Double verbs

Double verbs

They don't exist in Thai... so why do you use them in English?!?

What error do these sentences have in common?

1) Scientists are believe that climate change is real.

2) It's mean that the world is getting hotter.

3) Many people are not agree that something should be done.

Double verbs!

1) Scientists are believe that climate change is real.

2) It's mean that the world is getting hotter.

3) Many people are not agree that something should be done.

There is a simple rule here:

In English, the verb "to be" can never, ever, ever

go together with another verb in its "V1 form"

Here is the correct version of those sentences:

1) Scientists believe that climate change is real.

2) It means that the world is getting hotter.

3) Many people do not agree that something should be done.

Here is how the present simple is used:

1) If the subject is "I", "you", "we", or "they"... simply use V1:

​Scientists believe that climate change is real.

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2) If the subject is "he", "she", or "it", use "V1+s"

It means that the world is getting hotter.

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3) If the verb is negative, use "do not + V1" for the subjects

of case 1, or "does not + V1" for the subjects of case 2:

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Many people do not agree that something should be done.

​It does not mean that the world is getting hotter.

In questions, this is how you use the present simple:

1) If the subject is "I", "you", "we", or "they", use "do + subject + V1":

Do ​scientists believe that climate change is real?.

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2) If the subject is "he", "she", or "it", use "does + subject + V1":

Does it mean that the world is getting hotter?

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Are you understand the rule now? oops... wrong!

Do you understand the rule now?

Let's go!

Multiple Choice

Many people ________ that it is better to stay at home during the Covid-19 crisis.

• believes

• believe

• believing

• are believe

Multiple Choice

- "Which option should I choose?"

- "It _______ on what you like the most".

• depend

• is depend

• depends

• depending

Multiple Choice

In the past, many parents ______ their children to go out at night.

• not allowing

• not allowed

• were not allow

• did not allow

Multiple Choice

I ______ that we need to do something to solve this problem.

• agree

• am agree

• am not agree

• agreeing

Multiple Choice

_________ that we should change our plan?

• Do you believe

• Are you believe

• Do you belief

• Are you belief

Multiple Choice

"Vietato fumare" _________ "Smoking is forbidden" in Italian.

• is means

• is mean

• means

• it means

Multiple Choice

Our teacher _________ from Germany.

• is comes

• come

• is come

• comes

Multiple Choice

Many students __________ the material in yesterday's class.

• are not understand

• did not understand

• not understood

• were not understand