Review Present Tense verb To Be

I am = Im /You Are= Youre/ He is = Hes/ She is =Shes/ It is = Its

We are = Were/ They Are = Theyre.
Youre angry; Are you angry? Yes I am / No Im not
He is very intelligent; Is he very intelligent? Yes He is / No He isnt
It is cold today; Is it cold today? Yes it is / No it is not.
A changes to an before any word begining with a vowel sound.
a book a man a woman a hotel a car a pencil a pen
an apple an orange an umbrella an hour an elephant an egg
Use a or an
It is __ lovely day. It is ( a ) lovely day.
It is ___ old building
He is___ unusual man.
It is ___long trip, but it is ____ easy trip
He is ___honest man
The car is ____ used car
The gift is ____ new book.
Simple Present tense
We add s to form the 3rd person singular of most verbs, or we add es
instead os S in the following cases:
a) When the verbs end in o.- go = goes do = does
b) When the verb ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z
reach = reaches wash = washes fix = fixes
c) When the verb end in y ( we change it to i before adding es, if is
preceded by a consonant).
study = studies cry = cries marry= marries

Exercise 3
1. Pat (go) there twice a week.
(Pat goes there twice a week)
2. Herb (do) the work of two people.
3. I always (try) to arrive on time
4. George always (write) many reports.
5. Mr. Walker (teach) English and Mathematics.
6. They (go) to the movies every friday.
7. Mary (play) the piano very well.
8. The father (watch) TV almos every night.
9. The mother (kiss) her daughter every morning.
10. I often (catch) cold.
11. Helen also (catch) cold very often.
12. She (do) all work today.
13. She (carry) her paper in a briefcase.
Plural nouns
If a vowel precedes the y, add s e.g.: key-keys, toy-toys, tray-trays
If a consonant precedes the y, change the y to i and add es e.g: city
cities, lady ladies country countries.
Most nouns that end in f or fe form their plurals changing ending to
ves. eg.: wife wives, leaf leaves, half halves
Nouns end in o add es. eg- hero heroes, potato- potatoes.

Most plural nouns only add s. Door doors, doctor- doctors, penpens, apple apples.
Nouns endings in s, z, ch, sh, x we add es. box-boxes,
class-classes, crash-crashes, church-churches.
Irregular nouns:
Man-men, foot feet, child-children, woman-women, tooth-teeth,
mouse-mice.
Excercise 4
1. The child plays in the park.
(The children play in the park)
2. The knife is next to the plate.
3. The dish is on the table
4. The plane leaves from the airport
5. The box is empty.
6. The church is near here.
7. The woman is intelligent.
8. The glass is broken.
9. The watch runs well
10. The clerk is very polite.