English Grammar Exercise Year 4

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The passage discusses the simple present tense and how verbs are used in positive and negative statements. It also provides examples of verbs that change form for the third person singular.

Verbs like wash, kiss and fly change form by adding -es in the third person singular. Verbs like carry and read just add -s.

Verbs can add just -s, change ending consonant + y to ies, or change to -es depending on if they end in ss, x, sh, ch.

English Grammar Exercise

Name:__________________________ Year :__________


Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(2)
With other verbs, we usually form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense
like this

Subject Subject
I/We/You/You/They He/She/It
I eat ice-cream. He eats ice-cream.
You eat ice-cream. She eats ice-cream.
Positive (+) We eat ice-cream. It eats ice-cream.
They eat ice-cream.

I dont eat ice-cream. He does not eat ice-cream.


You dont eat ice-cream. She does not eat ice-cream.
Negative(-) We dont eat ice-cream. It does not eat ice-cream.
They dont eat ice-cream.

Exercise 2
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the
words in the blanks.
(1) Susie ______________ shopping in Causeway Bay.(love)
(2) Causeway Bay ____________ very busy.(be)
(3) Betty _______________________ early.(not get up)
(4) I ______________________ fruit.(not like)
(5) School always _____________ at eight oclock in the morning.(start)
(6) We usually _________________ at school at half past seven.(arrive)
(7) The dog ________________ me. (like)
(8) Henry ___________ a nice school bag.(have)
(9) She ________________ television every night. (not watch)
(10) I ____________________ that dress.(not like)
English Grammar Exercise
Name:__________________________ Year :__________
Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(3)
With most verbs, we add s to the verb when it is used with the third person singular. With other
verbs, we change the verb in different ways:
Verbs you should
With most verbs +s
e.g. run runs
sleep sleeps
Ending in a consonant + y - y + ies
e.g. Fly flies
carry carries
Go/ Do +es
Ending in ss, x, sh, ch + es
e.g. Kiss kisses
Fax faxes
Wash washes
switch switches
Exercise 3
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the
words in the blanks.
1. Sam __________(wash)his face every day.
2. Susie ___________(kiss)Mum every night.
3. Dad often _____________(carry)Susies books.
4. Nick ___________(cook) dinner for his family every evening.
5. He ____________ (brush)his hair every morning.
6. May often ____________ (read)books.
7. Kitty ____________ (wash) the dishes every night.
8. My bird __________(fly) beautifully.
9. The dog __________(like) eating bones.
10.My baby sister ___________(cry) every night.
11.Jenny always ___________(do) her homework on time.
12.Vincent _____________(love) Flora.
13.Ron_________(take) his dog for a walk every afternoon.
14.Mable usually___________(buy) vegetables at the market.
15.The lion __________(run) very fast.

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