* A singular subject goes with a singular verb * A plural subject goes with a plural verb. Study the table below. QUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. ed SUBJECT VERB OBJECT/COMPLEMENT 1 am. You are He is She Miss Chong has: It is Siew Fong Fong. @ good guitar player: my brother. chocolate. a scart. Carrot, my pet lizard. You ore We ore They lke The boys play Susie and Mala have ->zCrv | p>rcoz-o children. the winners of the competition. to swim. football. boots. Use do (for plural subjects) and does (for singular subjects) in questions and negative sentences. Examples: ( Do you like pineapples? They do not want to sing, Does she wear jeans? He does not have an umbrella * With do and does, you must use the root form of the verb. Examples: Does he like his book? She go home with me. They likes ice cream. Mother bake potatoes every week. He have a car. She does not want a needle. Y CORRECT ‘She goes home with me. They like ice cream. Mother bakes potatoes every week. He has a car.A Circle the correct word. 1 1 (am, are) a pupil. 2 They (is, are) my uncles. a ih 4 We (has, have) twenty pins. |) school. 5 You (is, are) my friend. 6 She (like, likes) spinach. => cops. B Fill in the blanks with ‘do’ or ‘does’. you have a rope? they want a knife? she watch television? he like potatoes? we have a fan? She not want to go home. I You not have a brother. * 7 - on oan Fon not play games. © Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. _ Pei Pei and I (1) ______ good friends. We (2) Sometimes, she (3) — television together. She (5) —— 1 A was 3 A come are B came am Cc comes is Dis coming like 4 A are watching likes B_ watched liked Cc watches are like D watch B c D 7 I (want, wants) a duster. : Renee 8 Ahmad (play, plays) the guitar. 3 She (is, are) Miss Lily Wong. 4 Sam and Mat (cycle, cycles) to ~~ 10 Those children (has, have) red to play together. ____ to my house in the evening. We (4) not have a television at home. 5 A do did has doesEach sentence contains a mistake. Circle the mistake ant sentence correctly in the space provided. d rewrite the 1 Rashid have two brothers. —_—————_— 2 My sisters is very pretty. et 3 They wants a necktie. ee ——— Be aoes she bos adusibin?: 5 ee 5 Does you want a banana? —— 6 Those women is my aunts. 7 Mat and I am behind you. 8 Mr Tan does not likes cats. Use all the words given to make sentences about each pictures. Write the sentences in the space provided. EY Siti — Rosnah — hungry — want — food — go — kitchenTHE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ‘+ We use the simple present tense for habitual actions. Examples: I live in Kuala Lumpur. I like chocolate ice cream. Igo to school by bus. We also use the simple present tense when we give instructions. Examples: First, draw two straight lines. Match the words to the pictures. The simple present tense is also used in imperatives. Examples: Open the door. Close your books. — Knock on the door. The verb in a sentence must always agree with the subject. A singular subject takes singular verb. Examples: She likes durians. The bird flies. The rabbit hops. Singular Singulor Singuior subject ver Singular subject verb Singular subject aa A plural subject goes with a plural verb. Examples: They like durians. Birds fly. Rabbits hop. Plural Plural Plural Piura subject “verb Plural subject verb Plurd subject verb special. The verbs that go with them always toke the plural form. Examples: | like potatoes. You play the guitar. Z ‘Am is only used with the pronoun i Tond you are Examples: Iam thirsty. Tam your friend.Common Mistakes (YY CORRECT What do you like to eat? Where does he live’ You stay with your parents. I play football in the evening. Run round the field. 28 WRONG. What does you like to eat? ll Where does he lives? Z You stays with your parents. 3 | plays football in the evening. 4 5 Runs round the field. 5 Fon— Work on This A Underline the correct word. | There (is, are) seven colours in a rainbow. 2 There (is, are) twenty-four hours in a day. 3 I (am, is) very happy to see you. 4 She (read, reads) the newspaper. 5 That farmer (grow, grows) vegetables. 6 The nurses (work, works) in the hospital 7 We (wake, wakes) up early in the morning. 8 The sun (shine, shines) during the day, Clouds (bring, brings) rain. 10 December (is, are) the twelfth month of the year. 11 Crocodiles (lay, lays) eggs. 12 Friday (come, comes) after Thursday. 13 Frogs and toads (croak, croaks). 14 You (see, sees) with your eyes. 15 Cows (gives, give) us milk. 16 (Keep, Keeps) quiet. 17 Beng, (stops, stop) that noise. 18 Bola, (comes, come) here this minute! | twoitth * minute4 Rivers (flow) —______trom the highland to the lowland. 5 The sunflower (grow) | 6 The papaya (change) /| 71 (wash) 8 He (laugh) ——__________ from seeds. colour when it is ripe. my hands with soap and water. | when he is happy. | 4 My mother (like) to fry rice with prawns. 10 The fisherman (catch) fish in the sea. | | 11 (Go) | 12 Mat, (shut) fo your room now. the windows. C Fill in the blanks with ‘do’ or ‘does’. you like to eat? | 2 Where _____ the boys live? 3 What she plant in her garden? 4 Where ___ Rama keep his money? 5 When __I watch television? 6 What __ they do every afternoon? ‘TWhy your brothers like to fight? ( i, Why ___ the leaves turn yellow? q When e the children go to bed? 10 How Sunita make the basket? a your parents go to work? 2Whot___» __iifi like to wear to sleep? Betty and Enid practise the organ? fish move in water? the elephant like to eat?each picture. sentence for ; 0 the correct answer. D Look at the pictures. Choose the correct Write the question number in the space next t Please open the door. Please close the door. First, draw two lines. These are lines. Wash your hands. Show me your hands. QO0000\! blanks. There (1) ________ many people at the beach. They (2) here every evening for the fishing boats. The fishermen (3) ________ back a lot of fish. They (4) some of the fish to the people. The people (5) ________ to. buy the fresh fish. 1A is 3 A bringing 5 A like B are B brought B likes Cc was C brings C are like D have D bring D does like 2 A wait 4 A selling B waits B sells Cc waited C sold D waiting D sell esthe sentences below carefull correct. i ly. Tick () the sentences that are across (x) beside those that are wrong. Rewrite the sentences correctly jn the space below. 1 Maniam buys food from that hawker. 2 Bats come out at night. 3 Caterpillars becomes butterflies. 4 The bird live in the nest. 5 We smells with our nose. 6 The moon shines at night. 7 Switch off the fan, Intan 8 Comes here, Baby. @ What does you like to do? 10 Where does she sit in class? Look at the pictures carefully. Use all the words to make sentences. Write the sentences in the space provided. Every Friday - Mat - mosque — with — father — wears - baju Melayu - — songkok — takes off — slippers — feet Then — goes — mosque — prays a — =D * mosque |