1. Spelling Test/Grammar/Reading
English Class 3:30-5:00
Spelling Test/Grammar/Reading

2. Spelling Test
Please take out a piece of paper and a pencil for the spelling test

3. Simple Past Verbs When do you use simple past verbs? C.A.S.H.
Completed Actions
A Series of Completed Actions
Single Duration
Habit in the Past

4. Completed Action
This means any action that already happened, or an action that happened in the past.
I ate a hot dog.
Yesterday, I drove home.
I taught English last night.

5. A Series of Completed Actions
This means a list of actions that already happened.
Yesterday, I taught English, drove back home, and ate dinner.
Last week, I went to Arizona, saw a baseball game, and talked to my friends.

6. Single Duration
You also use simple past verbs when talking about an action for a period of time.
I played the piano for 3 years.
I ate only mangoes for 2 days.
I studied English for 3 hours.

7. Habit in the Past
Usually an action that was done, but not done any more.
I played basketball when I was younger.
I chewed on roaches when I was a baby.
She smoked a lot when she was a teenager.

8. Simple Present Verb Form: 3rd person singular- add “s”
I hate ice cream.
He hates ice cream
It loves ice cream
They love ice cream
The dog loves ice cream
The company loves ice cream

9. Simple Present Verbs When do you use Simple Present Verbs? Now
Repeated Actions
Facts and Generalizations

10. Simple Present Verbs Now
Expresses an action is happening or not happening now.
You can only use certain types of verbs:
Non-continuous verbs
Mixed verbs

11. Simple Present Verbs Non-continuous Verbs
Non-continuous verbs are actions that you cannot see.
Abstract- To be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist
Possession- to possess, to own, to belong
Emotion- to like, to hate, to love, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind

12. Simple Present Verbs Mixed Verbs
Example: To have, to appear, to see, to hear, to feel, to weigh, to look
They are called mixed verbs because they often have more than one meaning to them. Some behave as continuous in one way, but non-continuous in another way.
Example
He appears to be sick. (He seems to be sick.) NC
He is appearing at the church tonight (He is going to be at the church tonight)‏

13. Simple Present Verbs Mixed Verbs (cont...)‏
I have a dollar now (I possess a dollar) NC
I am having fun now (I am experiencing fun now)‏
She hears the music (Hears the music with her ears) NC
She is hearing voices (To hear something others can’t hear)‏

14. Simple Present Verbs Examples for “Now” I am here. He is here.
She has a pencil.
I hate math.
I love candy
He loves cheeseburgers.
She feels sick.

15. Simple Present Verbs
Can you write for me 5 sentences using “Now” for Simple Present Verbs?

16. Simple Present Verbs Repeated Actions
Expresses that an action is repeated or usual
Example
I go to school everyday.
I always eat lunch.
He does not leave at 9AM.
He never forgets his wallet.

17. Simple Present Verbs Facts and Generalizations
Indicates that the speakers believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future.
It doesn't matter if it is true or not.
The world is flat.
Birds love milk.
The cat eats dog meat.
Jeremy is a girl.
Hannah is a boy.
Alex Teacher is cool.