PPT ON VERBS
- 2. Tenses Many English learners worry too much about tense. If you stopped 100 native English speakers in the street and asked them about tense, one of them might give you an intelligent answer—if you were lucky. The other 99 would know little about terms like "past perfect" or "present continuous". And they would know nothing about aspect, voice or mood. But they can all speak fluent English and communicate effectively. Of course, for ESL it helps to know about tenses, but don't become obsessed with them. Be like those native speakers! Speak naturally!
- 3. Simple Present Tense How do we make the Simple Present Tense? subject + auxiliary verb +main verb do base There are three important exceptions: • • • 1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. 2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. 3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.
- 4. How do we use the Simple Present Tense? • We use the simple present tense when: • · the action is general • · the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future • · the action is not only happening now • · the statement is always true
- 5. Present Continuous Tense We often use the present continuous tense in English. It is very different from the simple present tense, both in structure and in use. In this lesson we look the structure and use of the present continuous tense, follwed by a quiz to check your understanding: · Structure: how do we make the present continuous tense? · Use: when and why do we use the present continuous tense? · Spelling: how do we spell verbs with -ing for the present continuous tense?
- 6. How do we make the Present Continuous Tense? The structure of the present continuous tense is: subject + auxiliary verb +main verb be base + ing
- 7. Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense is a rather important tense in English, but it gives speakers of some languages a difficult time. That is because it uses concepts or ideas that do not exist in those languages. In fact, the structure of the present perfect tense is very simple. The problems come with the use of the tense. In addition, there are some differences in usage between British and American English.
- 8. How do we make the Present Perfect Tense? The structure of the present perfect tense is: subject + auxiliary verb +main verb have past participle
- 9. Present Perfect Continuous Tense How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense? The structure of the present perfect continuous tense is: subject + auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb +mainverb have has been base + ing