Expressing Time in verb forms.pptxxxxxxxx
- 1. Expressing Time in verb forms
- 2. • The teacher asked the class to imagine themselves looking at the sky on a moonlit night Then, she asked them to write down the images that had been formed in their minds. These were some of the children's answers:
- 3. • 1. The clouds drift in an endless space. • 2. The moon shines on the lakes and rivers. • 3. The owl hoots. • 4. The bats fly from their caves. • 5. The leaves of the trees rustle as the wind passes by. • 6. From afar, a dog howls
- 4. • They make the children's imagination come alive. Let us study more about these words. Expressing Time in Verb Forms Tense is the time expressed by the verb.
- 5. • There are six tenses: simple present, simple past simple future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. (You have already learned about the first three tenses in your earlier grades.) • The principal parts of a verb are the basis upon which all these tenses are formed.
- 9. 1. Choose the correct participle in the present tense • A. The builders begins constructing the building. • B. The builders begin constructing the building. • C. The builder begin constructing the building
- 10. 2. Which of these are in a future tense? • A. I had begun doing it yesterday • B. We shall start the program tomorrow • C. I'm doing my chores right now
- 11. 3. Which one express strong feeling, command, determination, or promise on the part of the speaker, persons? • A. I promise that I will protect the last exile, no matter what happens. • B. Ill be there wait for me. • C. Yeah I promise ill b there or whatever
- 12. 4. Which one of these follows the correct Subject-Verb Agreement • A. The housewife begins with her chores early. • B. The housewife begin with her chores early. • C. The housewives begins with their chores early
- 13. 5. Which one of these happened in the past? • A. I had done this before • B. We will begin this afternoon • C. John is cutting the onion
- 14. • The present (the first principal part) is the form upon which the present and the future tenses are made. • The housewife begins with her chores early. • The ladies begin with their tasks right away. • I shall begin my training on Saturday. • The past (the second principal part) is the basis of the past tense.
- 15. • The past participle (the third principal part) is the basis of the perfect tenses. • NOTE: We shall take this up in the next lesson. • The Present Tense. chose The present tense expresses (a) an action, (b) a state of being in the present, or (c) a habitual action. • Bob plays basketball, doesn't he? (action) • He is a good athlete. (State of being) • He always practices every afternoon. (habitual action)
- 16. •The third person singular of the present tense is formed by adding s to the present form. The other forms (first person singular, second person singular, as well as the plural nouns) all use the present form (without s).
- 17. The Past Tense • The past tense expresses an action completed in the past or a state of being in the past. Notice that the past tense is formed from the second principal part of the verb.
- 18. • My brother forgot his lunch box at home. (action) • He was worried about his "baon". (state of being • The Future Tense • The future tense expresses an action that will take place at some time in the future. The future tense is formed by adding shall or will to the first principal part of the verb.
- 19. • Mother will buy fruits tomorrow. • We shall go with her to the grocery store. • In current informal use, there is a tendency to use the auxiliaries shall and will in all persons. writers, however, make distinctions in the use of these auxiliaries.
- 20. example • i really miss that old house in the province, lets go there like last year • I’m at the beach today • I went to the beach yesterday
- 21. • 1. Use shall with the first person, and will with the second and third persons to express simple future. • We shall prepare everything on Monday. • I shall accompany you personally to the doctor. • You will be able to see quite well from this seat. • He will sign the contract tomorrow.
- 22. • 2. To express strong feeling, command, determination, or promise on the part of the speaker, persons. use will with the first person and shall with the second and third persons • I promise that I will protect you, no matter what happens. • Hector is determined that he shall save a part of his earnings. • We will be there, rain or shine. • They shall come, I assure you.
- 23. • Using Correct Subject-Verb Agreement • Choosing the verb form that goes directly with a certain subject is very important in composing a correct sentence. This task is notably challenging when the verb form to be used is in the present tense. • 1. The basic rule is to use a singular verb form with a singular subject, and a plural verb form with a plural subject. • The lady arranges the flowers at the altar. • The ladies arrange the flowers at the altar.
- 24. Board work • Choosing the verb form that goes directly with a certain subject is very important in composing a correct sentence. • The boy (eats) (eat) pizza at Shakeys • The boys (eats) (eat) pizza at Shakeys
- 26. • 2. When using a compound subject joined by and (or by commas and and), use a plural verb. • The boys and the girls prepare for their number in the program. • My parents, my aunts, and my uncles always give us gifts during Christmas.
