Continued discussion of subject and verbs as they relate to using good grammar in the workplace.

1. SPEAK WRITE™
WEEK FIVE:
Simple Subjects & Verbs continued
Simple Verb Tenses (present, past, future)

2. Take Lesson 1 On-line Quiz
Which questions
are giving you trouble?

3. DION, 1996 PAGES 31-33
REVIEW IN CLASS PRACTICE FROM LAST CLASS

4. INFINITIVE OF VERB
= to + verb
(to eat, to be, to dance, to look)

5. VERB TENSE = TIME, WHEN?
SIMPLE PRESENT
Infinitive form of the verb
SUBJECT + (to) verb.
• I drink.
• She thinks.
• Jeannie likes dogs.
• Bobby and Sally drink water
and soda.
NOW
SIMPLE FUTURE
Infinitive form of the verb plus
will in front
SUBJECT + “will” (to) verb.
• I will drink.
• She will think.
• Jeannie will like dogs.
• Bobby and Sally will drink
water and soda.
TOMORROW, LATER

6. SIMPLE PAST
Infinitive + -ed or Irregular
Infinitive + -ed
To dance = dance + -ed
• DANCED
To bake = bake + -ed
• BAKED
To watch = watch + -ed
• WATCHED
Irregular (GREGG 1030)
• To be = was, were
• To bring = brought
• To choose = chose
• To draw = drew
MUST BE LEARNED OR
LOOKED UP!!
* LOOK SMART TIP *
To lie = to rest, recline
To lay = to put or place

7. SCHOLASTIC, 2002 PAGES 31-32
DION, 1996 PAGE 16
IN CLASS PRACTICE

8. HOMEWORK – FOR NEXT CLASS
GREGG – 6 CAPITALIZATION
AND
GREGG – 13 CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD