2015-08-12
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Present and past tenses
The simple present tense
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Read the following in the third person singular. Do not change the object if it is plural. Note that after certain consonants a final es is pronounced as a separate syllable.
See PEG 12 B: kiss, kisses /kis, kisiz/.
They wish to speak to you. (He)
Buses pass my house every hour.
They help their father. (He)
We change planes at Heathrow.
You watch too much TV. (He)
They worry too much. (He)
I cash a cheque every month. (He)
I always carry an umbrella. (She)
They wash the floor every week. (She)
His sons go to the local school.
These hens lay brown eggs.
Rubber balls bounce.
These figures astonish me.
Do you like boiled eggs? (he)
15 These seats cost Ј10.
They fish in the lake. (He)
Elephants never forget.
They usually catch the 8.10 bus.
19 They sometimes miss the bus.
20 I mix the ingredients together.
21 The rivers freeze in winter.
22 They fly from London to Edinburgh.
23 The carpets match the curtains.
24 They realize the danger.
25 I use a computer.
26 What do they do on their days off? ~
They do nothing. They lie in bed all day.
27 The boys hurry home after school.
28 They push the door open.
29 They kiss their mother.
30 They box in the gymnasium.
31 They dress well.
32 Your children rely on you.
33 They snatch ladies' handbags.
34 You fry everything.
35 The taxes rise every year.
36 They do exercises every morning.
The simple present tense
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Read the following (a) in the negative (b) in the interrogative.
In Nos. 2 and 14, have is used as an ordinary verb and should be treated as one.
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You know the answer.
He has breakfast at 8.00.
He loves her.
Some schoolgirls wear uniforms.
He trusts you.
He tries hard.
The park closes at dusk.
He misses his mother.
The children like sweets.
He finishes work at 6.00.
He lives beside the sea.
He bullies his sisters.
This stove heats the water.
She has a cooked breakfast.
She carries a sleeping bag.
He usually believes you.
She dances in competitions.
You remember the address.
19 She plays chess very well.
20 He worries about her.
21 These thieves work at night.
22 He leaves home at 8.00 every day.
23 Ann arranges everything.
24 She agrees with you.
25 Their dogs bark all night.
26 Their neighbours often complain.
27 Tom enjoys driving at night.
28 He engages new staff every Spring.
29 Tom looks very well.
30 They sell fresh grape juice here.
31 He charges more than other photographers.
32 She cuts her husband's hair.
33 They pick the apples in October.
34 The last train leaves at midnight.
35 He relaxes at weekends.
36 She refuses to discuss it.
The present continuous tense
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Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense. In No. 25, have is used as
an ordinary verb and can therefore be used in the continuous tense.
