This document discusses possessive pronouns and how they show ownership. It explains that singular possessive pronouns include my, your, his, and her, while plural possessive pronouns are its, our, your, and their. Possessive pronouns can be used instead of possessive nouns to indicate who or what owns something.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides examples of how adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple tense to indicate repeated or routine activities. It also explains where to place different adverbs of frequency depending on whether the sentence has one verb or multiple verbs. Finally, it provides an exercise for learners to practice using adverbs of frequency in various sentence structures.
The document discusses the past progressive tense in English. The past progressive is used to describe an event that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It involves using was/were plus the present participle (verb + -ing) form of the verb, such as "I was working." The past progressive can describe a longer event that was interrupted by a shorter event happening within it, such as "I was working when my mom called."
This document discusses possessive pronouns and the word "whose". It defines possessive pronouns as pronouns that demonstrate ownership and provides examples of possessive adjectives and pronouns. It also discusses the rules and proper usage of "whose" in questions involving possession, noting that "whose" is used to ask about the owner of something and that the noun it replaces does not need to be stated if understood by the speaker and listener.
This document provides information about possessive adjectives and pronouns in English. It defines the possessive adjectives "my, your, his, her, our, your, their" and lists the subject pronouns that correspond to each possessor. Examples are given to demonstrate how to use possessive adjectives correctly before nouns to indicate possession. The differences between the contractions "its" and "it's" are also explained.
The document discusses forming verbs in the simple past tense in English. It explains that there are regular verbs that add "-ed" and irregular verbs that change form, like "become/became". It provides examples of common irregular verbs and their past tense forms. The purpose of using past tense verbs is to indicate that an action was completed or occurred at a specific time in the past, like "yesterday", "last week", or "long ago".
The document discusses the simple future tense in English. It provides examples of how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple future tense using "will" as the auxiliary verb. It also discusses the use of "shall" in certain cases with first person pronouns. Contractions of "will" are listed. Common uses of the simple future tense are outlined, including for predictions, spontaneous decisions, willingness/unwillingness, and promises. Questions are discussed and examples provided of forming questions starting with "wh-" words in the simple future tense.
This document discusses possessive pronouns and how they show ownership. It explains that singular possessive pronouns include my, your, his, and her, while plural possessive pronouns are its, our, your, and their. Possessive pronouns can be used instead of possessive nouns to indicate who or what owns something.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides examples of how adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple tense to indicate repeated or routine activities. It also explains where to place different adverbs of frequency depending on whether the sentence has one verb or multiple verbs. Finally, it provides an exercise for learners to practice using adverbs of frequency in various sentence structures.
The document discusses the past progressive tense in English. The past progressive is used to describe an event that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It involves using was/were plus the present participle (verb + -ing) form of the verb, such as "I was working." The past progressive can describe a longer event that was interrupted by a shorter event happening within it, such as "I was working when my mom called."
This document discusses possessive pronouns and the word "whose". It defines possessive pronouns as pronouns that demonstrate ownership and provides examples of possessive adjectives and pronouns. It also discusses the rules and proper usage of "whose" in questions involving possession, noting that "whose" is used to ask about the owner of something and that the noun it replaces does not need to be stated if understood by the speaker and listener.
This document provides information about possessive adjectives and pronouns in English. It defines the possessive adjectives "my, your, his, her, our, your, their" and lists the subject pronouns that correspond to each possessor. Examples are given to demonstrate how to use possessive adjectives correctly before nouns to indicate possession. The differences between the contractions "its" and "it's" are also explained.
The document discusses forming verbs in the simple past tense in English. It explains that there are regular verbs that add "-ed" and irregular verbs that change form, like "become/became". It provides examples of common irregular verbs and their past tense forms. The purpose of using past tense verbs is to indicate that an action was completed or occurred at a specific time in the past, like "yesterday", "last week", or "long ago".
The document discusses the simple future tense in English. It provides examples of how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple future tense using "will" as the auxiliary verb. It also discusses the use of "shall" in certain cases with first person pronouns. Contractions of "will" are listed. Common uses of the simple future tense are outlined, including for predictions, spontaneous decisions, willingness/unwillingness, and promises. Questions are discussed and examples provided of forming questions starting with "wh-" words in the simple future tense.
