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What is the "formula" for Present Simple
Subject + s/es
What is the "formula" for past simple?
Subject + d/ed
How many percent of your body is made up of water?
About 60 percent of your body is water
What is the "formula" for present continuous?
What is the "formula" for past continuous?
Subject + was/were + verb -ing
WHEN/HOW do we use present continuous tense?
When we're talking about things that are currently still happening (at the moment).
WHEN/HOW do we use past continuous tense?
describe actions that were happening over time in the past, to show interrupted actions, set the background, show parallel.
How old was the oldest dog that lived ever?
The world’s oldest dog lived to 29.5 years old. His name was Bluey
WHEN/HOW do we use past simple tense?
When we're talking about actions that happened already - in the past.
WHEN/HOW do we use present simple tense?
When we are talking about facts, habits, or routines.
What is the "formula" when writing a complex sentence?
1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause
What is the "formula" when writing a compound sentence?
2 independent clauses + conjunction
Give 3 THEMES of the autobiography, I am Malala?
1. power of education
2. Women's rights
3. Identity and Belonging
4. Courage
What is the "formula" when writing a compound complex sentence?
2 independent clauses + 1 dependent clause
What does the FANBOYS stand for?
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
Use protest in a past simple tense.
Subject + protested + .....
Use sing in a present simple sentence.
sing/s
True or False: Is this sentence an example of complex sentence?
We will not go fishing if it rains.
Use think in a past continuous tense.
was thinking
were thinking
Use doubt in a present continuous tense
is doubting
am doubting
are doubting
Explain the difference of sentence and clauses.
A Sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It has a subject and a verb while a clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. It can form a whole sentence, or just part of one.
Make/Create a compound-complex present continuous sentence.
Although the storm is approaching quickly (dependent clause), the children are playing outside (independent clause 1), and their parents are packing up the picnic (independent clause 2).
Which country has the most time zones. They have total of 12 time zones.
France
What kind of verbs that do not follow the standard rule of adding -ed or -d to form their past simple or past participle forms?
Give 5 examples.
Irregular verbs:
Cut
Brought
Ran - run
Began - begun
Went - gone
Make/Create a complex past continuous sentence.
Example:
While the rain was pouring outside, the children were playing board games in the living room.
1 independent clause + 1 dependent clauses