Eng 100

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject–Verb Agreement Rules
 Tenses 4. Past perfect
Verb tenses identify the time period when an 5. Present perfect
action occurs. 6. Future perfect
They also show relationships between events
that happen at different times. Simple present tense
You use this tense for:
The simple tenses (past, present, and future)
are the most basic forms.
Habitual activities
I walk to school everyday.
The six basic verb tenses are: My mom watches the news every night.
1. Past
2. Present To express a state of mind
3. Future I see the poverty of farmers.

For future scheduled events

The storm hits Luzon tonight.

Simple present tense You’re weeding the ricefields before you go

You use this tense for: out with the boys.

For instructions
Unscrew the cap to open.

For facts

Harvest begins in April.

To express the future in clauses

Harvest your crops when I give time
and conditional the signal.

Present continuous tense

You use this tense for:

Activities and happenings

The farmers are trucking their in the
present harvest

For planned activities

I’m visiting the farm on Friday.
To express firm resolve
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PREPOSITIONS
What are prepositions? (pang-ukol)
A preposition is a word which shows the
relationship between one thing and another.
It links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other
words in the sentence.
What can prepositions tell you?
You can sometimes begin a sentence with a
preposition.
Without fear, the brave child climbed the tall
mountain.
Under the four poster bed, the lazy cat was
having a snooze.
Inside the old house there were all sorts of
strange looking people.
Along the hall crawled the large, spindly spider.

It may tell you where a thing is in relation to

something else.
Ex. The juicy, red apple was on the book.

It may tell you when something is in relation to

another event.
Ex. She refused to leave the house until the
postman had been.

It may also tell you the direction something is

travelling in relation to something else.
Ex.The gallant horseman was riding along the
windy shoreline.

Here are some examples of prepositions:

Here are some examples of prepositions used in

academic writing:

about – around something or enclosing

something
at – connected to a location
for– with a purpose or giving a reason
from– the origin of something
in – completely or partly enclosed by something
of – belonging to something or someone;
contained in something
on – the basis for something
to – in a direction
with – connected to something and near
something; using something