ASSIGNMENT 1 LANGUAGE-RELATED TASK 1st pair of sentences: 1a) She’s lived there for years. 1b) She lived there for years. Form: 1a)’s conventional grammar term is ‘present perfect’‚ and its constituent parts are: subject + auxiliary verb has (conjugated here for ‘She’ i.e. has) + _____ed (i.e. past participle) 1b)’s conventional grammar term is ‘past simple’‚ and its constituent parts are: subject + ______ ed (i.e. past tense) The meaning of 1a) is that ‘she’ lived ‘there’
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subject+auxiliary verb+ main verb+object do base There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences‚ we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he‚ she‚ it)‚ we add “s” to the main verb or “es” to the auxiliary. For the verb to be‚ we do not use an auxiliary‚ even for questions and negatives. Only for interrogative and negative sentence we use auxiliary verb. Example : Look at these examples with the main verb like: subject auxiliary verb main verb +
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was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. The irregular verbs have special past tense forms which must be memorized. Example | Form | W.W.II ended in 1945. | Regular -ed past | Ernest Hemmingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea." | Irregular form | Future Tense Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May
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occurring repeatedly) and will be completed‚ or stopped at some point. The action has a limited duration and is usually taking place at the time of speaking‚ although sometimes it can refer to the future. Form: Present tense of verb ‘to be’ (am/are/is) + present participle (verb + ing) Pronunciation: Contraction of am to ‘m (I’m)‚ are to ‘re (you’re) and is to ‘s (she’s) Checking Understanding Is it in the past/present/future? (in this case present‚ sometimes future) When did I start? (we
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Constant Confusion between Gerunds‚ Present Participles‚ and Progressive Verbs Within English grammar‚ a verbal is a form of a verb that is used as another part of speech in a sentence. There are three specific kinds of verbals in grammar and they are; gerunds‚ participles‚ and infinitives. Gerunds are words that end in [-ing] and that also function as nouns in sentences. The term verbal indicates that a gerund is based on a verb and therefore expresses an action or a state of being. Since gerunds
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sentence gives a command. Sometimes the subject of an imperative sentence (you) is understood. Example: Pass the butter. 2. Phrases and Clauses a) Phrase – is a collection of words that may have nouns or verbals‚ but it does not have a subject doing a verb. * Noun Phrase - A noun phrase consists of a noun and other related words (usually modifiers and determiners) which modify the noun. It functions like a noun in a sentence. Examples : a nice blue sweater glass full of water * Prepositional
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asking and answering questions in the 3rd person singular present simple tense form. Form To ask: ‘Does + he/she + VERB + … ‘. To answer: ‘Yes‚ he/she + VERB-(e)s + … ’ or ‘Yes‚ he/she does.’ To ask: ‘What does he/she + VERB + … ‘ To answer: ‘He/she + VERB-(e)s + … ‘ To ask: ‘Where does he/she + VERB + … ‘ To answer: ‘He/she + VERB-(e)s + … ‘ To ask: ‘Why does he/she + VERB + … ‘ To answer: ‘He/she +
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(Future perfect tense) 1 Describe how you would drill the past tense (or another grammar point) with a repetition drill‚ a yes-no question drill and a substitution drill. 2 Explain how you would teach the difference between active and passive verbs (or another grammar point) using Guided Discovery. 3 Determine what the most likely grammar point will be in each of the following and summarize or define it. A. I would go if I had the time. B. What have you done with your hair? C. That sign
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visiting‚ the type of food you want (or don’t) to eat‚ etc. Gramática: Write the composition mostly in the present tense (indicative and subjunctive). Use regular‚ irregular and stem-changing verbs in the subjunctive (11.2-11.3)‚ for example‚ Quiero que tú llames a la agencia de viajes. Provide a phrase with ponerse‚ hacerse or volverse + an adjective‚ or with entristecerse‚ enojarse or engordarse (12.2). Finally‚ provide an example of an unplanned event with se +a verb (12.4)‚ for example
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------------------------------------------------- Objectives: * ------------------------------------------------- To introduce students the use of Present Continuous Tense * ------------------------------------------------- To list the three usage of Present Continuous Tense ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Starter 1 ------------------------------------------------- Students should know the present simple when you
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