THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

SPELLING RULES

MOST OF THE VERBS We add ‘-s’ to the verb

stop

work

read

stand

stops

works

reads

stands

come

speak

comes

speaks

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SPELLING RULES

b) When the verb ends in ‘-y BEFORE CONSONANT:

We add ‘-ies’ to the verb if it is pronounced

/aı/ fly flies

cry cries

/eı/ stay

play

stays

plays

but

/ı/ study

tidy

studies

tidies

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SPELLING RULES

c) When the verb ends in CH SH S X Z

We add ‘-es’ to the verb.

/s/

/∫/

/z/

/dz/

/t∫/

cross

lose

buzz

flash

wish

teach

catch

judge

crosses

loses

buzzes

flashes

wishes

teaches

catches

judges

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SPELLING RULES

d) The verbs ‘go’ and ‘do’: Add ‘-es’ to the verb.

go

do

goes

does

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Singular Plural

I was we wereyou were you wereshe washe wasit was

they were

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Isheheit

+ was

weyouthey

+ were

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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME

(a) I am in class today.(b) I was in class yesterday.

(c) Jun is here today.(d) Jun was here yesterday.

(e) We are happy today.(f) We were happy yesterday.

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I am in class today.I was in class

yesterday.

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am at work

I ____ yesterday.was today.

present past

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be

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He ___ in the pool

was last week.is today.

present past

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be

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The moon ____ huge last night.wasis tonight.present past

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be

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present

past

The water is warm today.

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(click and type)

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I was not in class yesterday.

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(a) I was not in class yesterday.

(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.

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was + not = wasn’t

+ wasn’t

Isheheit

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(c) You were not home last night.

(d) You weren’t home last night.

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were + not = weren’t

+ weren’tweyouthey

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________ in class yesterday morning.Jared is in class this morning, buthe wasn’t

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They are in London tonight, but

they weren’t ___________ in London last night.

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I am happy today, but

I wasn’t happy____________ yesterday.

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The weather is nice this week, but

it wasn’t nice ___________ last week.

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Were you in class yesterday?

8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

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We were in class yesterday.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

Yes, we were.

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(be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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We weren’t in class yesterday.No, we weren’t.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

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SHORT ANSWER

(be) + (subject)

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She was at the library last week.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

Yes, she was.

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(be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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She wasn’t at the library last week.No, she wasn’t.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWER

(be) + (subject)

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He was in Mexico last winter.

+ LONG ANSWER

INFORMATION QUESTIONS

(c) Where was Bill last winter?

In Mexico.

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Where + (be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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They were on vacation last month.

+ LONG ANSWER

INFORMATION QUESTIONS

(d) Where were they last month?

On vacation.

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Where + (be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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No, she wasn’t.

_____ Andrea in class on Friday?Was

She

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wasn’t in class on Friday.

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We were at the lake last week.Yes, .

_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?Were

we were

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_____ Nina with you last week?

No, .

Was

she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.

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We walked to school.

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