English Practice for Thanksgiving by Teresa Knudsen, Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Hello!
I hope your day is going just great.
In two days, Thursday, November 24, 2011, Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day.
Here are some activities and practices for language learners.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Primary Games: Thanksgiving Links

Thanksgiving Hangman

To Do the Do Verb

To Do the Do Verb by Teresa Knudsen of Lakeside Languages.com on blogspot.com November 4, 2011

The "do" verb is another busy verb in the English language.

The infinitive is “to do.”

Do you want to conjugate the “do” verb?

Then you begin with the infinitive of the verb “to do.”

Take away “to” and you are left with “do.”



Academic and Business Grammar

If you are in school or business, then use this conjugation:



1. Simple Present Conjugation of the verb “do.”

Sentence	Sub-jects	“Be” Verb	Questions or Interrogatives
I do You do He does She does It does We do You do They do	I You She He It We You They	do do does does does do do do	Do I do_? Do you do_? Does she do_? Does he do_? Does it do_? Do we do_? Do you do_? Do they do_?
Subject and Verb “Have”	Pronouns as Subjects	Do often comes with an object. I do homework.	Helping verb “do” + subject and main verb “do/does.”

Study Strategies:

Do you have questions? Write them in the boxes above.

Then look in your English grammar books to find the answer.

Ask for help from friends, family, and teachers.

To Have the Have Verb

To Have the Have Verb by Teresa Knudsen of Lakeside Languages.com on blogspot.com November 4, 2011

The "have" verb is a busy verb in the English language.

The infinitive is “to have.”

Do you want to conjugate the “have” verb?

Then you begin with the infinitive of the verb “to have.”

Take away “to” and you are left with “have.”


Academic and Business Grammar

If you are in school or business, then use this conjugation:


1. Simple Present Conjugation of the verb “have.”

Sentence	Subjects	“Have” Verb	Questions or Interrogatives
I have       You have He has She has It has We have You have They have	I You She He It We You They	have have has has has have have have	Have I?      Do I have_? Have you? Do you have_? Has she? Does she have_? Has he?   Does he have_? Has it?     Does it have_? Have we?   Do we have_? Have you?   Do you have_? Have they? Do they have_?
Subject and Verb “Have”	Pro-nouns as Subjects	Have often comes with an object. I have a dog. I have to study.	Verb “have” + subject =British English. (British English "have" is like the "be" verb, and doesn't use a helping verb to make questions or interrogatives. Helping verb “do” + subject and “have/has”  = American English

Study Strategies:

Do you have questions? Write them in the boxes above.

Then look in your English grammar books to find the answer.

Ask for help from friends, family, and teachers

History of the “Be” Verb by Teresa Knudsen at Lakeside Languages.com November 1, 2011

History of the “Be” Verb by Teresa Knudsen. Lakeside Languages.com November 1, 2011

In the past, the “be” verb was easy to learn.

People in the past used the simple form of “be.”

If you are a pirate, it is easy to conjugate the verb “be.”

In Pirates of the Caribbean, many pirates use “be.”

Pirate One: “I be a pirate.”

Pirate Two: “Be you a pirate?”

 1. Simple Present Pirate Conjugation of the verb “be.”

Sentence	Subjects	“Be” Verb	Questions or Interrogatives
I be             You be He be She be It be We be You be They be	I You She He It We You They	be a pirate. be a pirate. be a pirate be a pirate. be a pirate. be pirates. be pirates. be pirates.	Be I a pirate? Be you a pirate? Be she a pirate? Be he a pirate? Be it a pirate? Be we pirates? Be you pirates? Be they pirates?
Subject and Verb “Be”	Pronouns as Subjects	The Subject Complement is “pirate.”	Verb + Subject and Subject Complement

 As you can see, the pirate conjugation be much simpler.

To Be the Be Verb

To Be the Be Verb by Teresa Knudsen of Lakeside Languages.com on blogspot.com November 1, 2011

The "be" verb is the busiest verb in the English language.

The infinitive is “to be.”


Do you want to conjugate the “be” verb?

Then you begin with the infinitive of the verb "to be."

Then, you take away "to.” You are left with "be.”

Academic and Business Grammar

If you are in school or business, then use this conjugation:

 1. Simple Present Conjugation of the verb “Be.”

Sentence	Subjects	“Be” Verb	Questions or Interrogatives
I am                                You are He is She is It is We are You are They are	I You She He It We You They	am are is Is Is are are are	Am I? Are you? Is she? Is he? Is it? Are we? Are you? Are they?
Subject and Verb “Be”	Pronouns as Subjects	Be can have a subject complement I am a teacher. Or not: I am.	Be Verb + Subject = a Question, which is also known as an Interrogative.

