Lesson Seven

The Present Tense

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You learn English every day.

He learns English at school.

They learn English on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Here’s the present tense for the verb “work.”

I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work	I +    you = we
You work
They work

Present Tense – Negative

do + not + verb

Contractions:

do + not = don’t

does + not = doesn’t

Quiz

Fill the blank with present tense form
1. I ___ to school every day. (go)
2. She _____ to school every day. (go – negative)
3. Juan and Martha _____ a large family. (have)
4. He ______ a car. (have – negative)
5. You _____ from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (work)
6. I ______ on the weekends. (work – negative)
7. It _____ a lot in the winter in Minnesota. (snow)
8. It _____ in the summer. (snow – negative)
9. We _____ how to speak English. (know)
10. We _____ how to speak Italian. (know – negative)
Part A.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in the present tense
1. She _______ to school three times a week. (go)
2. My father ________ at that restaurant. (work)
3. I _______ English during the week. (study)
4. We ______ some time to go to the store. (have)
5. My car _______ a new set of tires. (have)
6. John _______ his shopping on the weekend. (do)
7. They _______ at that table everyday. (sit)
8. A plumber _______ leaky pipes and toilets. (fix)
9. You always ______ me good advice. (give)
10. They ______ very good students. (be)
Part B.
Directions: Make each of the above sentences negative.
1. She ____________________to school. (go)
2. My father _______________at that restaurant. (work)
3. I _______________English during the week. (study)
4. We _____________ any time to go to the store. (have)
5. My car ________________a new set of tires. (have)
6. John ___________his shopping on the weekend. (do)
7. They _______________ at that table everyday. (sit)
8. A teacher _____________leaky pipes and toilets. (fix)
9. You never _________ me good advice. (give)
10. They ________ very good students. (be)

You get total points

go,does not go, have, does not have, work, do not work, snows,does not snow,know,do not know, goes, works, study, have, has, does, sit, fixes,give,are , does not go, does not work, do not study, do not have,does not have, does not do, do not sit, does not fix, give, are not

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