Present
Becky ___________ (stay) in Hotel California for now.
Present Progressive: is staying (temporary situation).
There ________ (be not) here when we arrived.
Past Simple: were not (complete action/ fact in the past).
"The phone is ringing."
I __________(get) it.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
If we decide to stay in this hotel.
Dependent - needs a main clause to be complete.
We wanted to help you
We wanted to help you. (period is missing)
The water __________ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
Present Simple: boils (fact).
I _________________ (read) for 15 minutes when my eyes started to hurt.
Past Perfect Progressive: I had been reading (I was still reading when my eyes started to hurt).
We ___________ (stay) in Hotel California this week. We already booked the rooms.
We are staying - arranged plan.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
A group of people in this room.
Not a clause - doesn't have a verb.
How many times I told you not to leave your socks on the floor?
How many times did I tell you not to leave your socks on the floor?
Sarah's parents _____________ (have) a great time on their cruise ship right now.
Present Progressive: are having (action in progress).
Tom and Hank ________(spend) three hours building Lego block.
Past Simple: spent (complete action/ fact in the past).
Careful, you ________ (spill) your juice.
you are going to spill - prediction based on current situation.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
We'd like to inform you of you of our decision.
Independent - it is a complete sentence.
I had a shower when the doorbell rang.
I was having a shower when the doorbell rang. (Interrupted action).
The trains ____________ (run) every two hours.
Present Simple: go (schedule).
The author of this book ___________ (live) three hundred years ago.
Past Simple: lived (complete action/ fact in the past).
Would you like to try this new dish?
I think I _______ (pass).
I'll pass - quick decision.
Which of these sentences has a dependent clause?
It was raining although the sky was clear.
I have always known about your secret, but I chose not to tell anyone about it.
It was raining although the sky was clear.
Although shows a dependent clause.
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor his friend lives right next door.
Ron- Un sentences (two independent sentences connected without a punctuation mark).
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor, and his friend lives right next door.
Or,
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor. His friend lives right next door.
Or,
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor; His friend lives right next door.
what is a third person singular -s?
The -s ending the verbs get in the present simple tense when the subject is he/she/it (3rd person singular) is called the third person singular -s.
Give an example sentence that has one long and one short action in the past.
Example: We were crossing the street (long) when a car suddenly honked (short).
We _____________ (have) a meeting on Monday.
have a meeting - schedule, future event.
How many dependent clauses can be in a compound sentence?
None. Compound sentences cannot have dependent clauses. They combine at least two Independent clauses.
Despite of being hungry, Jack couldn't swallow a bite.
Despite being hungry, Jack couldn't swallow a bite.