Simple Present
Say 3 sentences in the simple present.
Ex. I like to watch TV. I go to the beach every weekend. I take a shower every day.
Say 3 sentences in the present continuous.
Ex. I am studying English. He is dancing. She is listening to music.
Say 3 sentences in the simple past.
Ex. Last night I ate dinner with my family. Last year I traveled to Japan. This morning I walked to school.
Say 3 sentences in the future with "going to".
Ex. I am going to visit my grandma tomorrow. It is going to rain. My mom is going to cook dinner tonight.
What is the difference between a stomachache and a cold?
Stomachache = pain in the stomach
Cold = illness, with coughing and sneezing
Write 2 sentences with:
1. "like/likes"
2. "like to/likes to"
1. like(s) + noun : He likes apples.
2. like(s) to + verb : They like to swim.
Write three sentences in the present continuous using the verbs:
a) swim
b) die
c) make
a) I am swimming.
b) The flowers are dying.
c) He is making dinner.
You have 1 minute to write 10 irregular verbs and their past tense form (double points if you write them in a sentence!)
Examples: be-was, begin-began, buy-bought, do-did, drink-drank, drive-drove, eat-ate, forget-forgot, get-got, go-went, grow-grew, have-had, make-made, meet-met, read-read, ride-rode, see-saw, sing-sang, sit-sat, steal-stole, take-took, write-wrote
What are 5 time expressions used with the future "going to"?
Tomorrow
tonight
next week/weekend/year/month/season
tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening/night
later
eventually
in the future
the day after tomorrow
in a year/a month/a week
in a couple days/a couple months
in a few days/a few months
"How do you feel today?"
"I feel great!"
Do you respond:
a) I'm glad to hear that.
b) I'm sorry to hear that.
A
What is the structure for the simple present?
+: subject + base verb + -s/-es
- : subject + do/does + not + base verb
? : do/does + subject + base verb
What is the structure for the present continuous?
+ : subject + to be + base verb + ing
- : subject + to be + not + base verb + ing
? : to be + subject + base verb + ing
What is the structure for the simple past?
+ : subject + base verb + ed
- : subject + did + not + base verb
? : did + subject + base verb
What is the structure for the future with "going to"?
+ : subject + to be + going to + base verb
- : subject + to be + not + going to + base verb
? : to be + subject + going to + base verb
My friend James like to eat. A lot.
You have 2 minutes to write 4 sentences about James using the verb "to eat" and:
- "everyday" (simple present)
- "right now" (present continuous)
- "yesterday" (simple past)
- "tomorrow" (future "going to")
James eats everyday.
James is eating right now.
James ate yesterday.
James is going to eat tomorrow.
When do we use the simple present?
- routine actions
- general truths
When do we use the present continuous?
- actions in progress that are happening right now
When do we use the simple past?
- actions in the past that are completed/finished
When do we use the future with "going to"?
- actions/plans for the future
- predictions
Say the opposite of:
1. hungry
2. clean
3. healthy
4. comfortable
5. enormous
1. full
2. dirty
3. sick
4. uncomfortable
5. tiny
What are 5 time expressions used with the simple present?
everyday
every year/month/Saturday/January/summer
usually
never
always
once a month/twice a week/etc.
in general
sometimes
on weekends
What are 5 time expressions used with the present continuous?
right now
at the moment
currently
now
this week/weekend/month/year/season
today
these days
What are the three ways that the ending -ed can be pronounced? Give two examples for each.
1. d : played, cleaned, listened
2. t : cooked, washed, danced
3. id : planted, waited, shouted
Make 3 sentences in the future with "going to," using the verb "to go" as the base verb.
1. I am going to go home.
2. I am going to go to Mexico next year.
3. I am going to go to school tomorrow.
Respond to these three questions with short answers.
1. Are you a student?
2. Did you go to the beach last weekend?
3. Did it rain yesterday?
1. Yes, I am / No, I'm not.
2. Yes, I did / No, I didn't.
3. Yes, it did / No, it didn't.