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When should you use the article "the"?
You should use "the" when talking about something specific (only one thing).
How do you write the Past tense of regular verbs?
Verb + add -ed
How do you write the Past Progressive tense?
Past tense of the verb "to be" + infinitive verb with -ing ending
was/were + verb with -ing ending
List ALL the subject pronouns in order.
I
You
He/she/it
We
You
They
Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct them.
My counsellor always gives me an advice about my courses.
My counsellor always gives me advice about my courses.
When should we use the articles "a" or "an"?
When something is general (one of many).
Name two time markers that can indicate that the actions happened in the past.
1. Yesterday
2. Last + week, month, year
3. Ago (three months ago)
4. When
Conjugate the verbs to the proper verb tenses.
She __________________(brush) her teeth when the power ________________(go) out.
She was brushing her teeth when the power went out.
List ALL the object pronouns in order.
Me
You
Him/her/it
Us
You
Them
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I usually work in afternoon and my friends work in morning.
I usually work in the afternoon and my friends work in the morning.
What is the difference between "a" and "an"?
We use "a" in front of words that start with a consonant sound.
We use "an" in front of words that start with a vowel sound.
Exceptions: an honest man, a university
Write a sentence using the past tense of each of the following verbs (total 3 sentences):
1. To freeze
2. To eat
3. To drink
1. froze
2. ate
3. drank
Conjugate the verbs to the proper verb tenses.
They _________________ (listen) to music while I _______________ (drive).
They were listening to music while I was driving.
Find the mistake and correct it.
Me and Joanna don't know how to cook.
Joanna and I don't know how to cook.
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The students was studying when the power went out.
The students were studying when the power went out.
Should we use articles in front of the names of oceans, seas, mountain ranges, deserts, and rivers?
If so, which articles should it be?
Yes, the
Write a sentence using the past tense of each of the following verbs (total 4 sentences):
1. To catch
2. To fall
3. To bring
4. To leave
1. caught
2. fell
3. brought
4. left
When writing the past progressive tense, when should you use "when" and "while"?
"When" is used when a past action is interrupted by another one.
"While" is used when two ongoing actions are happening at the same time.
Find the mistake and correct it.
Are we going with they?
Are we going with them?
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He broke his arm while he played football.
He broke his arm while he was playing football.
Should we use the articles "the" in front of the following:
1. names of zoos, gardens, museums
2. Historic periods of time
3.Musical instruments
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
Write a sentence using the past tense of each of the following verbs (total 5 sentences):
1. To hit 4. To win
2. To wear 5. To choose
3. To find
3. To take
1. hit 4. won
2. wore 5. chose
3. found
What is the difference between the Simple Past tense and the Past Progressive tense?
The Simple Past tense is used for a completed past action.
The Past Progressive tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past. It can be an action interrupted by another or two actions happening at the same time.
When should you use a subject pronoun, and when should you use an object pronoun?
We use the subject pronouns for the person/people, or thing doing the action.
We use an object pronoun for the person/people, or thing receiving the action.
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I didn't heard what you said because I was listened to music.
I didn't hear what you said because I was listening to music.