- 27. Board work • Choosing the verb form that goes directly with a certain subject is very important in composing a correct sentence. 1. The men and women (confess) (confesses) their love to each other. 2. My cousins, my nieces and my grandparents always (help) (helps) us during our time of need.
- 28. • 3. When the compound subject is joined by or or not and the component parts of the compound subject are both singular, use the singular verb. • Either Elisa or Rebeca is in charge of the dishes at lunch time. • Neither my father nor my mother knows that I have joined the Art Contest
- 29. Board work • My father and mother (acknowledge) (acknowledges) our relationship • Either my teacher and tutor will (take) (takes) me to the top of the class
- 30. • 4. When the compound subject is joined by or or nor and the component parts are both plural, use the plural verb. • Either the teachers or the pupils are at the Assembly Room right now. • Neither the performers nor the singers are at the back room of the stage.
- 31. 5. Either the armies of men or The legions of machines had made any (progress) (progresses) in winning the war. 6. My enemies and allies will have to (work) (works) with each other
- 32. Example The protesters and workers_are__doing a great job.
- 33. • 5. But when the compound subject joined by or or nor has a singular and a plural part, the verb should agree with the part of the subject nearer it. • Either the principal or the teachers know about the activity. • Neither the scouts nor the moderator is around to explain what happened.
- 34. Lets try! • Neither my teammates and coach (knows)(know) about my injury • Neither elf nor men (is)(are) safe when the dark lord returns
- 35. Quiz choose the correct verb tense • 1. Neither your armies or your weapon (is)(are) enough to defeat us. • 2. Neither your mother nor our fathers (take) (takes) this seriously. • 3. Neither team or fans (acknowledge) (acknowledges) the games verdict
- 36. • 4. Neither Bob or friends (were) (is) harmed during the accident • 5. Neither cows nor chicken made (sounds) (sound) during the slaughter
- 37. Quiz choose the correct verb tense • 1. Neither your armies or your weapon (is) enough to defeat us. • 2. Neither your mother nor our fathers take this seriously. • 3. Neither team or fans (acknowledge) the games verdict
- 38. • 4. Neither Bob or friends (were) harmed during the accident • 5. Neither cows nor chicken made (sounds) during the slaughter
- 39. 6. When using a collective noun which means a group as a whole, use a singular verb. But when the collective noun refers to individual members, use a plural verb • The maranao family holds a reunion every year. • The family enjoy their outing in Boracay
- 40. Lets try The group members (talk) (talks) about their experiences The basketball team (prepares) (prepare)
- 41. Quiz • 1. The Dutchman family (hold) (holds) a significant amount of power. • 2. Each team must (catch) (catches) their quarry in under a minute. • 3.The lion pride (eat)(eats) their prey • 4. The herd of buffalo (consume)(consumes) the grass in the field. • 5. A flock of birds (fly) (flies) above the sky
- 42. Quiz • 1. The Dutchman family (holds) a significant amount of power. • 2. Each team must (catch) their quarry in under a minute. • 3.The lion pride (eat) their prey with ferosity. • 4. The herd of buffalo (consumes) the grass in the field. • 5. A flock of birds (flies) above the sky
- 43. 7. Most often, mistakes in s-v agreement occur when the subject and verb are separated. • The paper with the most number of check marks are mine.-this is wrong • The paper with the most number of check marks is mine • -this is correct
- 44. Lets try • The burgers behind the counter (is) (are) mine. • The baloney sandwich on the table (is)(are) mine
- 45. QUIZ • 1. Those tools at the back (belongs)(belong) to old man john. • 2. The game board on the table (is) (are) mine. • 3. The cakes in the oven (is) (are) Johns. • 4. A pile of bolts on the far corner of the shed (is) (are) mostly likely from the neighbor • 5. The cookies inside the basket (is) (are) from granny
- 46. • 8. Do not be confused by inverted sentences. Identify the subject, and use the correct verb form. • Wrong: There go the Most valuable Player of the year • Correct: There goes the Most valuable Player of the year. • Wrong: Here comes the pupils with their advisers. • Correct: Here comes the pupils with their advisers
- 47. • 9. The indefinite pronouns each, one, anyone, someone, anybody, everybody are singular, and therefore need singular verbs when used in sentence. • Everybody listens intently to the guest speaker. • Somebody mentions my name. • Everybody is happy about the results of the exam
- 48. • 10. The indefinite pronouns both, many, few, several, all any, most, more, some are plural and take plural verbs when used in sentences • Some (of the pupils) are carrying their books. • Few (ladies) arrive with their escorts. • Both (gifts) are precious to me