BY TEACHER WALTER NILO
RODRΝGUEZ HERRERA
VERB TO
BE
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The conjugation in the present tense of the verb to be , together with the corresponding personal pronouns,
follows : I am we are You are you are He, she, it is they are |
Supply the correct form of the
present tense of to be.
1. He ............ a good student.
2. They ......... old friends.
3. I
........... a student.
4. John ......... absent from class
today.
5. We
........ students.
6. The sky ......... clear.
7. Henry and John ........ brothers.
8. She and I .......... cousins.
9. Mr. Smith .......... sick today.
10. He .......... a businessman.
11. Mr. Jones .......... a lawyer.
12. Today
........... Wednesday.
13. She and John ......... both good
students.
14. The policeman on the corner
.......... busy with the traffic.
15. He and I ............. old friends.
VERB
TO BE NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE
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Change the following to negative and interrogative form.
1. They are in
They arent in
Are they in
2. John is angry with you.
3. He and she are cousins.
4. He is very studious.
5. Both sisters are tall.
6. She is a clever girl.
7. They are members of the country
club.
8.
He is a good tennis player.
9.
Mr. Smith is pilot with American Airlines.
10. The sky is very cloudy today.
11. The office of the principal is
on the first floor.
12. It is cold today.
13. She is a tall, blond girl.
14. It is a good movie.
15. The cigarettes are on the table.
16. He is a handsome fellow.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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AFFIRMATIVE FORM |
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I |
AM WORKING |
AT
THIS MOMENT |
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HE,
SHE, IT |
IS WORKING |
RIGHT
NOW |
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WE,
YOU THEY |
ARE WORKING |
NOW
/TODAY |
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INTERROGATIVE FORM: |
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AM I |
WORKING |
THIS
WEEK |
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IS HE, SHI, IT |
WORKING |
THIS
MONTH |
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WE,
YOU THEY |
WORKING |
THIS
YEAR |
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NEGATIVE FORM: |
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I |
΄M NOT |
WORKING |
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HE,
SHE, IT |
ISN
T |
WORKING |
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WE,
YOU, THEY |
AREN T |
WORKING |
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EXERCISES
Write the sentences in the three forms:
Example: She
.. (work) now
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She is working now
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Is she workingnow?
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She isnt working now
1.
They
..
(study) right now.
2. It
(rain) at this moment
3. He
..
(read) now
4. She
(make) a cake now.
5. You
. (write) a letter now
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
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The simple present tense of all verbs in English
(except the verbs to be and to have, which we have already studied) has the
same form as the infinitive. Only in the third person singular is there a
slight change made; in the third person singular s is added. We use the
simple present tense to describe an action which goes on every day or in
general. I work we work you work you work he, she, it
works they work |
Supply the correct form, present
tense, of the verbs in parentheses.
1. We____________ (read) the newspaper
in class every day.
2. He_____________ (come) to school by
bus.
3. I always _____________(walk) to school.
4. The children _____________(play) in the park every afternoon.
5. I ________________(eat)
lunch in the cafeteria every day.
6. Helen ______________(work) very hard.
7. I _________________(like)
to sit in the sun.
8. The dog ________________(chase) the cat all around the house.
9. Mr. Smith ________________(work) for Eastern Airlines.
10. Helen generally ______________(sit) at this desk.
11. We always _______________(play) tennis on Saturdays.
12. He always ________________(prepare) his homework carefully.
13. They _______________(eat) lunch together every day.
14. Some girls ____________(use) too much make up.
15. They ______________ (take) many
trips together.
16. We always ___________ (travel) by
car.
17. They ______________ (attend) church
every Sunday.
18. He ______________ (speak) several
foreign languages.