Verb Tenses
Mr. Kurosawa __________ the class. (teach) Present Progressive
Mr. Kurosawa is teaching the class.
to hurt:
harm
Stop and think about the text as you read. Ask yourself _________ about it.
Stop and think about the text as you read. Ask yourself questions about it.
Be Water, My Friend is a story about ___________.
Be Water, My Friend is a story about Bruce Lee.
But he __________ some of it. (follow/follows) present tense
But he follows some of it.
to separate into pieces:
break
To find the answers, ______ the text or read on.
To find the answers, reread the text or read on.
Bruce Lee's mentor was __________.
Bruce Lee's mentor was Yip Man
In present tense, add -s to the verb if the subject is ______ person or thing (not I or You)
In present tense, add -s to the verb if the subject is one person or thing (not I or You)
strong and not easily hurt:
tough
To find the text, reread the text or ________.
To find the text, reread the text or read on.
The story Hands is about ________ and her children.
The story Hands is about Uhmma and her children.
To form a present progressive verb, use __, ___, or _____ plus the -ing form of the action verb
To form a present progressive verb, use is, am, or are plus the -ing form of the action verb
to make something clear:
explain
Ask questions that begin with ______, ________, ________, Where, and Why.
Ask questions that begin with Who, What, When, Where, and Why.
To form a question, put ____ or _____ before the subject. (present tense)
To form a question, put Do or Does before the subject.
Finally, Advanced Karate __________ in our town! (happen) present progressive
Finally, Advanced Karate is happening in our town!
to know how something works or what it means:
understand
When Bruce Lee was young, he was always moving... His family called him Mo Si Tung. It means "never sits still"
Why does Bruce's family call him Mo Si Tung?
He (Bruce) never sits still.
Form a negative statement: They just answer me! (present tense)
They just do not (don't) answer me!