DIALOGUE

Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again! 📘

• K: Which month were you born in?
• D: I was born in February.
• K: It’s January. Your birthday is coming soon!
• D: Don’t remind me. I’m getting old.
• K: You can always lie about your age.
• D: In that case, I was born in December.

 

 

NEW SKILL

Using the verb “come.” Here are a few examples: 📘

• come early
• come late
• come on time
• come first
• come last

 

Using Verbs 📘

Normally in the present tense, we add S to the end of the verb in the 3rd person (he, she, it). 📘

come / comes

give / gives

Examples:

• January comes before February.
• Dorothy gives money.

 

 

Special cases 📘

Irregular verbs in English in the present tense follow simple rules. The only change that is made to these verbs is in the third person for he, she or it. 📘

If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add ‘ES’ in the third person. 📘

do / does

kiss / kisses

fix / fixes

wash / washes

catch / catches

 

Examples:

• Kevin does his laundry.
• She kisses her husband.
• He fixes the car.
• The hairdresser washes hair.
• The dog likes to play. It catches the ball.

 

If the verb ends in a Consonant ‘Y’, we remove the Y and  ‘IES’ in the third person. 📘

carry / carries

study / studies

Examples:

• My brother carries his books.
• Dorothy studies every night.

 

 

VOCABULARY

Go over the vocabulary and expressions below with your tutor. 📘

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carry	📘
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on time	📘
hair	📘

EXERCISE

Fill in the blank with the correct month. 📘

• May comes after April.
• July comes before  ___________.
• __________ comes before October.
• June comes after _________.
• __________ comes after February.

 

Use the correct form of the present tense verb. 📘

• He studies after dinner. (study)
• They ________ their car. (wash)
• Kevin _______ on time. (come)
• She ________ a lot of work. (do)
• The man _________ computers. (fix)

 

Does the sentence use the correct form of come? Answer with “yes” or “no.” If it is incorrect, say or write it correctly. 📘

• Dorothy always comes last. Yes, Dorothy always comes last.
• We usually come on time. __  _________________
• The train come early. __  _________________
• Please, do not comes late. __  _________________
• They sometimes come first. __  _________________

 

Fill in the correct month of the year. If needed, use the photo above with months of the year. 📘

• The 4th month of the year is April
• The 10th month of the year is ___________.
• The 2nd month of the year comes after ___________.
• The 8th month of the year comes before __________.
• ___________ comes before the 2nd month of the year.

 

 

 

Discussion Questions

• When is your birthday?
• Which is your favorite month? Why?
• Which is your least favorite month? Why?
• Describe the last time you were late to meet a friend.

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