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    Guia de Ingles

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    The document provides spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present tense. It lists four main rules: 1. Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i and add es. 2. Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, x or z just add es. 3. Most other verbs just add s. 4. There are some common irregular verbs like do, go, and have.

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    Guia de Ingles

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    The document provides spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present tense. It lists four main rules: 1. Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i and add es. 2. Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, x or z just add es. 3. Most other verbs just add s. 4. There are some common irregular verbs like do, go, and have.

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    The document provides spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present tense. It lists four main rules: 1. Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i and add es. 2. Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, x or z just add es. 3. Most other verbs just add s. 4. There are some common irregular verbs like do, go, and have.

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    The document provides spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present tense. It lists four main rules: 1. Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i and add es. 2. Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, x or z just add es. 3. Most other verbs just add s. 4. There are some common irregular verbs like do, go, and have.

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    NAME: _______________________________________ GROUP: _______ DATE: ____________________________

    SPELLING RULES FOR THE THIRD PERSON


    He RULE 1: *Cy *Ci + es RULE 2: ch, sh, s, x, z + es
    study studies watch watches
    try tries wash washes
    cry cries miss misses
    fly flies fix fixes
    *C= consonant buzz buzzes
    RULE 3: All other verbs +s
    She talk talks
    play plays
    call calls
    Notice these common irregular forms: do Mary does her homework every afternoon.
    go Fred goes home at night on weekends.
    It RULE 4: have Sam has his lunch at noon.

    I. Read the following story completely. Then, fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in parenthesis. Use
    negatives when necessary. USE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. (100 points, 5 each)
    The Pinzon family ____________ (1. live) in Bogota. Mrs. Pinzon is a widow. She is a doctor. There

    are four people in the family: Mrs. Pinzon (Carolina), her sons Daniel and Orlando and her daughter

    Natalia. Mrs. Pinzon is a mother and a housewife, too. She ____________ (2. have) a small family

    business: she ____________ (3. make) cakes and cookies and ____________ (4. sell) them to her

    friends. Carolina Pinzon ________________ (5. not/have) free time; she is always busy. Daniel Pinzon

    is a student at Yale University. He’s studying cinema art and ______________ (6. want) to be a film

    director. Natalia Pinzon __________ (7. be) seventeen. She ____________ (8. go) to Camilo Torres

    School. Natalia ____________ (9. have) a beautiful voice and she ____________ (10. sing) in the

    school chorus. She ____________ (11. love) music, and she ____________ (12. want) to be a singer.

    She is planning to study at Santo Tomas University. Natalia ______________ (13. not – like) to study

    French and Italian because these languages ______________ (14. not/be) interesting. Orlando Pinzon

    is only eight. Orlando ____________ (15. like) music too. He __________________ (16. not/sing),

    but he ____________ (17. play) the piano and the guitar. He _______________ (18. try) to learn

    English because he _______________ (19. watch) his English videos every time he can go to his home

    in the afternoon. He’s not going to music classes every weekend because he is very busy. The Pinzon

    family ______________ (20. think) that Colombia is a good place to live.


    SIMPLE PRESENT
    I he
    Do you live in an apartment? Yes, I do. SHORT ANSWERS Does she study English? Yes, he does. SHORT ANSWERS
    we No, I don't. It No, he doesn’t.
    they
    Yes, I live in an apartment. LONG ANSWERS Yes, he studies English. LONG ANSWERS
    No, I don’t live in an apartment. No, he doesn’t study English

    I. Complete using DOES or DO. (20 points, 2 each) II. Write the correct form of the verb. (30 points, 3 each)
    1. ______ uncle Bill work on Saturday? 1. I ________________ (drink) water at parties.
    2. ______ your sisters cook at home? 2. Mark _______________ (cry) at sad movies.
    3. ______ you study English too? 3. The children _______________ (walk) to school.
    4. ______ she play the guitar? 4. We don’t ________________ (drink) coffee.
    5. ______ we have time to write the homework? 5. The teacher ______________ (close) the door at 6:05.
    6. ______ you know my sister? 6. The baby ______________ (go) to bed at 7:00 every day.
    7. ______ Mary drive to the office? 7. People ____________ (read) magazines in the evenings.
    8. ______ her mother read her letter? 8. One student _______________ (arrive) late every day.
    9. ______ that man climb the mountain? 9. You _______________ (wake up) at 4:15 in the morning.
    10. ______ this bus go to Chicago? 10 Sam ________________ (teach) maths at school.
    III. Answer the questions in SHORT FORM. (20 points, 2 each)
    6. Do they run in the museum? Yes, ______________.
    1. Do you read magazines? No, ______________.
    7. Does your sister watch TV every day? Yes, ___________.
    2. Does Mary have breakfast? Yes, ______________.
    8. Does this car come from Mexico? No, ______________.
    3. Do Fred and Jeff live in Paris? Yes, ______________.
    9. Do I teach English in the morning? Yes, ______________.
    4. Does she study on weekend? Yes, ______________.
    10. Does the cat play with the mice? No, ______________.
    5. Do we drink juice? No, ______________.
    IV. Complete the conversation that Rita and Tom have about football. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE forms. (30 points, 2 each)
    Rita: _________________________ (1. you / like) football, Tom?
    Tom: Yes, I ______________ (2. love) it. I'm a United fan. I ______________ (3. go) to all their games. Nick usually
    ______________ (4. come) with me. And we______________ (5. travel) to away games, too. Why
    _________________________ (6. you / not / come) to a match some time?
    Rita: I'm afraid, but football _________________________ (7. not / make) sense to me — men running after a ball.
    Why_________________________ (8. you / take) it so seriously?
    Tom: It's a wonderful game. I ______________ (9. love) it. United are my whole life.
    Rita: How much _________________________ (10. it / cost) to buy the tickets and pay for the travel?
    Tom: A lot. I ___________________ (11. not / know) exactly how much. But that ____________________ (12. not /
    matter) to me. I ____________________ (13. not / want) to do anything else. _________________________
    (14. that / annoy) you?
    Rita: No, It ______________________ (15. not / annoy) me. I just find it a bit sad.

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