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Teach form and function
For example present simple.
Form of present simple is, one verb in the base form for all subjects except he/she/it and singular noun subjects. For he /she etc add s to the verb.
They like ice cream. I like ice cream. We like ice cream etc
He likes ice cream. She likes ice cream. It likes ice cream. The dog likes ice cream.
(here you also have to teach the spelling of verb + s e.g watch we add es - watches)
Function of present simple is to talk about:
1) Some thing that is always true: The sun rises in the east. She comes from Korea
2) Something that is true now: I live in Singapore. She lives in Whangarei.
3) Some thing you do again and again (habits) I catch the bus to university. My father teaches English.
You can use this approach for all tenses.
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5
How tenses can be teach?
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The basic verb tenses are singular and plural?
Actually, the basic verb tenses are present, past, and future. Singular and plural refer to the number of subjects in a sentence, not the tenses of the verbs.
Do dictionaries show regular and irregular verb tenses?
do dictionaries show regular and irregular verb tenses
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verb group
What is a root word of showed?
Show is the root of showed. I want to show you verb tenses. I showed verb tenses through example sentences. I was showing verb tenses through example sentences.
Why should people study tenses of verb?
people should study tenses of verb because then we use correct grammar
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What are the different tenses of bad?
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Is the basic verb tenses are past present and future?
Yes, they are the basic tenses.
What is the relation between verb tenses and participles?
Many of the tenses of English verbs require combining a participle of the principal verb with a simple tense of an auxiliary verb such as "be" or "have".
Can will be a conjunction?
No, it is not a conjunction. It is a verb or auxiliary verb (for future tenses).
What is the present tense of you?
You is not a verb and does not have tenses.
