Present Continuous
How do you form a present continuous sentence?
What is the formula? Example: subject+verb
Subject+"to be" +verb in -ing+object
Does the object come before or after the verb?
After!
How do we create regular verbs in the simple past?
Add -ed to the end
What two forms can we use for the future tense?
"will" and "going to"
How do you make a regular single noun possessive?
Add apostrophe (') + s
example: girl's
Please change the sentence to be a yes/no question:
"The population is going down."
Is the population going down?
What other possible words you use to complete the sentence using only subjects and objects.
____ love ____.
Example: "I love you"
He loves her
She loves him
They love him
They love her
They love me
I love him
I love her
You love me
I love them
They love it
Make this sentence negatives.
I liked the movie last week!
I didn't (did not) like the movie last week!
How do you make "will" in the negative form?
What TWO ways can we say it?
won't or will not
Which is more formal?
A) Boston's streets are smaller.
B) The streets of Boston are smaller.
B) The streets of Boston are smaller.
When do we use the present continuous tense?
For actions happening at this moment.
AND for actions that are in progress for a long time.
Select the correct object pronoun based on the subject underlined:
We have two nephews. They call ______ "Aunt" and "Uncle"us
Change this into a yes/no question in the simple past.
You ate spaghetti yesterday.
Did you eat spaghetti yesterday?
Correct the sentence:
"First, cities will much bigger than they are today."
First, cities will be much bigger than they are today.
How do you make this name plural?
James
James's
Example: James's book
Complete the sentences using either the present continuous or simple present form.
1) "I always ______ lunch here" (eat)
2) "What _______ right now?" (you/learn)
1) eat=simple present
2) are you learning=present continuous
Please name all 7 of the subject pronouns.
Hint: one of them is "I"
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Create two Wh- questions in the simple past.
One must use a regular verb with "do."
The other must be a "to be" verb.
Examples:
Where did you go after class on Monday?
Why were you tired yesterday?
Use the correct form of the future tense with "going to" in the sentence and put this in the correct order.
I/friend/going to/meet/library/at/tonight
Correct the sentence:
My sister loves his husband.
My sister loves her husband.
Name TWO words that cannot use the present continuous (-ing) form.
Hint: We cannot say "I am wanting"
Love, hate, like, need, dislike, etc.
Please name all 7 of the object pronouns.
Hint: one of them is "me"
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Name five irregular verbs in the past.
Please list them in the present and the past.
Example: go and went
do and did
leave and left
hear and heard
read and read
see and saw
Name three differences between "will" and "going to"
will is not certain
will is an immediate decision
going to is more certain
going to is for plans
Name at least 5 of the possessive adjectives.
Hint: one of them is "my"
my, your, his, her, its, our, their