The Present Tense Daily Customs Customs TrueFalse True

The Present Tense Daily Customs

Customs- True/False True People in Thailand always take their _____ shoes off before entering a house. True A woman usually covers her face in _____ Saudi Arabia. False People in Japan don’t bow when they _____ say hello. True In the U. S. , a student doesn’t stand _____ up when a teacher enters the room.

The Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again. Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. He always bows to others.

The Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell facts. Water freezes at 32 degrees. Triangles have three sides. 32º

Negative Statements Use contractions like don’t and doesn’t for negative statements in speaking or in informal writing. Women in Saudi Arabia don’t wear a lot of makeup. Maria doesn’t eat pizza.

Third-Person Singular Put an –s or –es ending on third -person singular (he, she, it). He need s a shirt. She want s an apple. It catches the stick.

Irregular Forms Third-person singular forms of have, do, and go are not regular. have has He has a new shirt. do does She does the work. go goes He goes to school.

Daily Customs He usually drinks tea after a meal. She usually works on her basket after dinner. They go to a dance every Sunday. They take a walk with their son every day.

run/every day More sentences: He runs to school every day. not/do/homework; hate do/ every day She does her homework every day. He doesn’t do his homework every day. He hates it!!

not/like get She doesn’t like school. He always listens to the teacher!! A+ He gets an A+ on every quiz! listen/always

I always make a snowman in the winter. I don’t. make throw I throw snowballs.

I don’t. I always brush my teeth. eat I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm. brush