Word order
Lana/friend/is/My/cheerful/very.
My friend Lana is very cheerful.
Function of the Past Simple.
Past events at a certain point in the past
What are the three structures of sentences in the Past Simple?
+ sub + V2.
- sub + didn't + bare inf
? did + sub + bare inf
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are/three/There/in/people/family/my.
There are three people in my family.
What is the past form of: ride, swim, fight, do
rode, swam, fought, did
What are the three structures of sentences in the Past Continuous?
+ sub + was/were + Ving
- sub + wasn't/weren't + Ving.
? Was/were + sub + Ving?
Egypt/rich/when/people/the/became/were/happy.
When Egypt became rich, people were happy.
Functions of Present Continuous
1) actions happening right now
2) future arrangements (planned future)
What are the 3 structures of the sentences in the Present Simple?
Greeks/to/sports/used/The/a/ancient/do/of/lot.
The ancient Greeks used to do a lot of sports.
What do we use to talk about things that were true in the past, but are no longer true now? Give an example.
used to: I used to play the piano (or other sentence)
What are the three structures of the Present Continuous?
+ sub + am/is/are + Ving
- sub + am not/aren't/isn't + Ving
? Am/are/is + sub + Ving?
Research/are/become/more/in/says/games/to/much/exciting/going/future/that/the.
Research says that games are going to become much more exciting in the future.
will: 1) instant decisions/offer to help
2) general predictions
be going to: 1) planned future
2) predictions with evidence
What are the three structures of sentences in the Future simple with 'be going to'?
+ sub + am/are/is + going to + bare inf
- sub + am not/aren't/isn't + going to + bare inf
? Am/are/is + sub + going to + bare ing?
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