The key answer of exercise 29
The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 1 - Time of our lives for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli
Question
Look at the grammar map and fill in the blanks in the boxes below.
Answer
PRESENT SIMPLE
FORM
Affirmative
- I start school at 8.
- You / We / They start school at 8.
- He starts school at 8.
- She / It starts school at 8.
SPELLING RULES
In the third-person singular:
For all regular verbs: add -s.
- walk → walks
- read → reads
Verbs ending in vowel + -y. add -s.
- say → says
Verbs ending in consonant + -y. change the -y to -i and add -es.
- study → studies
Verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -ss, -z, -x, - o: add -es.
- brush → brushes
- watch → watches
- do → does
Negative
- I don't (do not) start school at 8.
- You / We / They don't (do not) school at 8.
- He doesn't (does not) start school at 8.
- She / It doesn't (does not) school at 8.
Interrogative
- Do I start school at 8?
- Do you / we / they start school at 8?
- Does he start school at 8?
- Does she / it start school at 8?
Short answers
- Yes, I / you / we / they do.
- Yes, he / she / it does.
- No, I / you / we / they don't.
- No, he / she / it doesn't.
USE
- Routines, habits - Example: I have breakfast at 7 in the morning
- Permanent situations and things that are always true - Example: The Earth revolves around the Sun.
- Timetables in the near future - Example: My train arrives at 10 AM tomorrow.
SIGNAL WORDS
How often?
- Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never.
- Time expressions: once / twice , a week / a month.
When?
- Every day, every week, every year.
- On Sundays, on Mondays, on weekdays.
- In the evening, in the morning, in the afternoon.
- In summer, in winter, in spring.