The document lists the base form and past simple form of various irregular verbs in English. It provides the base and past simple forms of verbs like be, become, begin, build and others. It also gives some example sentences using these irregular past tense verbs like bought, wrote, came, spoke, ran and won.
This document discusses WH question words in English. It defines WH questions as questions that begin with interrogative words like who, what, when, where, why, and how. These words ask for specific information about people, things, times, places, reasons, or manners. The document provides examples of different WH question words and their functions, how to form WH questions depending on whether the topic is the subject or object, and how to respond to WH questions. It also briefly discusses the digraph "wh" and how it represents a single sound.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency in English. It provides examples of common adverbs of frequency, such as always, frequently, usually, and never, along with the approximate percentage of time they indicate. It explains that adverbs of frequency are used to answer questions about how often something occurs. Examples are given of sentence structures using adverbs of frequency both before and after verbs. The position of these adverbs is explained. Finally, examples of rewriting sentences to include adverbs of frequency in the correct position are provided.
This document discusses the comparative and superlative forms of adverbs. It explains that the comparative form compares two things and uses "-er" and the superlative compares three or more things and uses "-est". For regular adverbs ending in "-ly", the comparative uses "more" and the superlative uses "most". It provides examples of adverbs and their comparative and superlative forms. It also notes that some adverbs are irregular and lists those with their forms.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of personal pronouns: subjective pronouns indicate the pronoun is acting as the subject, objective pronouns indicate the pronoun is acting as an object, possessive pronouns indicate possession, and reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject. It then provides activities for the reader to identify examples of each type of personal pronoun in sentences.
This document defines and provides examples of adverbs of degree. Adverbs of degree indicate the intensity or strength of what they modify, answering questions like "how much" or "how little." They can make adjectives or other adverbs stronger by using adverbs like "very" or "really" or weaker by using adverbs like "quite," "fairly," or "a bit." The document provides a list of common single-word adverbs of degree and examples of how they are used in sentences.
The document is a series of questions about whether various subjects like or do certain activities, with short yes or no answers provided. It asks if "he" likes dogs and drawing, if "they" like playing in rain, if "it" likes sleeping, if a baby likes drinking milk, if "he" likes to draw, if "she" likes to take showers, if a man caught a fish, if a baby liked porridge, and if "she" ate cake with her hands.
This document provides an overview of possessive pronouns. It begins with definitions of pronouns and possessive pronouns. A chart is then shown listing the subject, object, and possessive pronouns. The main part of the document focuses on possessive pronouns, also called strong possessive pronouns. These include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, and yours. Examples are given to demonstrate how possessive pronouns refer back to a previously mentioned noun. Weak possessive pronouns, also called possessive adjectives, are also discussed. The document concludes with a quiz to test understanding of possessive pronouns.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of verbs: action verbs that show action, linking verbs that connect subjects to predicates, and helping verbs that assist main verbs. It explains that action verbs tell what a subject does, linking verbs link subjects to predicates without showing action, and helping verbs come before and help main verbs. Examples of each verb type are given and readers are asked to identify verbs in sample sentences.
The document discusses comparatives in English grammar. It explains that comparatives are forms of adjectives and adverbs used to compare two people, animals, or things. It describes the different rules for forming comparatives depending on whether the adjective is one syllable, two syllables, or more than two syllables. Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. Examples are provided to illustrate comparative forms and sentences.
The document discusses reflexive pronouns, which are used as the direct or indirect object of a verb when the object is the same as the subject. It provides a list of singular and plural reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, and ourselves. Examples are given to illustrate how reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing, such as "John taught himself" or "Ann poured herself a drink."
Subject pronouns are used to refer to the subject of a sentence. The subject pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they which refer to the first, second, third person singular males, third person singular females, third person singular objects, first person plural, second person plural, and third person plural respectively.
Pronouns are used in place of nouns and include subject pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Pronouns are used at the beginning of sentences and can replace nouns, for example replacing names with he, she, we, or they. Some examples of pronouns being used are "I am a teacher", "you are a good friend", and "they have a new car".
Here are the plural forms of the words in parentheses:
1. children
2. geese
3. mice
4. halves
5. teeth
6. women
7. knives
8. people
9. loaves
10. men
11. wolves
12. sheep
13. feet
14. leaves
15. fish
This document discusses the use of "too" and "enough" with adjectives to describe when something exceeds a limit or reaches a minimum threshold. It provides examples of using "too" with an adjective to mean something is beyond a limit, such as "He is too young to drive" or "The coffee is too hot to drink." Examples are also given of using "enough" with an adjective to mean something meets a minimum, like "He is tall enough to play basketball" or "His English is good enough to talk to tourists."