Study Strategies:

Do you have questions? Write them in the boxes above.

Then look in your English grammar books to find the answer.

Ask for help from friends, family, and teachers.

List other ways to find the answer to your questions.

Passive Voice Introduction

Passive Voice
Learn passive voice by looking at cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. 

Here are some cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.
There are four cups.
There are four countries where people made the cups.

Begin by practicing the active voice

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.

People in India made the rose cup.

People in Thailand made the farm cup.

People in Bavaria made the light blue flowered cup.

All these sentences have an active subject.
Let's practice them again:

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.
People in India made the rose cup.
People in Thailand made the farm cup.
People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup. (Active).

The orange and purple cup was made by people in Ireland. (Passive voice).
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
(Stative passive).

People in India made the rose cup.

The rose cup was made by people in India. (Passive voice).
The rose cup was made in India. (Stative passive).


People in Thailand made the farm cup.

The farm cup was made by people in Thailand. (Passive)
The farm cup was made in Thailand. (Stative passive)


People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.

The blue flowered cup was made by people in Bavaira. (Passive)
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.
(Stative passive)

Let's practice them again.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
The rose cup was made in India.
The farm cup was made in Thailand.
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

Here's another way to check the information.
Look at the bottom of the cup.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.

The rose cup was made in India.

The farm cup was made in Thailand.

The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

Reference for Six Senses

There are six senses:
Sight
Sound
Taste
Touch
Smell
Feeling or Intuition (The Sixth Sense)

Exercise:
Watch the first 20 minutes of The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl.
There are seven characters in the beginning:
Max
Shark Boy
Lava Girl
Max's teacher Mr. Electricidad
Linus, who bullies Max
Marissa, who wants to be Max's friend.
Max's dad
Max's mom

What do you or the characters see?

What do you or the characters hear?

What do the characters taste?

What do the characters touch?

What do the characters smell?

How do the characters feel?

Reference for Twelve English Verb Tenses

English Verb Tenses
Helpful for Language Arts, ESL, Art, Math, Science, Business, Communications
For writing, grammar, reading, speaking, conversation, and listening.

Reference for Twelve English Verb Tenses


1. Simple Present
2. Simple Past
3. Simple Future
4. Present Progressive, aka Present Continuous
5. Past Progressive, aka Past Continuous
6. Future Progressive, aka Future Continuous
7. Present Perfect
8. Past Perfect
9. Future Perfect
10 Present Perfect Progressive, aka Present Perfect Continuous
11. Past Perfect Progressive, aka Past Perfect Continuous
12. Future Perfect Progressive, aka Future Perfect Continuous         

Samples of the 12 verb tenses, conjugated with the infinitive of the verb "to run."
1. Simple Present
I run.
You run.
She runs.
He runs.
It runs.
We run.
You run.
They run.

2. Simple Past
I ran.
You ran.
He ran.
She ran.
It ran.
We ran.
You ran.
They ran.

3. Simple Future
I will run.
You will run.
She will run.
He will run.
We will run.
You will run.
They will run.

4. Present Progressive, aka Present Continuous
I am running.
You are running.
He is running.
She is running.
It is running.
We are running.
You are running.
They are running.

5. Past Progressive, aka Past Continuous
I was running.
You were running.
She was running.
He was running.
It was running.
We were running.
You were running.
They were running.

6. Future Progressive, aka Future Continuous
I will be running.
You will be running.
He will be running.
She will be running.
It will be running.
We will be running.
You will be running.
They will be running.

7. Present Perfect
I have run.
You have run.
She has run.
He has run.
It has run.
We have run.
You have run.
They have run.

8. Past Perfect
I had run.
You had run.
He had run.
She had run.
It had run.
We had run.
You had run.
They had run.

9. Future Perfect
I will have run.
You will have run.
She will have run.
He will have run.
It will have run.
We will have run.
You will have run.
They will have run.

10 Present Perfect Progressive, aka Present Perfect Continuous
I have been running.
You have been running.
He has been running.
She has been running.
It has been running.
We have been running.
You have been running.
They have been running.

11. Past Perfect Progressive, aka Past Perfect Continuous
I had been running.
You had been running.
She had been running.
He had been running.
It had been running.
We had been running.
You had been running.
They had been running.

12. Future Perfect Progressive, aka Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been running.
You will have been running.
He will have been running.
She will have been running.
It will have been running.
We will have been running.
You will have been running.
They will have been running.