Simple Present in ASL
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Hi. My name is Mr. Orange.
I am bright orange because I have many, many habits--many, many actions, and a lot of energy.
I like to move around all the time, but I can be quiet too.
I have busy habits like walking, running, and jumping, eating, and swimming,
but I have quiet habits too, like sleeping, talking, or napping or sitting. I can do both.
But I love to talk about all different habits.
I can talk about anyone's habits: mine, yours, his, ours, anyone's.
It's my favorite thing to do.
Now, I have to let you know: I have a confession.
What is it?
I have different personalities.
If I am with YOU or by myself just us alone--only people I know really well, like you and me, that's all--then I am calm and nice.
If there are many people like a large audience, I get nervous.
I tend to get really shy.
But if I am with just one person whom I don't know very well or who is just a friend or acquaintance, not really close
With that one person, I become mischievous. I'll show you what I mean.
What I do is I keep a secret object in my pocket.
If I see one person alone, I tend to run up to that person and throw something at them. you'll see.
What do I do? I be come mischievous. If I see just one person (it might be a a friend or just someone alone), I become both mischievous and brave.
I keep something in my pocket. I'll show you.
Ha!
Did I scare you?
That's my what usually happens when I talk about just one person.
Remember, I am fine if I am with me or you but if I am with just one person who I don't know,
or with HE, SHE, or IT or whatever that one person is, I become devilish.
I'll show you.
With I and YOU, I am comfortable and calm.
With WE, THEY, or many people, I feel nervous.
With these pronouns, I just go ahead and say my word. I could say, for example: jump, eat, or run.
If I see just one person and I don't know them or they are just alone, I become devilish.
I use my snake.
Here are the snakes.
But I admit that it is hard to have to draw snakes like that, right?
Drawing like that is a lot of trouble.
So what do I do?
See these here? I switched the snakes and changed them to S's.
An S looks like a snake, right?
Now I'll show you what I look like as an orange rod.
I am added under each verb. This shows you clearly where the verb is.
I'll show you again what my personalities are.
With I, YOU, WE, and THEY, I am a good boy.
I am either shy or calm.
With HE, SHE, or IT--one person whom I don't know well--I become mischievous and use my snake.
The snake really means an S.
If you see an S: like HE jumps, SHE jumps, IT jumps, the S represents the snake. It makes you scared, right?