3. Gerunds
• Washing your hands before you cook is important
• Swimming here is dangerous.
• Why is brushing your teeth important?
• I think that studying English is important and interesting.
• BE CAREFUL DON’T CONFUSE WITH PRESENT CONTINUOS
• He is washing his hands before he cooks.
4. Reflexive Pronouns – Reflexive Use
• List the reflexive pronouns:
• Singular Plural
• I >> myself we >> ourselves
• you >> yourself you >> yourselves
• he >> himself they >> themselves
• she >> herself
• it >> itself
5. • She looked at herself in the mirror.
• I bought myself a new dress.
• The boys on the team called themselves the Tigers.
• Have students compare the following sentences:
• I’m teaching James to play guitar.
• I’m teaching myself to play guitar.
• They are making us some coffee.
• They are making themselves some coffee.
• Next, explain to students that using by + reflexive pronoun indicates alone.
• She went on vacation by herself. (She went alone.)
• He did his homework by himself. (He did it alone.)
6. We’ll Help Ourselves
1.-He is looking at in the mirror.
2.-John is looking at ……………… in the mirror.
3.-We are looking at …………….. in the mirror.
4.-Stephen made dinner by ……………..
5.- I did my homework by……………………..
6.- Tom and I played basketball by ………………...
7. Present Perfect
• I ate an apple yesterday.
• I am eating an apple
• I will eat an apple tomorrow
• I have eaten apples before now.
8. Has taught
have cleaned has bought
have known have written have won
has read has practiced have met
has repaired have eaten
9. has/have taught has/have cleaned has/have bought
has/have known has/have written has/have won
has/have read has/have practiced has/have met
has/have repaired has/have eaten
10. PRESENT PERFECT
• Actions that started in the past and continue in the present.
• My dad has known that I can fly for two years
• I have cleaned my room twice a day for the last eight weeks.
