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The Present Tense

The Present Tense. Daily Customs. Customs- True/False. True. _____ People in Thailand always take their shoes off before entering a house. _____ A woman usually covers her face in Saudi Arabia. _____ People in Japan don’t bow when they say hello.

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The Present Tense

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  1. The Present Tense Daily Customs

  2. Customs- True/False True _____ People in Thailand always take their shoes off before entering a house. _____ A woman usually covers her face in Saudi Arabia. _____ People in Japan don’t bow when they say hello. _____ In the U.S., a student doesn’t stand up when a teacher enters the room. True False True

  3. The Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again. Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. He always bows to others.

  4. The Present Tense Use the simple present tense to tell facts. Water freezes at 32 degrees. 32º Triangles have three sides.

  5. Negative Statements Use contractions like don’tanddoesn’t for negative statements in speaking or in informal writing. Women in Saudi Arabia don’twear a lot of makeup. Maria doesn’teat pizza.

  6. Third-Person Singular Put an –s or –es ending on third-person singular(he, she, it). He need a shirt. s She want an apple. s It catch the stick. es

  7. Irregular Forms Third-person singular forms of have, do,and go are not regular. have has He has a new shirt. do does She does the work. go goes He goes to school.

  8. He usually drinks tea after a meal. She usually works on her basket after dinner. Daily Customs They go to a dance every Sunday. They take a walk with their son every day.

  9. More sentences: do/ every day run/every day He runs to school every day. She does her homework every day. not/do/homework; hate He doesn’t do his homework every day. He hates it!!

  10. not/like get She doesn’t like school. A+ He gets an A+ on every quiz! listen/always He always listens to the teacher!!

  11. I always make a snowman in the winter. I don’t. I throw snowballs. make throw

  12. I don’t. I always brush my teeth. eat I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm. brush

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