You are invited to the EndofYear Picnic On

You are invited to the End-of-Year Picnic On May 25 th at the Whalen’s House (Map on the back) Activities (starting at 5: 45 pm): Paddle boating, canoes, lawn games, fishing, and talking Eating (about 6: 45 pm): Grilled Chicken, Beef Burgers, Salads, and Desserts (We love it when you bring something to share!) Please bring your family!

Swigart Rd N. Fairfield Rd S. Fairfield Rd Indian Ripple Church 22 S. Fairfield Rd Whalen’s : Gray house (with Green Shutters) and gray barn behind the house; Garden in front Whalen’s 350 S. Fairfield Rd Stutsman Rd Parking on the lawn is acceptable! Some GPS units take you too far!

Upcoming Schedule � Next week is our last regular Thursday class until September; probably September 7 � We plan to continue the informal Conversation Group(s) through the summer ◦ Every second and fourth Tuesday ◦ Start at 6: 45 until 7: 45 (or 8: 00 if discussion is lively) � We will have a mid to late July picnic at our house (either July 18 or 25)

Review and Perfect Continuous Tense

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have?

Verb Tenses � There are 12 verb tenses in English Simple Continuous Perfect Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect Continuous

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? : 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses?

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? : 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs”

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? : 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) �Five forms: base, s-form, past tense form, past participle form, present participle form (ing-form) ◦ Use “helping verbs”

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? : 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) �Five forms: base, s-form, past tense form, past participle form, present participle form (ing-form) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � 10 of the 12 verbs use helping verbs �The helping verbs are: have (perfect tense), be (continuous tense), and will (future tense) – plus appropriate combinations

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? - 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � There are two time aspects to English tenses:

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? - 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When” ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types – comparing activities relative to the flow of time!

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? - 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? - 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types – comparing activities relative to the flow of time!

Review/Quiz � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types �Simple: Use to state facts (or beliefs), generalizations, etc. Time independent. �Ex: Dogs hate cats. Cats like to hunt. The grass is green.

Review/Quiz � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types �Simple: Use to state facts (or beliefs), generalizations, etc. Time independent. �Continuous: Use to express an activity that was “on-going (inprocess) at some specific time or when something else happened �Ex: I am eating. You were sleeping. I was studying when the phone rang.

Review/Quiz � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types �Simple: Use to state facts (or beliefs), generalizations, etc. Time independent. �Continuous: Use to express an activity that was “on-going (inprocess) at some specific time or when something else happened �Perfect: Used to connect a completed activity to a (later) time or another activity or event; often showing a cause/effect relationship �Ex: I had eaten, so I was not hungry. I had studied hard for the test (telling why I had done so well). She has studied hard for the test (telling why I think she will do well).

Perfect Continuous Tense � Perfect Continuous is used to emphasize the duration of an activity, event, or state ◦ ◦ ◦ They have been talking for the last hour. She has been working at that company for three years. (Recently, ) I have been feeling really tired. She has been watching too much television (lately. ) They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived. She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 1 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. ” 3

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true. ” 6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. 5

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 1 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. ” 3

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. ” 1

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true. ” 6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. 5

Revelation 21: 1 -6 (p 1263) And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true. ” 6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. 5

You are invited to the End-of-Year Picnic On May 25 th at the Whalen’s House (Map on the back) Activities (starting at 5: 45 pm): Paddle boating, canoes, lawn games, fishing, and talking Eating (about 6: 45 pm): Grilled Chicken, Beef Burgers, Salads, and Desserts (We love it when you bring something to share!) Please bring your family!

Swigart Rd N. Fairfield Rd S. Fairfield Rd Indian Ripple Church 22 S. Fairfield Rd Whalen’s : Gray house (with Green Shutters) and gray barn behind the house; Garden in front Whalen’s 350 S. Fairfield Rd Stutsman Rd Parking on the lawn is acceptable! Some GPS units take you too far!

Upcoming Schedule � Next week is our last regular Thursday class until September; probably September 7 � We plan to continue the informal Conversation Group(s) through the summer ◦ Every second and fourth Tuesday ◦ Start at 6: 45 until 7: 45 (or 8: 00 if discussion is lively) � We will have a mid to late July picnic at our house (either July 18 or 25)

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? : 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) �Five forms: base, s-form, past tense form, past participle form, present participle form (ing-form) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � 10 of the 12 verbs use helping verbs �The helping verbs are: have (perfect tense), be (continuous tense), and will (future tense) – plus appropriate combinations

Review/Quiz � How many tenses does English have? - 12 � What are the two main ways we form these tenses? ◦ Changing the verb form (conjugation) ◦ Use “helping verbs” � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types – comparing activities relative to the flow of time!

Review/Quiz � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types �Simple: Use to state facts (or beliefs), generalizations, etc. Time independent. �Ex: Dogs hate cats. Cats like to hunt. The grass is green. �Continuous: Use to express an activity that was “on-going (inprocess) at some specific time or when something else happened �Ex: I am eating. You were sleeping. I was studying when the phone rang.

Review/Quiz � There are two time aspects to English tenses: ◦ “When”: Past, Present, Future ◦ “Comparative Time” or “Time Relationship” types �Perfect: Used to connect a completed activity to a (later) time or another activity or event; often showing a cause/effect relationship �Ex: I had eaten, so I was not hungry. I had studied hard for the test (telling why I had done so well). She has studied hard for the test (telling why I think she will do well).

Perfect Continuous Tense � Perfect Continuous is used to emphasize the duration of an activity, event, or state ◦ ◦ ◦ They have been talking for the last hour. She has been working at that company for three years. (Recently, ) I have been feeling really tired. She has been watching too much television (lately. ) They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived. She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.