Advanced Verbs

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Bill
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VerbsAuxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Some helping verbs are used to make tenses
To be – makes the present continuous tense
Will – makes the future simple tense
To be (+ going to) – makes the future simple tense
To have – makes the present perfect tense

VerbsAuxiliary Verbs
Present Continuous
Now
Use the present continuous tense to talk about what is happening now.
Verb To be: I am
you are
he is
she is + verb word
it is
we are
they are

The Present Continuous Tense
Now
Use the present continuous tense to talk about what is happening now.
Verb To be: I am going
you are sleeping
he is walking
she is eating
it is learning
we are playing
they are speaking

Tomorrow
Will
Use the future simple to talk about what will happen after now.
Every day I speak English, now I am speaking English, tomorrow I will speak English
Every day you walk to work, now you are walking to work, tomorrow you will walk to work
Every day he learns English, now he is learning English, tomorrow he will learn English
Every day she swims, now she is swimming, tomorrow she will swim
Every day it sleeps, now it is sleeping, tomorrow it will sleep
Every day we play football, now we are playing football, tomorrow we will play football
Every day they watch tv, now they are watching tv, tomorrow they will watch tv
Easy !

VerbsAuxiliary verbs
Future
Will, Am, Are, Is Going to
Use WILL or AM, ARE, IS GOING TO
to talk about what will happen after now.
Tomorrow I will speak English Tomorrow I am going to speak English
Tomorrow you will walk to work Tomorrow you are going to walk to work
Tomorrow he will learn English Tomorrow he is going to learn English
Tomorrow she will swim Tomorrow she is going to swim
Tomorrow it will sleep Tomorrow it is going to sleep
Tomorrow we will play football Tomorrow we are going to play football
Tomorrow they will watch tv Tomorrow they are going to watch tv
Too Easy ? More Exciting!

The Present Perfect Tense
In my life
If you have done something and cannot do it again, then you use the past
simple tense.
If you have done something and can do it again then you use the present
perfect tense.
How do you make the present perfect tense?
First use the verb ‘to have’ in the present simple tense.
Then use verb #3 (past participle)

In my life
First use the verb ‘to have’ in the present simple tense.
I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
we have
they have

In my life
First use the verb ‘to have’ in the present simple tense, then use the past
participle (verb #3)
I have gone
you have slept
he has walked
she has eaten
it has learned
we have played
they have spoken

Some helping verbs are used to make tenses
To be – makes the present continuous tense
Will – makes the future simple tense
To be (+ going to) – makes the future simple tense
To have – makes the present perfect tense
The helping verb ‘to do’ is used to make negatives and questions
I do not play basketball
I did not play basketball
Do you play basketball?
Did you play basketball?

Negatives
Present Simple (Every Day)
Positive Negative
Every day I eat pizza. No, every day I do not eat pizza.
Every day you play football. No, every day you do not play football.
Every day he walks in the park. No, every day he does not walk in the park.
Every day she buys a cat. No, every day she does not buy a cat.
Every day it rains. No, every day it does not rain.
Every day we sing a song. No, every day we do not sing a song.
Every day they swim in the sea. No, every day they do not swim in the sea.

Verbs
Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Negatives
Past Simple (Yesterday)
Positive Negative
Yesterday I ate pizza. No, yesterday I did not eat pizza.
Yesterday you played football. No, yesterday you did not play football.
Yesterday he walked in the park. No, yesterday he did not walk in the park.
Yesterday she bought a cat. No, yesterday she did not buy a cat.
Yesterday it rained. No, yesterday it did not rain.
Yesterday we sang a song. No, yesterday we did not sing a song.
Yesterday they swam in the sea. No, yesterday they did not swim in the sea.

Questions
Statement Question
Every day I eat pizza. Do I eat pizza every day?
Every day you play football. Do you play football every day?.
Every day he walks in the park. Does he walk in the park every day?
Every day she buys a cat. Does she buy a cat every day?
Every day it rains. Does it rain every day?
Every day we sing a song. Do we sing a song every day?.
Every day they swim in the sea. Do they swim in the sea every day?