The document discusses irregular verbs in English and provides examples of different types of irregular verbs categorized by their formation. It describes irregular verbs that have the same form for the infinitive, past tense and past participle (e.g. hit, hurt). It also lists irregular verbs that have two forms for the past tense and past participle (e.g. dream, learn). Finally, it outlines irregular verbs where the past tense and past participle are different from the infinitive and each other (e.g. arise, awake, begin).
Past participle (regular and irregular verbs)Maria Sofea
This document discusses regular and irregular verbs in English. It provides examples of how verbs are conjugated in different tenses, including the base form, past tense, past participle, present participle, and third person singular form. It notes that regular verbs follow predictable patterns when forming the past and past participle by adding "d" or "ed", while irregular verbs do not follow patterns and must be memorized. The document provides lists of regular and irregular verb conjugations and gives tips for forming the past participle of regular verbs based on the verb's spelling. It includes exercises asking the reader to identify incorrect verb forms and conjugate verbs into the past tense.
This is a practical and easy way to teach Do- does and did as main verb and auxiliary in present and past tense. It works for basic and intermediate English students.
The document discusses forming sentences in the simple past tense in English. It explains that the past tense is used to talk about actions that started and finished in the past. For regular verbs, the past tense form usually adds "-ed" to the base verb. It also provides examples of how to make negative sentences and questions in the past tense by using "didn't" and "did". The document concludes with noting it's time for a game to practice these past tense concepts.
The document provides information on how to use the verb "to do" in English, including its present, past, and question forms for positive and negative statements. It gives examples of how to use "do/does/did" with other verbs like "work", "read", "play", etc. for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. The document also covers question forms using "do/does/did" with helping verbs.
Processing of regular and irregular past tense morphology in higly proficient...pliats
The document summarizes a study that investigated how highly proficient second language (L2) learners of English process regular and irregular past tense verbs. It found that both groups of L2 learners (those with naturalistic and classroom exposure to English) showed shorter reaction times for irregular past tense forms than regular forms, suggesting they decompose regular verbs morphologically like native English speakers. Both L2 groups also took longer to process novel "irregularised" forms compared to real irregular forms, though only the classroom exposure group showed this difference compared to "regularised" forms.
This document provides information about regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base verb, such as pulled, listened, used, and changed. Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that do not follow a predictable pattern, including was/were, went, did, and saw.
The document lists the base form and past simple form of various irregular verbs in English. It provides the base and past simple forms of verbs like be, become, begin, build and others. It also gives some example sentences using these irregular past tense verbs like bought, wrote, came, spoke, ran and won.
This document discusses WH question words in English. It defines WH questions as questions that begin with interrogative words like who, what, when, where, why, and how. These words ask for specific information about people, things, times, places, reasons, or manners. The document provides examples of different WH question words and their functions, how to form WH questions depending on whether the topic is the subject or object, and how to respond to WH questions. It also briefly discusses the digraph "wh" and how it represents a single sound.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency in English. It provides examples of common adverbs of frequency, such as always, frequently, usually, and never, along with the approximate percentage of time they indicate. It explains that adverbs of frequency are used to answer questions about how often something occurs. Examples are given of sentence structures using adverbs of frequency both before and after verbs. The position of these adverbs is explained. Finally, examples of rewriting sentences to include adverbs of frequency in the correct position are provided.
This document discusses the comparative and superlative forms of adverbs. It explains that the comparative form compares two things and uses "-er" and the superlative compares three or more things and uses "-est". For regular adverbs ending in "-ly", the comparative uses "more" and the superlative uses "most". It provides examples of adverbs and their comparative and superlative forms. It also notes that some adverbs are irregular and lists those with their forms.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of personal pronouns: subjective pronouns indicate the pronoun is acting as the subject, objective pronouns indicate the pronoun is acting as an object, possessive pronouns indicate possession, and reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject. It then provides activities for the reader to identify examples of each type of personal pronoun in sentences.
