Auxiliary Verbs. Tense Forms

Auxiliary verbs “be”, “do” and “have” are used to build different tense forms. Unlike their homonyms, which are notional words, they have only grammar meaning.

Work in teams. Complete the section “Formation” of the chart.

Tenses	Formation	Examples
Present	Simple
Past
Future
Present	Continuous
Past
Future
Present	Perfect
Past
Future
Present	Perfect Continuous
Past
Future

*Emphatic Do

We can use “do” to make an expression sound stronger.

Do sit down. You do look nice today! I did enjoy our talk. Do come out, Rover, Susan won't bite.'

Contrastive emphasis: we can use do to show a contrast - between false

and true, appearance and reality, or a general statement and an exception.

She thinks I don't love her. but I do love her.

It looks easy, but it does need quite a bit of practice.

There wasn 't much time for shopping, but I did buy a couple of blouses.

We can also use do to compare what is expected with what actually happens.

I said I was going to win, and I did win.

EXERCISE 13.Join the beginnings and ends; make the sentences more emphatic by using do/does/did. Example: I do feel ill!

BEGINNINGS	ENDS
Iagree	a lot.
I apologise	eggs and bacon.
I feel	he's really happy.
I hate	ill.
Hike	cooking.
I need	tired.
Peter enjoyed	with you.
She looks	your party.
You talk	a job.
I wonder if	for disturbing you.

(How English Works M.Swan C.Walter PP. 96-97 Ex. 1-3)

*The Passive Voice

Passive Voice is used to show that the subject of the sentence is not the doer of the action. It is more typical of written texts and official style on the whole. (Set examples).

UNIT 4.

Warmer

Present Tenses. Present Simple. Present Continuous

*State Verbs/ Statives

Past Simple

*Homework

English Grammar in Use R.Murphy PP. 2-3 Unit 1; PP. 4-5 Unit 2; PP. 6-7 Unit 3 A Ex. 3.1-3.2 (B Ex. 3.3) – Present Simple. Present Continuous

(Word Order. Adverbs)

English Grammar in Use R.Murphy PP.5- 6 Unit 4 Ex. 3.1-3.2 – Past Simple

Warmer

• How do other people really see you? (What about you?/So do I/Neither do I/But I do/ I don’t do this either). The teacher may ask partners to speak about each other using present tenses. (#4)