How to teach grammar from example
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This document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It discusses when to use the simple present tense, the form of sentences in the simple present tense, and rules for adding "-s" to verbs in the third person singular. Specifically, it notes that the simple present tense expresses repeated or usual actions like habits or schedules. It gives examples of affirmative, negative, and question sentence structures. Finally, it outlines rules for changing verb endings for the third person singular, including changing "y" to "i" before adding "-es".
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How to teach grammar from example
- 1. Simple present • When we use it? • Form of the sentence • Rules for the ¨S¨ form
- 2. When we use it? We use the Simple Present when we want to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
- 3. Form of the sentence • Form of the verb: Root form & ¨S¨ form for third person • Auxiliaries: Do & does Subject _Auxiliary Verb_ Complement__ Examples: • I come to school everyday (Affirmative) • I don’t come to school everyday (Negative) • Do you come to school everyday? (Question) • When do you come to school?(Information Q.)
- 4. Rules for the¨S¨form • Add an “S” at the end of the verb, when the verb ends is “ss,ch,sh & x”. • Add “es” when the verb ends in “y” preceded by a consonant, change to “i” and “es”. When “y” is preceded by a vowell add “ess”. • To the other verbs just add “s”. • Irregular verbs: do-does, go-goes, have- has