This document defines and provides examples of adverbs of degree. Adverbs of degree indicate the intensity or strength of what they modify, answering questions like "how much" or "how little." They can make adjectives or other adverbs stronger by using adverbs like "very" or "really" or weaker by using adverbs like "quite," "fairly," or "a bit." The document provides a list of common single-word adverbs of degree and examples of how they are used in sentences.
The document is a series of questions about whether various subjects like or do certain activities, with short yes or no answers provided. It asks if "he" likes dogs and drawing, if "they" like playing in rain, if "it" likes sleeping, if a baby likes drinking milk, if "he" likes to draw, if "she" likes to take showers, if a man caught a fish, if a baby liked porridge, and if "she" ate cake with her hands.
This document provides an overview of possessive pronouns. It begins with definitions of pronouns and possessive pronouns. A chart is then shown listing the subject, object, and possessive pronouns. The main part of the document focuses on possessive pronouns, also called strong possessive pronouns. These include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, and yours. Examples are given to demonstrate how possessive pronouns refer back to a previously mentioned noun. Weak possessive pronouns, also called possessive adjectives, are also discussed. The document concludes with a quiz to test understanding of possessive pronouns.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of verbs: action verbs that show action, linking verbs that connect subjects to predicates, and helping verbs that assist main verbs. It explains that action verbs tell what a subject does, linking verbs link subjects to predicates without showing action, and helping verbs come before and help main verbs. Examples of each verb type are given and readers are asked to identify verbs in sample sentences.
The document discusses comparatives in English grammar. It explains that comparatives are forms of adjectives and adverbs used to compare two people, animals, or things. It describes the different rules for forming comparatives depending on whether the adjective is one syllable, two syllables, or more than two syllables. Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. Examples are provided to illustrate comparative forms and sentences.
The document discusses reflexive pronouns, which are used as the direct or indirect object of a verb when the object is the same as the subject. It provides a list of singular and plural reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, and ourselves. Examples are given to illustrate how reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing, such as "John taught himself" or "Ann poured herself a drink."
Subject pronouns are used to refer to the subject of a sentence. The subject pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they which refer to the first, second, third person singular males, third person singular females, third person singular objects, first person plural, second person plural, and third person plural respectively.
Pronouns are used in place of nouns and include subject pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Pronouns are used at the beginning of sentences and can replace nouns, for example replacing names with he, she, we, or they. Some examples of pronouns being used are "I am a teacher", "you are a good friend", and "they have a new car".
Here are the plural forms of the words in parentheses:
1. children
2. geese
3. mice
4. halves
5. teeth
6. women
7. knives
8. people
9. loaves
10. men
11. wolves
12. sheep
13. feet
14. leaves
15. fish
This document discusses the use of "too" and "enough" with adjectives to describe when something exceeds a limit or reaches a minimum threshold. It provides examples of using "too" with an adjective to mean something is beyond a limit, such as "He is too young to drive" or "The coffee is too hot to drink." Examples are also given of using "enough" with an adjective to mean something meets a minimum, like "He is tall enough to play basketball" or "His English is good enough to talk to tourists."
The document discusses irregular verbs in English and provides examples of different types of irregular verbs categorized by their formation. It describes irregular verbs that have the same form for the infinitive, past tense and past participle (e.g. hit, hurt). It also lists irregular verbs that have two forms for the past tense and past participle (e.g. dream, learn). Finally, it outlines irregular verbs where the past tense and past participle are different from the infinitive and each other (e.g. arise, awake, begin).
Past participle (regular and irregular verbs)Maria Sofea
This document discusses regular and irregular verbs in English. It provides examples of how verbs are conjugated in different tenses, including the base form, past tense, past participle, present participle, and third person singular form. It notes that regular verbs follow predictable patterns when forming the past and past participle by adding "d" or "ed", while irregular verbs do not follow patterns and must be memorized. The document provides lists of regular and irregular verb conjugations and gives tips for forming the past participle of regular verbs based on the verb's spelling. It includes exercises asking the reader to identify incorrect verb forms and conjugate verbs into the past tense.
This is a practical and easy way to teach Do- does and did as main verb and auxiliary in present and past tense. It works for basic and intermediate English students.
The document discusses forming sentences in the simple past tense in English. It explains that the past tense is used to talk about actions that started and finished in the past. For regular verbs, the past tense form usually adds "-ed" to the base verb. It also provides examples of how to make negative sentences and questions in the past tense by using "didn't" and "did". The document concludes with noting it's time for a game to practice these past tense concepts.