Questions
Statement Question
Yesterday I ate pizza. Did I eat pizza yesterday?
Yesterday you played football. Did you play football yesterday?
Yesterday he walked in the park. Did he walk in the park yesterday?
Yesterday she bought a cat. Did she buy a cat yesterday?
Yesterday it rained. Did it rain yesterday?
Yesterday we sang a song. Did we sing a song yesterday?
Yesterday they swam in the sea. Did they swim in the sea yesterday?

Verbs
For Your Information
The verb ‘to be’ does not use the verb ‘to do’ to make negatives and questions
To be To be (negative) To be (question)
I am a waiter I am not a waiter Am I a waiter?
You are a driver You are not a driver Are you a driver?
He is a chef He is not a chef Is he a chef?
She is a manager She is not a manager Is she a manager?
It is cold It is not cold Is it cold?
We are in Chiang Mai We are not in Chiang Mai Are we in Chiang Mai?
They are in Bangkok They are not in Bangkok Are they in Bangkok?

Verbs
The verb ‘to be’ does not use the verb ‘to do’ to make negatives and questions
To be To be (negative) To be (question)
I was a waiter I was not a waiter Was I a waiter?
You were a driver You were not a driver Were you a driver?
He was a chef He was not a chef Was he a chef?
She was a manager She was not a manager Was she a manager?
It was cold It was not cold Was it cold?
We were in Chiang Mai We were not in Chiang Mai Were we in Chiang Mai?
They were in Bangkok They were not in Bangkok Were they in Bangkok?

Verbs
Negatives for Present Continuous (Now)
Positive Negative
Now I am eating pizza. No, now I am not eating pizza.
Now you are playing football. No, now you are not playing football.
Now he is walking in the park. No, now he is not walking in the park.
Now she is buying a cat. No, now she is not buying a cat.
Now it is raining No, now it is not raining.
Now we are singing a song No, now we are not singing a song.
Now they are swimming in the sea. No, now they are not swimming in the sea.

Verbs
Negatives for Future Simple (Tomorrow)
Positive Negative
Tomorrow I will eat pizza. No, tomorrow I will not eat pizza.
Tomorrow you will play football. No, tomorrow you will not play football.
Tomorrow he walks in the park. No, tomorrow he will not walk in the park.
Tomorrow she will buy a cat. No, tomorrow she will not buy a cat.
Tomorrow it will rain. No, tomorrow it will not rain.
Tomorrow we will sing a song. No, tomorrow we will not sing a song.
Tomorrow they will swim in the sea. No, tomorrow they will not swim in the sea.

Verbs
Negatives for Present Perfect (In my life)
Positive Negative
In my life I have eaten pizza. No, in my life I have not eaten pizza.
In my life you have played football. No, in my life you have not played football.
In my life he has walked in the park. No, in my life he has not walked in the
park.
In my life she has bought a cat. No, in my life she has not bought a cat.
In my life it has rained. No, in my life it has not rained.
In my life we have sung a song. No, in my life we have not sung a song.
In my life they have swum in the sea. No, in my life they have not swum in the
sea

Verbs
Questions for Present Continuous (Now)
Positive Negative
Now I am eating pizza. Am I eating a pizza now?
Now you are playing football. Are you playing football now?
Now he is walking in the park. Is he walking in the park now?
Now she is buying a cat. Is she buying a cat now?
Now it is raining Is it raining now?
Now we are singing a song Are we singing a song now?
Now they are swimming in the sea. Are they swimming in the sea now?

Verbs
Questions for Future Simple (Tomorrow)
Positive Negative
Tomorrow I will eat pizza. Will we eat a pizza tomorrow?
Tomorrow you will play football. Will you play football tomorrow?
Tomorrow he walks in the park. Will he walk in the park tomorrow?
Tomorrow she will buy a cat. Will she buy a cat tomorrow?
Tomorrow it will rain. Will it rain tomorrow?
Tomorrow we will sing a song. Will we sing a song tomorrow?
Tomorrow they will swim in the sea. Will they swim in the sea tomorrow?

Verbs
Questions for Present Perfect (In my life)
Positive Negative
In my life I have eaten pizza. Have I eaten a pizza in my life?
In my life you have played football. Have you played football in your life?
In my life he has walked in the park. Has he walked in the park in his life?
In my life she has bought a cat. Has she bought a cat in her life?
In my life it has rained. Has it rained in my life?
In my life we have sung a song. Have we sung a song in our lives?
In my life they have swum in the sea. Have they swum in the sea in their
lives?

