Spelling rules for present simple

Present simple verb rules

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For affirmative sentences where he, she, it or a name is the subject. The verb is added:

e.g.One or more consonants: calls, sends, wants One or more consonants + e: likes, races, writes vowel + y: buys, says, Ending verb -ie: lies, dies, ties

For affirmative sentences (he / she / it ).Ending verbs:

e.g. - o : goes, does - sh : whishes, splashes - ch : watches, catches - x : fixes, mixes - z : buzzes, dizzes - ss : kisses, misses

For affirmative sentences (he / she / it ).Ending verbs:

e.g.consonant + y : dry worry fly

Verb exceptions:

He, she , it has

have

I am He, She, It is You, We, They are

be

gap fillings exercise

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Germany

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The celebration for Valentine’s Day in Germany ______(be) popular among the locals, but __ ___(not / be) especially commercial as in other parts of the world. Lovers ___________ (exchange) not only chocolates, flowers, and heart shaped gifts, but a special something else for this celebration: a pig! The pig ______________(represent) luck and lust, and they __________(have) different forms, as a miniature statue in chocolate or pigs climbing a ladder. Also, Germans ____________(prepare) big ginger cookies in heart shapes. Each cookie ____________(have) a romantic phrase and message like “Ich liebe dich” (I love you).

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MEXICO

The holiday ____________(get) a sweet ending with Rosca de Reyes, a sweet bread _______(take) the form of a ring to resemble a crown. A baby figurine ____________(hide) inside because it ____________ (represent) the holy family’s need to hide from King Herod. Is a tradition that the person who ___________(find) the baby figurine is responsible for a feast for Candlemas, on February 2nd. It usually _________(mean) providing “tamales”, a traditional Mesoamerican dish which takes a lot of work to prepare.

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SPAIN

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Parents and their children _____________ (pack) city sidewalks on Saturday to watch colorful parades. This holiday ________________(celebrate) the journey that three wise men took to present the baby Jesus with gifts. In recent years, security ____________(have) a main importance in Madrid and Barcelona amid fears of potential terrorist attacks. Large vehicles _____________ (not / park) near the parade routes.

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