VERB PHRASE 1 The structure of the verb phrase * In the verb phrase there is always an ordinary verb. There may be one or more auxiliaries in front of it. * Examples : * will steal * should have worked * must have been dreaming 2 Meaning in the verb phrase a) Tense - Past or Present? Examples : * Past tense * She had seen a doctor. * She would have seen a doctor. * Present tense * She has seen a doctor. * She will have seen a doctor.
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speak English in class? (yes) Form: ’Have to’ behaves quite irregularly in the past and the future depending on the context. Often grouped with modal auxiliary verbs for convenience‚ but it is not a modal verb. In the ’have’ structure‚ have is a main verb. Subject + auxiliary verb + have + infinitive (with to) the infinitive is to Will have to is used to talk about the future or‚ have to‚ if an arrangement has already been made ie: we have to go‚ they are
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Verb Tenses Simple Past FORM [VERB + ed] USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes‚ the speaker may not actually mention the specific time‚ but they do have one specific time in mind. Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd‚
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PRESENT (main verb) I study English. He studies English. PAST (past tense of main verb) I studied English. He studied English. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) I will study English. He will study English. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb) I have studied English. He has studied English. PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb) I had studied English. He had studied English. FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past participle of verb) I will have
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Modal jazz is a style that uses modes instead of chord progressions and is a harmonic guide for the soloist to use during an improvisation. The improvisations in modal music are usually based on only one or two chords that are repeated. “Flamenco Sketches” has five modes per each improvisation and each mode is either four or eight measures long‚ except for the last mode in the song. The first muted trumpet improvisation by Miles Davis starts at 0’ 18"‚ the tenor saxophone improvisation by John Coltrane
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Meaning: Deduction concluding that something is certain The past of must is must have (which is used with the past participle of a verb). Must have (which is often contracted to must’ve in speaking) is used to show a conclusion about the past. Form: ‘must’+ present perfect of the principal verb (it refers to past time). (Must/’ve + past participle). Structure: modal + have+ past participle Must have + past participle CCQ’s: 1. Is she at work now? (No) 2. Do I think she has already gone
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may fail to understand the reference to a future event because the use of a simple present. Students may struggle to pronounce the weak form in “the” and “at” Students The plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow. A- Present simple + time marker Subject + verb in present simple tense + time marker B- Talking about a scheduled future event C- Students may find it difficult to use the present tense to refer to a future event. Students may find it difficult to pronounce “tomorrow” especially the weak form
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Book Review Worship is a Verb: Eight Principles for Transforming Worship by Robert E. Webber The title of this book‚ Worship is a Verb‚ might suggest that it is the major premise of the book. Indeed‚ in the first chapter Webber lays out his contention that worship is a verb – something we are to be doing. He continues to come back to this thought throughout the book. Description of the Book Chapter 1‚ Winds of Change The author begins the book with his personal frustration with worship and
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Chapter 8 - Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that connects other words or groups of words. In the sentence Bob and Dan are friends the conjunction and connects two nouns and in the sentence He will drive or fly‚ the conjunction or connects two verbs. In the sentence It is early but we can go‚ the conjunction but connects two groups of words. Coordinating conjunctions are
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and predicates Large doses of alcohol act as a depressant. doses - A simple subject is the single noun or pronoun which identifies what the sentence is about or produces the action of the sentence act - The simple predicate is the main sentence verb · Types of nouns A noun identifies a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea. Nouns are introduced with definite or indefinite articles‚ or with a limiting word (like a number‚ a demonstrative pronoun‚ or a relative pronoun). Some generic or abstract nouns
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