The document provides information on how to use the verb "to do" in English, including its present, past, and question forms for positive and negative statements. It gives examples of how to use "do/does/did" with other verbs like "work", "read", "play", etc. for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. The document also covers question forms using "do/does/did" with helping verbs.
Processing of regular and irregular past tense morphology in higly proficient...pliats
The document summarizes a study that investigated how highly proficient second language (L2) learners of English process regular and irregular past tense verbs. It found that both groups of L2 learners (those with naturalistic and classroom exposure to English) showed shorter reaction times for irregular past tense forms than regular forms, suggesting they decompose regular verbs morphologically like native English speakers. Both L2 groups also took longer to process novel "irregularised" forms compared to real irregular forms, though only the classroom exposure group showed this difference compared to "regularised" forms.
This document provides information about regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base verb, such as pulled, listened, used, and changed. Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that do not follow a predictable pattern, including was/were, went, did, and saw.
Irregular past tense verbs and question formation in the past tenseSusan Watson
This document provides information about irregular past tense verbs and question formation in the past tense. It lists common irregular past tense verbs and their forms. It also gives examples of questions in the past tense using question words like when, what, where, who, how many followed by did and the subject and main verb. The document includes practice exercises for students to fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of verbs and answer questions in the past tense. It concludes by describing a past tense grammar game for students to play in pairs using dice and worksheets with additional questions.
Scientists classify animals into two main groups: vertebrates which have backbones and can be further divided into mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, or invertebrates which lack backbones. Each group has distinguishing characteristics like how they reproduce, regulate body temperature, and breathe.
The document discusses the simple past tense in English grammar. It explains that the simple past is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. It provides rules for forming the past tense of regular and irregular verbs, including spelling changes and pronunciation. It also covers forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past tense.
The document provides instruction on forming the past simple tense in English for regular and irregular verbs. It explains how to add "-ed", "-d", or "-ied" to regular verbs and lists example irregular verb forms. Exercises are included to practice changing verbs to the past simple affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Key aspects like time expressions indicating the past are also outlined.
The document discusses key characteristics of animals in the kingdom Animalia. It notes that animals are multicellular, mitochondrial heterotrophs that ingest and digest food internally. There are estimated to be around 9-10 million animal species on Earth across 36 phyla. Most animals exhibit bilateral symmetry and sexual reproduction, and range widely in size and habitat. Advanced animal body plans evolved from simpler multicellular to bilaterally symmetrical to coelomate forms with specialized tissues and organs.
Simple past tense: regular and irregular verbsmonica_llovet
The document discusses regular and irregular verbs in English and how their past tense forms are classified. Regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base verb, such as "danced" and "played". Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern and instead have unique past tense forms, like "went", "read", and "wrote". Several examples of regular and irregular verbs are provided, along with charts illustrating their inflection patterns. Exercises are included for the reader to practice identifying and forming the past tenses of different verbs.
This document provides an overview of the animal kingdom, describing their key characteristics and how they are classified. It discusses that animals are divided into invertebrates and vertebrates. Invertebrates make up 98% of animal species and lack backbones, while vertebrates make up the remaining 2% and include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals which all have backbones. It then examines several animal phyla in more detail, describing their defining features, organs and organ systems.
The document describes different types of animals. It explains that carnivores eat other animals, herbivores only eat plants, and omnivores eat both plants and animals. It provides examples of insects like ladybugs and grasshoppers. It discusses characteristics of mammals like fur and feeding milk to babies. Birds are described as having feathers, wings, and laying eggs. Fish are defined as having scales and fins to swim with. Reptiles are covered as having scutes or shells and laying eggs.
This document classifies animals according to their structure, diet, and reproduction. It divides animals into invertebrates without backbones and vertebrates with backbones. Invertebrates include arthropods, worms, mollusks, sponges, and echinoderms. Vertebrates include mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Mammals are viviparous and nourish their young with milk. Birds lay eggs but are otherwise diverse. Fish primarily reproduce through laying eggs while reptiles can be either viviparous or oviparous. Amphibians undergo metamorphosis from aquatic young to terrestrial adults.
