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Who am I?
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2. For verbs that end in a
consonant
+
y,
we remove the
y
and add
ies
/ En los verbos que
terminan en una
consonante
+
y
, quitamos la
y
agregando
ies
.
marry - marries
study - studies
carry - carries
worry - worries
To make a negative sentence in english
we normally use
do not
or
does not
and in contracted form we use:
don’t
or
doesn’t
. Look at Grammar Box 4.
Grammar Box 4
Negative and Contracted form of simple present
Negative form
Contracted Form
I
do not
eat meat.
I
don´t
eat meat.
You
do not
eat meat.
You
don´t
eat meat.
He
does not
eat meat.
He
doesn´t
eat meat.
She
does not
eat meat.
She
doesn’t
eat meat.
It does not eat meat.
It
doesn’t
eat meat.
We
do not
eat meat.
We
don´t
eat meat.
You
do not
eat meat.
You
don’t
eat meat.
They
do not
eat meat.
They
don’t
eat meat.
Practice what you are learning
Activity 20
Complete the sentences with the simple present.
Completa las oraciones utilizando el presente simple.
1.
They _________ soccer at school. (to play)
2.
She_________
a letter. (not/ to write)
3.
______ you _______ english? (to speak)
Note:
For verbs that end in a vowel + Y,
we just add –S.
Examples: play – plays, enjoy – enjoys,
say – says.