Using the Present Tense Verb

Revision

This is a revision before we go to Past Tense

Read the information about Lia.

• Lia is from Indonesia. She works in Toronto, Canada. This is her first time away from home, and she misses her life in Indonesia. Her life is very different in Canada!

In Indonesia

• Lia’s mother cooks (cook) breakfast for her.

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Lia ________ (have) classes ________ 9:30 ________ 12:30 from

Monday to Saturday

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Lia _________ (go) out with her friends _________ weekends.

In Canada

• Lia's mother does not cook (not cook) breakfast for her.

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Lia _______ (have) breakfast at a coffee shop _____ about 7:15 ______ the morning.

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Lia ___________ (not have) classes _____ the morning.

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She _________ (work) __________ 9:00 _________ 5:00 _______ Monday ______ Friday.

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She also _________ (study) at a business school because she _________ (want to) start a business in Indonesia someday

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She ________ (have) a class _________ 6:00 ___ 9:00 _____ night ____ Tuesday and Thursday.

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Lia

(not have) many friends in Toronto.

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She

(not go) out weekends.

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She

(be) lonely.

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She

(miss) her friends in Indonesia

Poll

Is your life similar to Lia’s life, or is it different?

• similar

• different

Open Ended

My life is (similar to / different from) Lia’s life. In the morning, I ________________________.

Open Ended

During the day, I _______________ from _______________ to _______________ .

Open Ended

At night, I _____________

Open Ended

I ________________ friends in _________________.

Open Ended

On weekends, I ______________________________

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I ______________ lonely.

Read your sentences out loud

My life is different from Lia’s life. In the morning, I have breakfast at home

Read the paragraph.

• Find and correct six more errors with negatives and prepositions of time