Grammar Unit 5 I Do / Work / Like ETC. (Simple Present)
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I do / work / like, etc. (simple present) Remember: he works / she lives / it rains, etc. • I work in an office. My brother works in a bank, (not My brother work) • Lucy lives in Houston. Her parents live in Chicago. • It rains a lot in the winter. I have -> he/she/it has: • John has lunch at home every day. We use the simple present for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time: • I like big cities. • Your English is good.You speak very well. • Tim works very hard. He starts at 7:30 and finishes at 8:00 at night. • The earth goes around the sun. • We do a lot of different things in our free time. • It costs a lot of money to build a hospital. Always/never/often/usually/sometimes + simple present • Sue always gets to work early, (not Sue gets always) • I never eat breakfast, (not I eat never) • We often sleep late on weekends. • Mark usually plays tennis on Sundays. • I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.
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Choose the correct simple present verbs.
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Write sentences from the words. Use the correct verb form. Example: (always / early / Sue / arrive) Answer: Sue always arrives early.
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To the movies/ never / I / go
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Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear
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Usually / dinner / we / have / at 6:30
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Television / Tim / watch / never
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Often / people's names / I / forget
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Julia / parties / enjoy / always
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Like / chocolate / children / usually
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Work / Martina / hard / always
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Write sentences about yourself. Use always / never / often / usually / sometimes. Example: (watch TV in the evening) Answer: I usually watch TV in the evening.
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Read in bed
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Drink coffee in the morning
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Go to work/school by bus
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Get up before 7:00
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Read
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Reads
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Reades
Correct Answer
A. ReadsExplanation
The correct answer is "reads" because it is the correct present tense form of the verb "read" when used with third-person singular pronouns such as "he," "she," or "it." In this case, the verb is being used with an implied third-person singular pronoun, so "reads" is the appropriate form.Rate this question:
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Finish
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Finishes
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Finishs
Correct Answer
A. FinishesExplanation
The correct answer is "finishes". This is the correct form of the verb "finish" in the third person singular present tense. In English grammar, when a verb is used with he, she, it, or a singular noun, it usually takes an -es or -s ending. Therefore, "finishes" is the correct form of the verb for this sentence.Rate this question:
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Have
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Haves
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Has
Correct Answer
B. HasExplanation
The correct answer is "has". In this sentence, the subject is singular ("he", "she", or "it"), so the correct form of the verb "have" is "has".Rate this question:
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Dance
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Dances
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Dancs
Correct Answer
A. DancesExplanation
The word "dance" is a noun, while "dances" is the correct verb form in the third person singular. "Dancs" is not a recognized word in English. Therefore, "dances" is the correct answer as it is the appropriate verb form to match the subject.Rate this question:
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Fly
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Flys
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Flies
Correct Answer
B. FliesExplanation
The word "flies" is the correct answer because it is the correct plural form of the word "fly". In English, when a noun ends in a consonant followed by a "y", the "y" is usually changed to "i" and "es" is added to form the plural. Therefore, "flies" is the appropriate plural form of "fly".Rate this question:
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Think
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Thinkes
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Thinks
Correct Answer
B. ThinksExplanation
The correct answer is "thinks" because it is the correct present tense form of the verb "think" when used with third-person singular pronouns like "he," "she," or "it."Rate this question:
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Read
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Reads
- B.
Reades
Correct Answer
A. ReadsExplanation
The given question is asking for the correct form of the verb "read" in the third person singular. In this case, the correct form is "reads" as it follows the rule of adding an "s" to the base form of the verb for the third person singular.Rate this question:
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