PRESENT VERBS
Name at least two functions ( reasons ) we use the simple present tense.
We use the Simple Present tense to express :
Repeated actions and habits
Generalities and facts
States of being or condition
We use the present continuous tense to express a ___________________ action that is in the present or that is _____________.
Temporary , ongoing
What are the two types of questions ?
What do they require as a response?
YES/NO questions and INFORMATION questions.
Yes/ No as a response, INFORMATION as a response.
Possessive adjectives are used before a noun to indicate _____________________.
Possession
The past tense is used to express a completed action in the ___________,
There are two types of past tense verbs; regular and ____________.
past
irregular
Generally, always, every day, every year, each week, frequently, etc.
When conjugating a verb in the present continuous we use the auxiliary _______ + main verb +______.
TO BE, ING
What are the six main information questions?
( hint: QUI?, etc )
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? HOW?
List all the possessive adjectives.
(hint* ma, mon, ta, ton, etc. )
My, your (singular) her, his , its, our, your (plural), their
When spelling verbs in the past tense, most regular verbs you simply add _____.
Regular verbs that end in e ( dance ) add _____
Verbs that end in a consonant + y ( cry ) change the y to ___ and add ____.
Single syllable verbs that end with vowel+ consonant (plan) _____the consonant and add ed.
ED
D
I, ED: cry- cried
double : plan-planned
When conjugating a verb in the simple present tense affirmative, the verb only changes in the _______person _____________
Third, singular.
When conjugating the present continuous tense in the negative we must add ________after the verb TO BE.
We are _________working.
The contracted form of the above sentence in the negative is:
NOT
We aren't working
When asking a YES/NO question the sentence starts with an ___________+ SUBJECT+ VERB+REST OF QUESTION.
________ Thomas go to school?
AUXILIARY
Does
List all the possessive pronouns:
le mien, la mienne, le tien , la tienne, etc.
noun, possessive
mine, yours (sing) , hers, his, ours, yours(plural) theirs.
For the negative form of the past tense, all verbs use the auxiliary ________followed by the base form of the verb.
Yesterday, Mike (negative) ________ walk to school.DID NOT
How do you conjugate the Verb <TO BE> in the simple present tense for all pronouns.
I , you , he, we, you , they
I am,
you are,
he/she is
we are
they are
Conjugate the following verbs in the present continuous:
I ( to write) __________ an opinion text.
John ( to run ) __________ a marathon.
I am writing an opinion text.
John is running a marathon.
Information questions always start with the ___________ word followed by the AUXILIARY+SUBJECT + VERB +REST OF SENTENCE.
_________ does Nancy go after school? ( place )
Question
Where does Nancy go after school?
Adjectives are words that ___________nouns or pronouns. Adjectives are usually placed _________ the nouns.
describe/modify
before
Conjugate the following irregular verbs in the past:
eat
go
make
write
ate
went
made
wrote
When conjugating a verb in the negative Simple Present Tense we must use the auxiliary_______+not or ______not + the main verb in the _______ form to complete the sentence.
DO, DOES, BASE
I do not work on Sunday.
He does not work on Sunday.
Conjugate the following verbs in the present continuous negative:
John ( to listen ) _____________ to the radio.
Robert and Nancy ( to plan ) __________________their wedding.John is not listening to the radio.
Robert and Nancy are not planning their wedding.
When asking a negative question don't forget to add ____________ after the auxiliary in the contracted form.
EX: Pourquoi tu n'est pas a l'ecole?
Answer: _________________________
NOT
Why aren' t you at school?
The following adjectives : this, that, these, those are called d______________ adjectives.
Demonstrative
The past continuous is used to express an action that was in prog____________ at a specific moment in the p______.
To form the past continuous use the past form of the verb to____ + base form of the verb + ______.
The teacher was talk___ when the fire alarm rang.
Progress, past