25. Third Person
He / She / It
Singular subject (my friend, the boss,
a co-worker)
Verb + s
Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
26. Spelling rules: Third person
verbs in simple present tense
1. teach
research
wash
push
27. Third Person Spelling Rules
pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss,
and –x + es
28. Third Person Spelling Rules
1. fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies
29. What about you?
Ask and answer these questions
with a classmate:
What time do you get up in the
morning? I get up at …
What time do you go to bed? How
many hours do you sleep per night?
Do you eat breakfast? What do you
usually have?
30. What about you?
1. What do you like to do in your free
time?
4. Do you exercise? What exercises
do you do or what sports do you
play?
31. What about you?
1. What chores do you do in your
household?
5. What do you do at your job?
32. Find and correct the mistakes:
1. I’m work for a very good company, and I also
student at MiraCosta College.
2. The manager talkes with all employees once a
week.
3. The manager and I has a meeting today.
4. The company’s profits looks good.
5. The technician fixxes any computer problems
we have.
6. Everybody working hard every day, and
company morale is high.
7. The people in this company really likes working
here.
33. Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
Change these to negative:
2. I work.
3. I like my job.
4. They have benefits.
5. We have a nice boss.
34. Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
Change these to negative:
2. She has a lot of experience.
3. He drives to his work.
4. The new employee comes early.
5. My co-worker talks to me.
35. Negatives in simple present
tense
1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the
people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
4. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
36. Questions in Simple Present
Tense
Change these statements to
questions:
3. I work.
4. I like my job.
5. They have benefits.
6. We have a nice boss.
37. Questions in Simple Present
Tense
Change these statements to
questions:
2. She has a lot of experience.
3. He drives to his work.
4. The new employee comes early.
5. Your co-worker talks to you.
38. Questions in Simple Present
Tense
Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
Does he / she / it + verb + ?
40. Time to write a paragraph
The instructor will show you a picture.
Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences
describing the actions of the people in
the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs
(affirmative and negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.