This document provides information about different animals found on a farm and in a zoo. It lists the names of common farm animals like cows, horses, sheep, pigs, dogs, ducks, donkeys, hens, rabbits, mice and describes some of their key characteristics. It then lists animals found in a zoo such as elephants, giraffes, parrots, lions, bears, tigers, fish, monkeys, moose, crocodiles, penguins and encourages that animals can be our friends. The document conveys information about different types of animals in a simple, bullet-point format.
The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It defines the simple past as a verb tense used to describe actions that were completed in the past. It provides examples of sentences using the simple past, such as "She cleaned her house." The document outlines characteristics of the simple past tense and describes how it is formed for both regular verbs by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs which must be memorized. It lists common irregular past tense verbs such as "see/saw" and "go/went" and provides practice sentences for readers.
Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are several types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs, with choices being present, past, or future tense. Many verbs follow regular patterns to change tenses but some verbs are irregular and must be memorized. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important when writing.
Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are several types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs, with choices being present, past, or future tense. Many verbs follow regular patterns to change tenses but some verbs are irregular and must be memorized. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important when writing.
Verbs express actions or states of being and are essential parts of sentences. There are several types of verbs including action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Verb tense indicates when the action occurs, with choices being present, past, or future tense. Most regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" but some verbs are irregular and do not follow this pattern. Maintaining consistent verb tense is important when writing.
Spoken English Beginner Session 7 - Present Perfect Tense vs Past Tense vs Pa...Ash (Ashvini) Vyas
This document discusses the differences between the past simple tense, past continuous tense, and present perfect tense in English. It provides examples and explanations of when to use each tense. The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. The present perfect tense refers to actions that started in the past and continue to the present or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past. Adverbs can help identify whether to use the past simple or present perfect tense. The document also notes certain verbs that are only used with the past simple tense.
This document provides information about using the simple past tense in English. It discusses how the form of regular and irregular verbs changes in the simple past. It also covers using auxiliary "did" for questions and negatives. Examples are given for conjugating the verb "to be" in the simple past. Different uses of the simple past tense are outlined, including completed actions, series of actions, durations, habits, and past facts/generalizations. Resources for further information are included.
The document discusses various English verb tenses:
1) The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It is formed by adding "-ed" to regular verbs. Irregular verbs have unique past forms.
2) The Past Continuous Tense describes an ongoing action in the past. It is formed with "was/were + verb+ing".
3) The Past Perfect Tense talks about an action that occurred before something else in the past. It uses "had + past participle".
The document provides information about tenses in English verbs. It discusses the key features and uses of the present, past and future tenses, including the simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms of each tense. It provides examples to illustrate how each tense is formed and used in sentences. The document is intended to explain the different verb tenses in English grammar.
This document provides a summary of different verb tenses in English, including:
1) The present simple tense which is used to describe everyday or habitual actions.
2) The present continuous tense which describes actions happening now.
3) The future simple tense which uses "will" to talk about events that will occur after now.
4) The past simple tense which is used for completed actions in the past, though there are irregular verbs that do not follow the standard rules.
5) The present perfect tense which describes actions that began in the past but have relevance in the present, using "have/has" plus the past participle verb form.
The document discusses the use of the past simple tense in English to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides rules for forming the past simple of regular and irregular verbs in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Examples are given to illustrate using the past simple to talk about a single completed action, a series of actions, durations in the past, past habits, past facts and the importance of when-clauses. Adverb placement and active/passive voice are also briefly covered.
Verb tense indicates when an action occurred in the past, present, or future. Regular verbs follow standard patterns for tense endings, while irregular verbs do not. The present, past, and past participle forms are used to construct sentences in different tenses, including the present perfect and past perfect tenses. Active and passive voice constructions also use verb tenses and participles. Consistency of verb tense within a sentence is important to clearly express when actions took place.
The document discusses the perfect tenses in English - the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. It provides examples of how to form each tense using auxiliary verbs and past participles. It also explains the uses of each tense, such as denoting completed actions connected to the present (present perfect), actions completed before a past time (past perfect), and actions that will be completed before a future time (future perfect). Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences using these tenses.
The document provides information about teaching English language learners (ELLs) about past verb tenses. It includes:
- An overview of challenges for ELLs with verb tenses, as some languages do not have verb tenses. Examples are provided of common ELL errors using simple past, past progressive, present perfect, and other tenses.
- Definitions and usages of simple past, past progressive, present perfect, past perfect, past perfect progressive, used to and would are explained. Formations and examples of each are given.
