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Attendance
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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.
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Wednesday
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Quiz 5
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Begin different forms of simple sentences
Thursday
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One-on-one meetings to discuss midterm
recommendations. We will talk face-to-face about which course you should
register for in January.
Friday
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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.
