Grammar in Context Review Lesson - Cengage

1 Part 1: VerbsR-1 PART 1: VERBSR eview LessonBeSimple Present TenseSimple PastFuturePresent ContinuousPast ContinuousPresent PerfectPresent perfect ContinuousModalsHe isn t m not wasn t don t doesn t didn t didn t didn t didn t am not going to won t isn t wasn t haven t broken the haven t been studying for cannot shouldn t is am was am going to will is was have broken the have been studying fortwo can should ChartsI amYou, We, They areHe, She, It isI, He, She, It wasYou, We, They wereBe PresentBe and Editing PracticeLook at the rules and study the examples in the column on the left.

2 Find and correct the errors in the edit column on the right. Not every sentence has a LessonI speak Italian. I don t know the question. We don t has a bike. He doesn t havea lives in Los Angeles. She doesn t liveinSan :She doesn t livesin San He don t know your We doesn t speak Some people doesn t have a cell They don t want to go I don t like his new She doesn t lives in New form the negative of the simple present tense, use don twith I, you,we, they,and plural subjects. Use doesn twith he, she, it,and singular use the base form after don tor doesn likeice livenear walkto parents livein :Peopleis a plural people havea hard life.

3 Wrong:Some peoplehasa hard They has free time People complains a My parents lives in Germany. 4. The students want more All her friends has a cell the subject is I, we, they, you,or a plural word, use the base form,not the-s hasa needsmy composition a new language deservesa good wantsto get :She havea My brother work in a My best friend lives in Getting a college degree require hard Nobody know how I No one have time for me Every child deserves Everybody want That building needs the simple present tense, use the sform for he, she, it,singularsubjects, gerund subjects, and subjects beginning with everyand 1: VerbsR-3I always drinkcoffee in the never walksto.

4 She never walkingto I usually sitting near the We always watch TV at She driving to school every I brush my teeth three times a She doesn t eating breakfast every describe regular activity or repeated action, use the base form or the sform for the simple present tense. Don t use the parents arevery aresorry about your sister werelate brother wasat the soccer game last My friends is always good to We was in Canada last You were in class Most people is They wasn t here the correct form of be. (I am, He is, She is, It is, You are, We are, They are)(I was, He was, She was, It was, You were, We were, They were)EditStudyI likemy new :I amlike my new boughta new CD :She wasbought a new CD She s needs some I m know Spanish She was took the test last The accident was happened at four o I left my keys at home.

5 6. He was opened the not use a form of beto form the simple present or the simple leftearly this sawthe movie last knewthe felldown two days :She They went home early last She heared the news on the radio He see the accident They wrote a composition last past-tense verbs are irregular. Use the correct form. For a completelist of irregular verbs, see Grammar in Context Book 3,Appendix LessonDoesn t she havea cell phone?Does she knowthe answer?Did you drivethe car?Did he bringhis book today?Wrong:Did he broughthis book today?1. Did you saw the movie yesterday?2. Does she understands the problem?

6 3. Did you find the newspaper?4. Does the teacher have your paper?5. Does your father knows your cell phonenumber?6. Does he has a laptop computer?Rule , does, anddid, use the base :He has money. He hasn tany :He has money. He doesn t have to American English:1. She hadn t time to do her homework I haven t money for the bus. 3. He hasn t a American English, the negative of haveas a main verb is don t negative of hasis doesn t have. The negative of hadis didn t saw the movie. She didn t see the studied French. She didn t studyGerman. Wrong:She don t studied lost her keys. She didn t loseher :She didn t losther He didn t went to the party last I don t watched the news last She didn t find a job last He took the keys.

7 He didn t take the make the negative of regular and irregular past-tense verbs, use didn t + the base was bornin :I bornedin wereyour parents born?Wrong:Where didyour parent born?1. They were born in I borned in When was your parents born?4. Did you born before 1985?Rule withborn. Do not usedid withborn. Do not put an 1: VerbsR-5We are was drivingwhen she had an have been living in the for :They have living in the forthree teacher is teachingus about :The teacher teachingus He eating lunch He s work I sleeping when the phone They are driving home The baby has sleeping for four I m read a great book You have been working for six tenses = a form of be+ verb remembermy first day in the don t needyour help likeyour new :I am liking your new Are you wanting to go home now?

8 2. I am not remembering the name of my This music sounds He is understanding English Do you own a cell phone now?Rule t use a continuous tense with nonaction verbs (believe, care, cost,hate, have, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, own, prefer, remember, see,seem, think (about), understand, want, and sense perception verbs: taste, smell,feel, sound, look).EditStudyI have takenseveral art has beenhere since : She beenhere since teacher has givenseveral :Don t confuse the -ingform with :The teacher has givingseveral I have made many They been here for two I ve look at the clock five She has eating dinner Have you ever been in France?

9 6. We haven t given our parents a gift perfect tense = have/has + past participle. Use the presentperfect for: actions or states that started in the past and continue to the present. activities that repeat in a present time period. an indefinite time in the LessonI needed to finda : I needed to founda expect to getan A in this :I expect getan :If two infinitives are connected withand, don t repeat to. The second verb is aninfinitive without to. She wants to getmarried and She needs buy a new I wanted called you She wanted to left early last She wants to finish college and finding a He expected to receive a letter I like to receive and to send certain verbs (want, need, expect, try), use an infinitive(to+ base form).

10 EditStudyHe has been studyingfor two have been workingfor five :We been working for five has been givingme piano lessons forthree :Don t confuse the -ingform with the : She has been givenme pianolessons for three You have been worked for two They ve been sleeping for five I ve living in Chicago for three She s been taken English classes for threeyears. 5. She been sleeping for six hours. 6. I have studying English for three perfect continuous = have/has + been + verb-ing. Use thepresent perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue tothe will eatdinner is going to eatdinner :Don t use betogether with a simplefuture tense :I will beeat dinner :Don t use willandgoing :I will going toeat dinner 1: VerbsR-7 Areyou able tofind a job?