked once a year.

‘wuns’                   I travel to my country once a year.

every four years The Olympics happens/takes place every four years.

 

Mei goes to the doctor every six months. She goes twice a year.

 

order of actions

first

second

then

next

finally

 

Simple present- habit, usual action

Simple present – does not mean now

I drink water. I am drinking water. present progressive- EF3

Examples:  I am studying right now.

                    I am listening to the class.

                     We are sitting down.

                     We are looking at the screen.

                     Most of us are talking.

                     Some of us are sitting quietly.

                     I am writing sentences.

                     We are listening to each other.

                     I am using my phone.

                     I am listening to the teacher.

I am looking at the sentences on the screen

Imagine I am driving my car.

 

-present progressive EF3, next level

 

 

*SIMPLE PAST- Simple past verb tense is used for actions or events that happened in the past.

-an action that is finished, over, done

 

I stayed in a hotel yesterday/last week/last year.

I watched a romantic-comedy movie yesterday.

I helped my friend yesterday.

My cat drank some water after dinner.

I lived with my family one year ago.

We played tennis last week.

She visited her friend in India.

We had an English class yesterday morning.

 

regular past tense

play             played

talk              talked

walk            walked

 

irregular past tense

go                goed went

drive           drived drove

write           wrote

take             took

 

*Focus on the “100 Most Common Verbs”. Focus on the verbs that you hear people use a lot.

 

21. give                 gave

She usually gives money to charity.

She gave her sister a necklace last month.

A necklace is jewelry that women and men wear around the neck.

Yesterday, I did homework by myself.

 

26. call        called          My friend called me last night.

My friend called me last night.

My friend called me yesterday.

My friend called me this morning.

My friend called me two minutes ago.

My friend called me.

 

I came home.

I came home at 7pm.

 

I thought about a problem yesterday.

think           thought  think+about   thought+about

He thought about his girlfriend yesterday.

 

53. bring              brought      I brought food home yesterday.

                                                   She brought a book to school.

 

32. leave    left              I left the university at 4 o’clock.

                                         I left work early/late.

7. get          got              I got my ticket at the last minute.

 

break          broke          I broke the glass. He broke her heart.

 

30. feel       felt              Last night, I feel felt good.

                                         I feel good right now.

He feels tired this morning.

I feel tired, too.

 

20. find       found          I found my keys in the living room.

He doesn’t have keys. He uses a code.

She uses a fob.

The doors in big buildings require/need fobs.

 

39. help      helped                  I helped my sister. She couldn’t walk.

                                         EF34 She was not able to walk.

I helped my sister because she couldn’t walk.

She teach taught me.

 

75. I read books. reed simple present

I read a book. red simple past

 

*Simple future

Simple future is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

will  OR  be going to

will + BASIC VERB

will go

will say

will find

 

I will watch the game.

You will watch the game.

He/She will watch the game.

We will watch the game.

They will watch the game.

Your neighbour will watch the game.

 

 

I will not watch the game.

You will not watch the game.

He/She will not watch the game.

We won’t watch the game.

They won’t watch the game.

Your neighbour won’t watch the game.

will not= won’t

 

be going to

I am going to watch the game.

You are going to watch the game.

He/She is going to watch the game.

We are going to watch the game.

They are going to watch the game.

Your neighbour is going to watch the game.

 

I will buy some food after class.

 

EF34 If I buy some food, I will use a credit card. COMPLEX SENTENCE

 

We will not play football tomorrow.

 

49. will like – strange   The kids will like the party.

 

She will try again.

 

The price will include breakfast.

 

I will write Quiz 5 tomorrow. OR I am going to write Quiz 5 tomorrow.

 

We will go to the village on the weekend.

 

I will close the window.

 

 

close(verb)  cloze                   I will close the window.

close(adjective) close            The park is close to my home.

 

 

 

Dairy Queen has good ice cream.

 

Let’s choose ten verbs to review for the Quiz 5.

1.    ask

2.    talk

3.    bring

4.    open

5.    lose

6.    pay

7.    write

8.    see

9.    use

10.                       buy

 

Let’s choose ten vocabulary words to review for the Quiz 5.

1.    question(noun)

2.    movie(noun)

3.    chocolate(noun)

4.    happy(adjective)

5.    car(noun)

6.    story(noun)

7.    smile(verb,noun)

8.    window(noun)

9.    friend(noun)

10.                       upset(adjective)

 

The quiz tomorrow will be on simple past, simple present, and simple future verb tenses.