Unit 12: Review Pronouns Pronouns Verb Tense Verb Tense

Agent Nouns: Review Making Verbs into Nouns (jobs) Making Verbs into Nouns (jobs) To change a Verb into an Agent Noun, usually we simply add “er” To change a Verb into an Agent Noun, usually we simply add “er” ie. teach = teacher dance = dancer Sometimes, we add “or” or “ar” Sometimes, we add “or” or “ar” ie.act = actor beg = beggar For one syllable verbs that end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, we double the final consonant For one syllable verbs that end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, we double the final consonant ie.run = runner dig = digger

Vocabulary Preview: House-hold Repairs

Pronoun Review Lets practice changing the pronouns (I, he, etc) to fit the situations Lets practice changing the pronouns (I, he, etc) to fit the situations Reflexive Pronouns: (myself, himself, etc) Reflexive Pronouns: (myself, himself, etc) We cannot have two pronouns in the same sentence, so we change the final pronoun to form a reflexive pronoun I will be (I’ll be), as said in the simple future tense, is used to offer help I will be (I’ll be), as said in the simple future tense, is used to offer help

Possessives (Expressing Ownership) Pronouns (I, he) can be used to express possession (mine, his, hers) Pronouns (I, he) can be used to express possession (mine, his, hers) We can express the possessions of people by add an apostrophe + s to the end. We can express the possessions of people by add an apostrophe + s to the end.Example: “That is Kelly’s electronic dictionary” Possessive nouns (Kelly’s) make one of the following sounds: iz z s Possessive nouns (Kelly’s) make one of the following sounds: iz z s If the possessive noun makes the “iz” sound, we add another syllable If the possessive noun makes the “iz” sound, we add another syllable

Verb Tense Review Lets review 3 verb tenses: Lets review 3 verb tenses: 1. Past Continuous I was cooking at 3 AM. 2. Simple Past I cooked last night. 3. Present ContinuousI am cooking. 4. Simple PresentI like to cook. 5. Future Continuous I will be cooking. 6. Simple Future I will cook.

Verb Tense Review Lets review 3 verb tenses: Lets review 3 verb tenses: 1. Past Continuous I was cooking at 3 AM. 2. Simple Past I cooked last night. Or, did you cook? 3. Simple PresentI like to cook.

Also, a spelling rule: When a noun is plural (my parents) and it is changed to the possessive (my parents’s), we only add an apostrophe When a noun is plural (my parents) and it is changed to the possessive (my parents’s), we only add an apostropheExample: My parents= My parents’ My brothers = My brothers’