1. English Houghton Mifflin English Unit 5: Verbs
Lesson 3: More Verbs in the Present
Created by: Tamara V. Russell

2. Objectives Form the present tense of verbs ending in s, sh ch, and x.
Form the present tense of verbs ending in a consonant and y
Choose the correct present-tense verb
Proofread for the correct verb form

3. Warm-up
Which one of these sentences has something wrong with it? How can you fix it?
Roscoe the Wonder Dog watch the children at the pool. Then he tries to jump into their tube!

4. Lesson
Most verb in the present end with –s when the subject is a singluar noun. Some verbs, though, end with –es instead of –s. Add –es to verbs that end with s, sh, ch, or x when they are used with a singular noun in the subject. Do not add –es when the noun in the subject is plural.
Singlar
Plural
Rob tosses a ball.
The boys toss the ball.
My grandfather fishes.
The girls fish.
Emily mixes the salad.
Friends mix the salad.
Mother watches us.
People watch us.

5. Try it Out! The students (study, studies) history.
Maria (reach, reaches) for more paper.
Matt (try, tries) very hard.
Roberto (guess, guesses) the correct answer.
Tonya (finish, finishes) first.
study
reaches
tries
guesses
finishes

6. On Your Own
Read the sentence. Write down the correct verb in each one.
Ben _____ dinner. fix
Ben _____ his brother and sister to cook. teach
Ben _____ eggs and flour. mix
His sister _____ the potato skins. brush
Eric ______ the carrots. wash
Then his brother ______ them. dry
fixes
teaches
mixes
brushes
washes
dries

7. Tomorrow’s Lesson: Verbs in the Past
Nice work!
Tomorrow’s Lesson:
Verbs in the Past