Monday, May 30, 2011

PresentationsGrammar: Understanding Verb Forms

Discussion of remainder of term

Housekeeping

• Marked work• Revision –1 bonus mark instead of /3• Check your grade online• Exam Study Sheet

Presentations

Understanding Verb Forms, Handout p. 69-71

• Don’t get hung up on all the terminology! • Focus on how the form of the verb changes in

different situations.• Endings may be added to the verb – ing and –ed

• Auxiliary (helping) verbs may be placed before the verb– be, have, will

Understanding Verb Forms, Handout p. 69-71

• You can use the simple tenses in most general situations:

– She walks to work every day. (Simple present)

– She walked to work yesterday. (Simple past)

– She will walk to work tomorrow. (Future)

Understanding Verb Forms, p. 69-71

• Use the continuous (progressive) tenses when you want to show an ongoing or incomplete action:– She is walking to work right now. (Present

Continuous)

– She was walking to work when I saw her. (Past Continuous)

– She will be walking to work from now on. (Future continuous)

Understanding Verb Forms, p. 69-71

• Use the perfect tenses when you want to show completed actions:– She has walked to work many times, but

usually she takes the bus. (Present perfect)

– She had walked to work before he called to offer a ride. (Past perfect)

– She will have walked to work by the time I can pick her up. (Future perfect)

A few more examples

• Gail has worked hard on the puzzle. (present perfect)

• They had finished the work before their shift ended. (past perfect)

• The volunteers will have worked many unpaid hours. (future perfect)

Practice 3 Self-Study1. eats2. ate3. will eat 4. am eating5. was eating6. will be eating7. have already eaten8. had already eaten9. will have already eaten10. has been eating11. had been eating12. will have been eating

Understanding Verb Forms, p. 69-71

• In writing, you will mostly use these three tenses:– She walks. (simple present)

– She walked. (simple past)

– She has walked. (present perfect)

Understanding Verb Forms, p. 69-71

• Note: Irregular verbs are formed differently, and you just have to learn these individually.– She writes. (simple present)

– She wrote. (simple past)

– She has written. (present perfect)

• If you need more practice with irregular verbs, you should study p. 454-462.

Exercise 3.2, p. 71(Handout – not text)

• Write the correct form of the verb for the blank. More than one tense might be appropriate:

1. Tanya _________ [bring] her son along on the trip to the museum, and he _________ [behave] very well.

Exercise 3.2, p. 71(Handout)

2. saw/ avoided / had warned

3. ate

4. left / leaves // had / will have / have

5. play / played / have been playing / will be playing

6. will meet

7. did sleep

8. enjoyed

9. did buy / bought

10. has seen / will go / will meet

Exercise 3.3

1. been / have2. waiting /3. written4. be / contact5. solved6. have / been7. take

Wednesday, June 1st

• presentations• novel quiz, reading response, focussed

discussion (conflict and theme)• judging characters• last chance to do in-class make-up work

Monday, June 6

• presentations• In-class character assignment; bring– novel– notes (that you took – not from the internet)– stickies to mark book pages

• Class Party– bring food or drinks– music– games

Wednesday, June 8

• Grammar Quiz (/5) and Exam (/100)

Homework

• Finish the novel and your notes• Finish making notes on your secondary

character• Begin reviewing grammar