Bahasa Inggris Task 9: Common Verbs

Bahasa Inggris
Task 9
Part 3: Grammar and Mechanics

Common Verbs
Some verbs are very common. English speakers use them every day. These verbs have many meanings.
Pay attention to the words after the four common verbs in this chart. If you can, add other examples of
words that can follow each verb.
Base form Simple present forms Common ways to use the verb
Have Have, has Have (a possession), have (a family member), have
money, have fun, have a party, have a baby, have
breakfast
Other examples: have time__________________

________________________________________
Do Do, does Do homework

Do the dishes, do laundry, do chores
Other examples: do exercise

___________________________
_________________________________________
Make Make, makes Make coffee, make a sandwich, make dinner, make
a phone call, make a mistake, make an appointment
Other examples: make a fault
___________________________
_________________________________________
Get Get, gets Get sick, get hungry, get tired, get married, get
(something) at the store, get to (a place)
Other examples: get soul stones

___________________________
_________________________________________
When you see these common verbs, pay attention to the words that follow them.
*The verb be is also very common.
Practice: Word Partners
Read the paragraph. Circle the forms of have, do, make and get. Underline the words that follow these
verbs.
Every morning, Ebru does the same thing. At 8:00 A.M. she gets the bus at the end of her street. She gets
to school at about 8:30 A.M. She has time before her first class, so she goes to the cafeteria and has coffee.
There are usually many other students there. Some students are having breakfast, some are doing
homework, and some are making phone calls. Sometimes she sees a classmate in the cafeteria, and they
talk. Ebru is making new friends at school. At 8:55 A.M., She leaves the cafeteria, and she gets to her
classroom by 9:00 A.M.
Practice: Using Common Verbs

Take a piece of paper. Write three true statements using each verb.
Example: Have I have a new watch.
I have tea in the morning.
I have a son named Ken
1. Have
 I have a new girlfriend

 I have a twins sister
 I have coffe at night
2. Do
 Do homework
 I do as you say
 I do the game
3. Make
 I make coffe in the morning

 I make you comfortable
 My sister making cake
4. Get
 I can get some coffe for you

 You must get two apples from her
 I will get extra money from helping my mom
5. Using Prepositions to Show Time
Prepositions are usually small words, such as in, at, by, and with. A preposition and a noun form a
prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases have many uses. Prepositional phrases have many uses. For
example, they can be time expressions. Time expressions tell when something happens.
Prep. + Noun
On Saturdays, I like to sleep late.
Prep. + Noun
I sometimes get up in the afternoon.
A time expression can go at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. Put a comma after a time expression
at the beginning of a sentence.
There are many rules for using prepositions to show time. Here are four rules you need to know.
Rules Examples
Use on + a day or days. Do we have class on Friday?

They see each other on weekends.
Use in + a part of the day. Call me in the morning.
Exception: Use at + night He gets home late at night.
Use at + a time He starts work at 8:30 A.M.
Lunch is at noon.
Use from + a starting point + to + the end point From 7:00 to 10:00 P.M., he studies. The course
runs from January to May.
Practice: Preposition in Time Expression

Underline the seven-time expressions with prepositions. The first one is underline for you.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is a big attraction. Half a million people visit each
year. The hall is usually open from 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. On Wednesdays, it is also open in the evening.
In the summer (from Memorial Day to Labor Day), it stays open late on Saturdays, too. The hall is closed
only on Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are exhibits, films, concerts, and a museum store. It is a great
place for rock and roll fans to visit.
Practice: Prepositions in Time Expressions
Complete the sentences. Use in, on, at, from, or to to show time.
1. Do you dream ___at___________ night?
2. The movie runs ___from___________ 7:00 P.M. ____to__________ 8:50 P.M.?
3. We have class _____on_________ Tuesdays and Thursdays.
4. What do you do ____in__________ the evening?
5. The train leaves _____at_________ 4:33 P.M.
6. I usually have a snack ____in__________ the afternoon.
7. Th office is open only ____on__________ weekdays.
8. The school year goes __from____________ September _to_____________ June.
Titles
A title is the name of a book, a song, a story, or a movie. Titles are not usually sentences. They are
usually just a few words. A title can be one word, such as Titanic or Superman.
When you write a paragraph for an assignment in this book, it should have a title. A title gives the
reader a little information about our paragraph, but the real
My Friend Ray
introduction to your paragraph comes in your topic sentence.
I have a good friend named Ray. He Sometimes your topic sentence must repeat words from the title.
is always … Look at these
examples: My Friend Ray
He is a good friend. He is always …
Do this: Do not do this:
Writer’s tip
It is a good idea to write your paragraph before you write you title. Finish your first draft, check your topic
sentence, and then add a title.
Rules Examples
Capitalize the first letter of the first word of a My Life
little.
The Phantom of the Opera
Capitalize every noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, A Day at the Races
and adverb in a title. Do not capitalize a, an, the,
Journey to the Center of the Earth
or prepositions.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Do not put a period after your title. Getting Ready for the Day
Do not put quotation marks (“ ”) around your “Jae Yoon’s Favorite Day”
title.
Practice: Capital Letters in Titles
Work alone. Rewrite each title with the capital letters needed.
1. Fundamentals of academic writing
Fundamentals of Academic Writing________________________________________________
2. First steps in academic writing
First Steps in Academic Writing
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. The adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Gone with the wind
Gone with The Wind
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. A wrinkle in time
_A Wringklr in
Time__________________________________________________________________________
__
6. The lord of the rings
The Lord of The Rings
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. Introduction to psychology
Introduction to Psychology
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. Around the world in eighty days
Around The World in Eighty

Days__________________________________________________________________________
___
Practice: Inventing Titles
Work alone. Think of good titles for books or movies about the topic below.
Example: two young people in love
First and Last Love_____
1. A group of teenagers in a scary place

Haunted Mansion
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. A big storm, like a hurricane or typhoon
Terrible Season
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. A trip on a spaceship in the future
Future Space Story
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.Two people getting married at age eighty
_Early-Age Marriage
___________________________________________________________________________
5. A bank robbery
Money Heist
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Two boys away from home
Lost Boy______________________________________________________________________

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Part 3: Grammar and Mechanics

Other examples: have time__________________

Do Do, does Do homework

Other examples: do exercise

Other examples: get soul stones

Practice: Using Common Verbs

 I have a new girlfriend

 I make coffe in the morning

 I can get some coffe for you

On Saturdays, I like to sleep late.

I sometimes get up in the afternoon.

Use on + a day or days. Do we have class on Friday?

Practice: Preposition in Time Expression

Do this: Do not do this:

Around The World in Eighty

1. A group of teenagers in a scary place

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