Introduction to English Sentence Construction.

Introduction to English Sentence Construction

by Erika Gómez

​Examples of Verb Forms

​Imperative/base form

​Present Simple form

​Past Simple forms

​?Not specific form

​Modify the form -s, -es, -ies

​Modify the form

​-ed

​Zero modification

​?Not specific form

​Base form

• It lacks a subject.

• ​It lacks present, past or continuous marks.

• ​It can be marked with an exclamation mark (!).

• ​It is never in a question.

• ​It is used for instructions, orders and requests.

​Lack = carecer de

​Subject = sujeto​

​Request= Solicitud

​Example:

​Study

​Write!

​Help!

​Listen

Multiple Choice

Identify the imperative/base form

• Be happy

• am happy

• was happy

• being happy

Multiple Choice

Identify the imperative/base form

• Study hard!

• I study hard

• I studied hard

• I am studying hard

​We use the Base Form to memorize verb meanings!

​

We can identify this form in verb lists and dictionaries.

​Meaning= significado

​

Multiple Choice

• sing

• ask

• drink

• walk

Multiple Choice

• eat

• fall

• read

• clean

Multiple Choice

• run

• eat

• hold

• read

Multiple Choice

• walk

• hold

• draw

• drink

Multiple Choice

• fall

• call

• see

• run

Multiple Choice

• read

• see or look

• jump

• drink

Multiple Choice

• take

• sing

• pull

• fall

Multiple Choice

• eat

• buy

• jump

• pull

​How to Express Tense

Add a subject ​: María, Paul, table, tree, dog, he, she, it, I, etc.

​Modify the verb when necessary

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​Examples (affirmative):

​

​Base

study -------> I study --------> He studies

​study -------> I studied ------> He studied

Multiple Choice

take a shower

• Base form

• Present simple

• past simple

Multiple Choice

I take a shower

• Base form

• Present simple

• past simple

Multiple Choice

He takes a shower

• Base form

• Present simple

• past simple

Multiple Choice

I took a shower

• Base form

• Present simple

• past simple

Multiple Choice

Cut the string!

• Base form

• Present Simple

• Past Simple

• Future

Multiple Choice

We cut the string every day

• Base form

• Present Simple

• Past Simple

• Future

Multiple Choice

We cut the string yesterday

• Base form

• Present Simple

• Past Simple

• Future

​Ben Jackson is a farmer. He lives in Australia. His aunt Deb dies. Jackson cannot go to her funeral. He lives 400 kilometers away. People cannot travel so far during the coronavirus.

Jackson feeds his sheep. Then he gets an idea. He puts grains in the field. He makes a heart from the grains. He lets the sheep in the field. The animals make a heart.

Jackson flies a drone. He makes a video. He sends the video to other people from his family. It is a special way to say goodbye.

Many families have similar problems during the coronavirus. They cannot go to family events. They are very sad. Jackson is happy that he says goodbye to his aunt.

Multiple Choice

Ben Jackson is a farmer.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

He lives in Australia. His aunt Deb dies.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

Jackson feeds his sheep. Then he gets an idea. He puts grains in the field. He makes a heart from the grains. He lets the sheep in the field. The animals make a heart.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

Jackson flies a drone. He makes a video. He sends the video to other people from his family. It is a special way to say goodbye.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

They are very sad. Jackson is happy that he says goodbye to his aunt.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Ben Jackson from Australia got the news that his beloved aunt died. It was not possible to travel to her funeral because of the coronavirus, and Jackson was very sad.

The farmer was feeding his sheep when he got an interesting idea. He put grains in the shape of a heart in his field. Then, he let his sheep in the field, and they filled up the heart. Jackson filmed the sheep by drone, and he sent the video to his family.

Jackson made some similar artworks before, and his aunt loved them. He thought that the sheep heart would make her happy.

Many families could not meet during the pandemic. People could not go to weddings or funerals, so Jackson was glad that he found a way to say goodbye to someone he loved.

Multiple Choice

he got an interesting idea. He put grains in the shape of a heart in his field. Then, he let his sheep in the field, and they filled up the heart. Jackson filmed the sheep by drone, and he sent the video to his family.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

Ben Jackson from Australia got the news that his beloved aunt died. It was not possible to travel to her funeral because of the coronavirus, and Jackson was very sad.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

Jackson made some similar artworks before, and his aunt loved them. He thought that the sheep heart would make her happy.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

Multiple Choice

Jackson was glad that he found a way to say goodbye to someone he loved.

• Present

• Past

• Future

• base form

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