D-03.03 Get & Use Simple-Present Statements, YES/NO & WH-Questions & Answers

Parts One to Three of Chapter 5 (the Simple Present –s Ending: “The Family”) of WorkLife English Grammar 2: English in Everyday Life.        13 pages Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) Beginning to Intermediate Language Learners       Why It’s Useful: Because it’s unique to English, language learners may not expect to have to add –(e)s to each Third-Person Singular Simple-Present Verb. Even so, the ending is needed in statements with subjects that are singular nouns or personal pronouns (he, she, it). Paralleling a previous chapter with only 1st, 2nd, and/or plural sentence subjects, these pages cover Affirmative & Negative Statements + Yes/No & Wh-Questions & Answers in the 3rd Person Singular. They also include Infinitives after Verbs and Frequency Words, both common in the Simple-Present.    What You’ll Do:  [1] With others, act out the Strip Story “Do You Miss Your Family?” on page 68. (Have learners) Identify the many third-person singular sentence subjec