SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SP + V(Base Form) + C USE 1 Repeated Actions Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit‚ a hobby‚ a daily event‚ a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Example: The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. USE 2 Facts or Generalizations The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before‚ is
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HOW TO WRITE A PAPER FOR A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Author: Sue Jenkins Publication in a reputable‚ peer reviewed journal should be the goal of every researcher‚ as this provides the most effective and permanent means of disseminating information to a large audience (Cole‚ 1994; Portney and Watkins‚ 1993). When human subjects participate in research‚ it is on the understanding that they are assisting with the creation and dissemination of knowledge‚ presenting researchers with the responsibility
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Articles about Jose Rizal Thursday‚ May 10‚ 2012 Rizal and children Rizal and children By: Ambeth R. Ocampo Philippine Daily Inquirer When my students go through Jose Rizal’s expenses in Europe‚ they note that his biggest and most regular expenses were for the purchase of books and postage stamps. This is not surprising because we all know that he liked to read and study‚ and to write home a lot because he was homesick in Madrid. Students also note that he bought 1/10 of a lottery ticket
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Vocavulary 1. Affluent (adj) : Rich‚wealhy (kaya‚ makmur) 2. Assidous (adj) : Diligent‚ Industrious (rajin) 3. Abet (verb) : Support‚ encourage (mendukung) 4. Abridge (verb) : To shorten (memperpendek) 5. Augment (verb) : To enlarge (memperbesar) 6. Audacious (adj) : Brave (berani) 7. Aggrauate (verb) : Make worse (memperburuk) 8. Annal (noun) : Hisbrical record (catatan sejarah) 9. Adversary (noun) : Opponent (lawan) 10. Awsy (adj) : Not straight (tidak lurus) 11. Onset (page iu)(noun)
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------------------------------------------------- Objectives: * ------------------------------------------------- To introduce students the use of Present Continuous Tense * ------------------------------------------------- To list the three usage of Present Continuous Tense ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Starter 1 ------------------------------------------------- Students should know the present simple when you
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REGULAR / IRREGULAR VERBS The English language uses both regular and irregular verbs. When forming the past tense or the present/past perfect tense of these verbs‚ we use different methods. To form the past tense of a regular verb ending with a vowel (a‚ e‚ i‚ o‚ u)‚ add a d to the word. To form the present/past perfect tense‚ add a d plus a helping verb (have‚ had‚ or has). For example‚ the verb share ends with the vowel e. share = present tense shared (share + d) = past tense had shared
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Interesting Questions: 1. Not very particular in (about) nesting sites‚ house wrens may nest in birdhouses‚ mailboxes‚ building crevices – even in the pockets of hanging laundry. (2006.5.6.28) Explanation: 28. A. "particular in" should be "particular about." The sentence is suggesting that house wrens are not very particular--not very fussy‚ selective‚ fastidious [hard to please]‚ as in A person very particular about his food--ABOUT their nesting sites; that is to say‚ they may nest in "birdhouses
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APPENDIX Statistical Tables Table 1 Standard Normal Curve Areas Table 2 Percentage Points of Student’s t Distribution Table 3 t Test Type II Error Curves Table 4 Percentage Points of Sign Test: C␣‚n Table 5 Percentage Points of Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test: TL and TU Table 6 Percentage Points of Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test Table 7 Percentage Points of Chi-Square Distribution: 2␣ Table 8 Percentage Points of F Distribution: F␣ Table 9 Values of 2 Arcsin ͙ ˆ Table 10 Percentage Points
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1. Structure I’m living with my parents because... Analysis present continuous (progressive) Meaning: used to talk about a temporary action or state which began at some unknown point in the past‚ is currently in progress (or occurring repeatedly) and will be completed‚ or stopped at some point. The action has a limited duration and is usually taking place at the time of speaking‚ although sometimes it can refer to the future. Form: Present tense of verb ‘to be’ (am/are/is) + present
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Part 1: Grammar 1. Model sentence: Mum: When did Peter leave? You: not long ago‚ a few minutes‚ he’s just left. a) Analysis of Meaning: The present perfect simple is used to indicate an action or event of the past with a consequence in the present. In this example‚ this tense is used to describe an action that has recently occurred. The fact that it recently happened is reinforced by the adverb just which indicates immediate past. b) Conveying Meaning: I would create a scenario. ‘Imagine
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