VerbsAuxiliary (Helping) Verbs - Others
Can, Could
‘Can’ really means the ability to do something – I can speak English.
‘Could’ is the past tense of ‘can’ – Yesterday I could not speak English but now I can.
Today many people use ‘can’ to ask permission.
Every teacher knows, “Can I go to the bathroom?”
Beware! Some people find it funny to get ‘can’ wrong.
Student who is hot, “Teacher, can I open the window?”
Teacher, “You are very short and the window is very high up and I do not know if you can. But if you can,
then you may.”

Can, Could, May
‘Can’ really means the ability to do something – I can speak English.
‘Could’ is the past tense of ‘can’ – Yesterday I could not speak English but now I can.
Today many people use ‘can’ to ask permission.
Every teacher knows, “Can I go to the bathroom?”
‘May’ is a more polite word to use to ask permission.
“May I go to the bathroom?” is a better way to ask.
“May I help you?”

May, Might
‘May’ and ‘might’ are used to talk about the possibility of something happening.
‘May’ and ‘might’ are like each other a lot.
I might go to Bangkok next month.
I may go to Bangkok next month
If I can get some money, if I can book a bus to Bangkok, if I can book a bus back
from Bangkok, if I can find a friend who will let me stay at his home; then I will go to
Bangkok next month.

May, Might
‘May’ and ‘might’ are used to talk about the possibility of something happening.
‘May’ and ‘might’ are like each other a lot.
I might win the Lotto next month.
I may quit my job when I win the Lotto

Have to, Must
Have to and must are almost the same.
Perhaps MUST is stronger than HAVE TO
Must and must not have strong meanings.
If you must do something then you cannot
choose to do it, you have to.
When the traffic light is red, you must stop.

Have to, Must, Must Not
Have to and must are almost the same.
Perhaps MUST is stronger than HAVE TO
It is the same with must not.
If you are told you must not, then you cannot think about it.
You must not smoke in a hospital.

Ought to, Should
‘Should’ and ‘ought to’ are almost the same.
‘Should’ and ‘ought to’ are not as strong as ‘must’, ‘must not’
‘Should’ and ‘ought to’ are often used in advice, when you tell a friend what you
would do.
You should, ought to come to work on time.
If you are late one time there will not be a problem.
But, if you are often late then there will be a big problem.

Ought to, Should
You should, ought to wear a helmet on a motor bike.
What I weigh and what I should weigh are not the same things.
I saw a great movie and I think you should see it too..

Want, Need
You want, or would like to have something.
You want or would like something to happen.
Condo in Phuket 1 kg giant shrimp BMW

Want, Need
When you need something you must have it.

Shall, Will
‘Will’ is a verb word to tell the future tense.
It never changes
‘Shall’ can be used instead of ‘will’ when talking about tomorrow.
‘Tomorrow I shall eat pizza and we shall sing a song’ is perfect English.
However they are not used a lot today.
‘Shall I’ is used more in polite questions when the person speaking is quietly asking
permission to do something for the other person.
“Shall I make a cup of tea for us?”

Shall, Will
‘Shall I’ is used more in polite questions when the person speaking is quietly asking
permission to do something for the other person.
“Shall I make a cup of tea for us?”

Used To
‘Used to’ is used to tell about things that you did in the past as a routine but no
longer do.
At university, I used to sit under a bridge to read my books.
When I lived in Bangkok, I used to go to Hua Hin every weekend.

Used To
‘Used to’ is used to tell about things that you did in the past as a routine but no
longer do.

Would
‘Would’ is a fantasy word.
‘Would’ talks about things that are not real
If I had 100,000,000 Baht I would live in Mae Hong Son.
I would like to go to Japan one day.
When I get enough time and money I will travel to Japan.
I would send you a text message, if I knew your number

Would
Because ‘would’ talks about fantasy things that are not real, ‘would’ has become
very polite.
“What would you like?” really means that in your fantasy, dream world, where you
can have anything you want, what can I get you?
“Would you close the window?” is a very polite way to ask someone to do
something.
“I would like some papaya salad please.” Is a very polite way to ask for something.

Would
Because ‘would’ talks about fantasy things that are not real, ‘would’ has become
very polite.

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