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In this course, “Word Forms and Simple Present Tense,” you will learn about different word forms, like nouns, proper nouns, plural forms and singular forms. You will learn when to use the articles “a” and “an.” You will also learn about the BE verb in English, how to form it and when to use it. Then you will learn how to form other verbs in the simple present, including some spelling rules, and how to make negative forms.

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Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Rachel Fernandez

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Introduction & BE Verb

In this first week, we will look at word forms. You learn about different kinds of words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Then you will learn about different kinds of nouns. You will learn about plural and singular nouns, how to make spelling changes, and when to use the articles “a” and “an.” You will also learn about verbs in the simple present. We will start with the BE verb. BE is very common. We use it all of the time.

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 35 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Simple Present

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 27 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Simple Present Negative

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 24 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Yes/No Questions

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 24 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

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