- Potential mistakes ELLs could make with each tense are listed to aid instruction.
- A sample lesson plan is outlined to help students recognize and practice
This document provides instructions on how to form sentences in the past tense in English. It discusses using the simple past tense for actions completed in the past and covers forming regular verbs by adding "-ed" or "-d" as well as irregular verb forms. Examples are given for forming positive and negative sentences and questions for both regular and irregular verbs. Common time phrases for talking about the past are also listed.
The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It describes two types of verbs in the past simple: regular verbs that form the past tense by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs that change their spelling or pronunciation. Regular verbs follow patterns like doubling consonants or just adding "-d" depending on their ending. Irregular verb forms often change vowels from the infinitive form. Examples of common irregular verb patterns are provided. The use of the past simple to describe completed past actions and sequences of events is explained. Formation of negative sentences and yes/no questions in the past simple is also covered, distinguishing patterns for regular and irregular verbs as well as for the verb "to be".
This document provides information about verb tenses in English. It discusses the present simple, present continuous, future simple, past simple, and present perfect tenses. For each tense, it explains how to form it and gives examples of its use. The key points covered are:
- The present simple tense is used for habitual or repeated actions.
- The present continuous tense describes actions happening now.
- The future simple tense uses "will" to talk about future actions.
- The past simple tense usually takes "ed" but some verbs are irregular.
- The present perfect tense uses "have/has" plus the past participle to describe actions with relevance to the present.
This document provides information about verb tenses in English. It discusses the present simple, present continuous, future simple, past simple, and present perfect tenses. For each tense, it explains how to form it and gives examples of its use. The key points covered are:
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- The present continuous tense describes what is happening now.
- The future simple tense uses "will" to talk about future events.
- The past simple tense adds "ed" to regular verbs for past actions.
- The present perfect tense uses "have/has + past participle" for actions completed recently with present relevance.
The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It explains that the past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. It also describes the different types of sentences that can be formed in the past simple tense, including affirmative, negative, and question sentences. Time expressions that are commonly used with the past simple tense are also listed.
This document provides information on English verb tenses. It discusses 12 verb tenses - simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, simple future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides examples of usage, forms and key points about when each tense is used.
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English Village is the social network for English language learners. Learn grammar, vocabulary, and more while connecting with other English language learners from all over the world.
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English Village is the social network for English language learners. Learn grammar, vocabulary, and more while connecting with other English language learners from all over the world.
A community is a group of people living in the same place or sharing similar interests and goals. Examples of communities include neighborhoods, groups that enjoy outdoor activities together, and groups of people learning English from around the world.
The document provides tips for having engaging conversations by listening actively, asking follow-up questions, and using "wh-" questions to get more details. It suggests starting a conversation with a greeting and opening question, then listening and asking additional questions to continue the discussion. An example dialogue is given where one person asks follow-up questions about the other's ski trip to keep the conversation flowing.
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2. Past tense verbs
Past tense verbs are used to communicate about events
that happened in the past.
The past means something that happened the minute
before, the hour before, the day before, the month
before, the year before, and so on.
Anything that happened before right NOW is in the past.
3. Regular vs. irregular past tense verbs
English has two types of past tense verbs.
Regular and irregular
Regular past tense verbs add an -ed ending to the verb.
walk = walked, talk = talked, listen = listened, look = looked, watch
= watched, dance = danced, study = studied, stop = stopped
Irregular past tense verbs DO NOT follow this rule. Irregular past
tense verbs must be memorized.
go = went, become = became, is/are = was/were, do = did, buy =
bought, bring = brought, hear = heard, come = came, drive =
4.
5. Common Uses of Past Tense
We use the past tense when…
We tell a story
We explain a situation that happened earlier
Someone asks, “What have you been doing?” or “What
did you do today, yesterday, etc.?”
6. Examples
I went to a dance class this morning.
We watched a movie last night.
I rode my bike yesterday.
I hiked a lot last week.
She studied for her test.
They had a picnic in the park.
Do you know which verbs are regular and which are
7. Practice on English Village
Tell us what you did yesterday in the activity feed.
Join the “My Best Day” discussion and tell us about what happened on your
best day.
Join the discussion about challenges, your favorite vacation, or your most
exciting experience, and use the past tense to tell us about it.
You have to use your English to improve your English!
See you in the Village!