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Chapter 3: Verbs and Modals

(podcast)  Introduction. What Is a Verb? Part 1 * *       Answers

Introduction. What Is a Verb? Part 2

3-1  Subject-Verb Agreement

3-1 (cont') Subject-Verb Agreement and Prepositional Phrases

3-13  Subject-Verb Agreement and who, whomever, whoever

3-2   Action Verbs vs. be Verb * *        Answers

3-3   Simple Present Tense: When to Use the Simple Present Tense

3-3a  Simple Present Tense: How to Form (Positive Action Verbs)

3-3a (cont') Simple Present Tense: How to Form (Positive be Verbs)
                   Unit Quiz

3-3b  Simple Present Tense: How to Form Negative Action Verbs

Simple Present Tense: How to Form Negative be Verbs

Simple Present Tense:  Quiz: Power Edit #1 * *

Simple Present vs. Present Continuous * *       Answers

3-9   (podcast) Nonprogressive Verbs

3-10  The Present Perfect Tense: Introduction. How to Form

3-10 (cont') The Present Perfect Tense: Part 2.  When to Use * *     Answers

3-5   The Simple Past Tense: action verbs

3-5 (cont') The Simple Past Tense: be verb.  Power Edit * *

3-11   The Past Perfect Tense, Part 1  How to Form

3-11 (cont') The Past Perfect Tense<: Part 2.  When to Use

Past Perfect Tense: Power Edit * *

Editing Practice #1 * *

 Auxiliaries (Helping Verbs)

3-18 (cont') Troublesome and Frequently Confused Verbs: got vs. have * *       Answers

3-18 (cont') Troublesome and Frequently Confused Verbs: fell vs. felt * *        Answers

3-18 (cont') Troublesome and Frequently Confused Verbs: going to vs. 'gonna'

3-18 (cont')  Troublesome and Frequently Confused Verbs:  say vs. tell

Modals and Prepositions (see Prepositions)

Modals

3-15   Modals: Introduction  Power Edit * *

3-15   Modals and Time Reference: Introduction

3-16  Modals: Commonly Used Modals, Part 1 (will, could, may, can, (be) able to, would have, may have, might have, and more)

3-16  Modals: Commonly Used Modals, Part 2 (had better, out to, would rather, must, had to, should, should not have, and more)

3-17  The modal would, regularly occuring action in the past

Verbs and Modals: Power Edit * *

Verbs and Modals: Fill-in-the-Blank * *

Chapter Review Quiz #1 **

Chapter Review Quiz #2 **

Chapter Review Quiz #3 **

more to come!

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