“Do, Be, Have – they’re all we need!”

A spotlight on the Three Operator Model
Christopher Walker
We’ve all experienced the same thing – our students throw up their hands and say, “How can I learn all 36 tenses in English?!” From past perfect continuous to the passive voice, there’s a lot to cover, and it can feel overwhelming for both teachers and students.

In an article in Modern English Teacher in November 2023, Christopher Walker explained how you can take a completely different approach, and look at the English verb system in terms of its three principle operators – do, be, and have . . .

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“Do, Be, Have – they’re all we need!”

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