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Table of Contents

• The verb be • Can/Can’t

• The simple present • Should/Should not
• Adverbs of frequency • Must/Must not
• Present Continuous • Be going to
• Simple past of be • Will statements
• The simple past
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Subject be

I am Bella.
am not
He is
She is not from China.
It isn’t

You* are
We are not happy.
They aren’t

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject be Base Form Spelling with he,

she or it
I see sees
You* see the sun.
We don’t see
They
He smells the coffee. teach teaches
She doesn’t
smell
It weighs three study studies
doesn’t pounds.
weigh
*You is either singular or plural.
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Pronouncing the third-person forms:

Verbs that end in Pronounce the third person -s

the sounds f, k, p, or t /s/ as in “eats”
the sounds b, d, g, l, m, n, ng, r, /z/ as in “lives”
v, y, a, e, i, o, u

ss, sh, ch, ce, se, ge, or x /əz/ as in “teaches”

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Frequency Examples with be Examples with the simple

words present tense

Always He is always late. I always study in the

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library.
Usually You are usually early. He usually wakes up at
7:00.
Often They are often busy. She often works late.
Sometimes We are sometimes in a They sometimes relax at
rush. home.
Rarely My mother is rarely I rarely exercise.
angry.
Never 0% I am never wrong. The shop never closes.

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Questions with how often Frequency expressions

How often do you go out once a day / a week / a

with friends? twice month / a year
How often do you three times
exercise?
How often do you go to the every day / every night / every week /
doctor? every month / every year

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Subject be Contraction

I am thinking. I’m thinking.

am not I’m not
He He’s
She is drawing. She isn’t drawing.
It is not It’s not

You* You’re
We are listening to We aren’t listening to music.
They are not music. They’re not

*You is either singular or plural.

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Base -ing form Rules
form
For most verbs:
work working Add –ing.
eat eating
For verbs ending in a consonant + e:
live living Drop the e and add –ing.
write writing (Do not double the consonant: Writting)
For verbs that end in one vowel and one consonant:
sit sitting Double the consonant and add –ing.
plan planning
Do not double the last consonant before –ing when the verb:
say saying Ends in w, x, or y
sleep sleeping Ends in two vowels and then one consonant
listen listening Has more than one syllable (when first syllable is stressed)
think thinking Ends in two or more consonants.
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Subject be

I was born in 1984.

was not
He was
She was not cold yesterday.
It wasn’t

You* were
We were not in Europe last week.
They weren’t

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject be

I arrived in Tokyo last

did not arrive night.

He worked
She hard yesterday.
It did not work

You* called
We Denise last
They did not work week.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Base -ing form Rules

form
work worked For most verbs: add ed.
walk walked
live lived For verbs ending in a consonant + e: add d only.
dance danced
study studied For verbs that end in a consonant +y: change y to i and
cry cried add ed.
play played For verbs that end in a vowel +y: add ed.
enjoy enjoyed

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Continued from previous slide.

Base -ing form Rules

form
drop dropped For one-syllable verbs that end in a consonant + vowel
hug hugged + consonant: double the final consonant and add ed.
show showed For verbs ending w or x: do not double the final
relax relaxed consonant. Just add ed.
happen happened For two-syllable verbs that end in a consonant + vowel
open opened + consonant: if the first syllable is stressed, add ed. Do
distract distracted not double the consonant.
prefer preferred For two-syllable verbs that end in a consonant + vowel
admit admitted + consonant: if the second syllable is stressed, double
commit committed the consonant and add ed.

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Irregular verbs do not have the –ed ending in the past tense.
Here are some common irregular verbs and their past tense
forms.
be / was, were go / went meet / made
buy / bought have / had pay / paid
come / came leave / left put / put
do / did make / made see / saw
get / got sell / sold take / took
give / gave speak / spoke write / wrote

See appendix 4 on page 232 for more irregular verbs and their
simple past forms.
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Subject can Base verb

I can run.
He
She cannot swim.
It

You*
We can’t talk.
They

*You is either singular or plural.

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Can Subject Base verb

Can I help you?

Can you* speak English?

he
Can she come with us?
it
Can we carry the books?
Can they understand Japanese?

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject Should Base verb

I should go.
He
She should not stay.
It

You*
We shouldn’t talk during a
They movie.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Questions with Should

Should Subject Affirmative Negative

Should I Yes, I should. No, I shouldn’t.
Should you* Yes, you should. No, you shouldn’t.

he Yes, he should. No, he shouldn’t.

Should she go? Yes, she should. No, she shouldn’t.
it Yes, it should. No, it shouldn’t.
Should we Yes, we should. No, we shouldn’t.
Should they Yes, they should. No, they shouldn’t.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject must Base verb

I must listen.
He have to
She must not speak.
It do not have to
You*
We mustn’t make rushed
They don’t have to decisions.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject Be Negative? going to

I am not going to drink.
You* are not going to

He is not going to
She is not going to order.
It is not going to

We are not going to

They are not going to shop.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Complete the chart. Then, think about short answers.

be Subject going to Affirmative Negative

Am I going to pay? Yes, I am. No,I’m not.
Are you* going to study? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

Is he going to Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

Is she going to come? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Is it going to Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
Are we going to eat? Yes, we are. No, we’re not.

Are they going to exercise? Yes, they are. No,they aren’t.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Complete the chart. Try and think of the Wh- words to

put in last.
Wh- word be Subject going to
What am I going to do?
Who are you* going to hire?

Where is he going to go?

When is she going to work?
When is it going to come?
Why are we going to leave?

How are they going to pay?

*You is either singular or plural.

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Subject will Negative?

I will not go.
You* will not
contractions

He will not Affirmative Negative

She will not run.
will not
Subject‘ll Subject won’t
It
We will not

They will not eat.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Complete the chart. Then, think about short answers.

be Subject Affirmative Negative

Will I go? Yes, I will. No, I won’t.
Will you* drink? Yes, you will. No, you will not.

Will he Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

Will she come? Yes, she will. No, she won’t.
Will it Yes, it will. No, it won’t.
Will we eat? Yes, we will. No, we won’t.

Will they pay? Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

*You is either singular or plural.

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Complete the chart. Try and think of the Wh- words to

put in last.
Wh- word will Subject
What will I do?
Who will you* visit?

Where will he go?

When will she work?
When will it arrive?
Why will we stay?

How will they travel?

*You is either singular or plural.

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