Present Tense When to use Present Tense 1

Present Tense

When to use Present Tense? 1. Truth 2. Habit

Keywords of Present Tense every day every year every week every month every morning every night every afternoon

Keywords of Present Tense Usually Always Often Sometimes Never Seldom

Keywords of Present Tense once a day twice a week three times a month four times a year

How to use Present Tense? “s” Verb No “s”

How to use Present Tense? He She It “s”

How to use Present Tense? I You No “s” We They

3 Ways to add “s” s es ies e. g. eats sees likes draws e. g. go goes, watches finishes washes brushes e. g. fly flies, worry worries carry carries cry cries

Exception ies No “ies” for those words with the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) before “y”: e. g. (play) (buy) plays plaies buys buies

Exercise 1 go a. I _______(go) to school on foot every day. b. She _______ (go) to school by bus every morning. goes c. goes He _______ (go) to school by MTR every d. go We _______ (go) to school by school bus every Monday. e. go They _______ (go ) to school by train every afternoon. Friday.

Exercise 2 a. reads Mary _______(read) books in the library every morning. b. enjoys (enjoy) playing tennis every David _______ Sunday. c. Sam and I sometimes_______ (go) to the park together. d. My two little brothers always_______ (eat) sweets at home. buys Mrs. Wong usually_______ (buy ) food in the go eat supermarket.

Exercise 3 like a. Wendy and Mary _______(like) running in the park once a month. watches b. Candy’s father _______ (watch) TV every night. eat *c. Cats _______ (eat) fish. tell d. I never _______ (tell) lies. lives *e. Her uncle _______ (live) in Kwai Chung.

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