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[rojees]

I need to cover this in my class and I don't know how to explain to my students. They are at into level so it needs ot be fairly simple. I can give them examples but i feel its not enough to make them understand.

Comments please

[sheba]

I dont know how to explain it technically cos I suck at grammar but seeing as no one else has replied ill give it a go!

For verbs (do/does, play/plays, go/goes, want/wants etc) there are 2 subject groups.

1. You, I, we, they

2. He, she, it

Group one doesn't use the 's'. Group 2 does.
eg. I PLAY soccer. He PLAYS soccer.
You PLAY soccer. She PLAYS soccer.
We PLAY soccer. It PLAYS soccer.
They PLAY soccer

Every subject can fit into those groups.
My mum (she) PLAYS soccer.
The book (it) LOOKS good.
John (he) LIKES ice cream.
Mum and dad (they) HAVE a car.
etc....


As for is/are/am the groups are the same, except 'I' is alone in using 'am'.

I am tall.

He is tall.
She is tall.
It is tall.

They are tall.
You are tall.
We are tall.

My cat (it) is brown.
My brothers (they) ARE happy.
Katie (she) is pretty.
etc...

I draw grids and use examples to teach this. Hope it helps!

[mysteriousdeltarays]

You have the other kids if they are awake. One kid says, yes I do or whatever. Nail a neighbor point to the first speaker and ask does he _______?

Try to have them make their own questions.

It is an ideal.

In most chain schools this will only creat a form of laughter. At best a form of Darahaseo. They may most likely just repeat what you have said, or say "Yes I, am" or 'Yes, I can" or if sharp "Yes, I do."


If it is a chain you might as well give up. All they do is repeat what you have said.

Well when at sea we need a Great Heldsman!

[tomato]

For verb conjugations, I play a dice game.
First, I take one sheet of paper for each student in the class.
On each sheet of paper, I write a verb conjugation, using each student's name for the third person singular:



I pass out the papers.
Each student takes a turn rolling the die.
That student reads the appropriate sentence and crosses it out.
The winner is the first student to cross out all six sentences.