Transcript Part 8 Verb Review

Part 8 Verb Review
Chapters 2629
Unit 26
• Simple Present
– All the time
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– Stative (non-progressive) Verbs
• I want some pizza right now.
• Present Progressive
– Right Now.
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Unit 26
• How often?
– Louise eats rice every day. She rarely drinks soda.
• Adverbs of Frequency
– After BE verb  She is always late to class.
– Before other verbs  He always eats rice.
• Other Expressions of Frequency
– Before  Every day, she eats rice.
– After  She eats rice every day.
Chapter 27
He thinks about girls all the time.
He is thinking about them right now.
Now, she thinks he is crazy. (believes)
They smell the flowers every day.
They are smelling the flowers right now.
Right now, the perfume smells nice. (BE)
We are having a good time.
He is having problems with his car.
(experience)
I have time to help you now.
Unit 28
• Some verbs are followed by gerunds.
– I enjoy pizza. I enjoy movies. I enjoy verbing.
• Some verbs are followed by infinitives.
– I need food. I need water. I need to verb.
• A few verbs are followed by either
– I like to swim. – I like swimming
– He stopped to eat. – He stopped eating.
• See lists on page 275, esl.com
Unit 29
• Past Tense Review
– In the past
– Regular verbs end with –ed
– Many irregular verbs: go went, read read
– Has no helping verb (needs DO for not, ?s)