Grammar - S.H.IT Rule

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

At the end of this lesson you will know how to..?

- how to use the present simple

- what the S.H.I.T rule is and how to use it.

present simple

 It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements (like timetables and schedules)

present simple examples

I smoke (habit);

 I work in London (unchanging situation); 

London is a large city (general truth)

To give instructions or directions:

You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

To express fixed arrangements, present or future:

Your exam starts at 09.00

Rewrite the sentences in the 3rd person singular beginning
with he or she.

1. They sell antiques. 

2. I always drive to work. 

3. We never do our homework. 

4. You carry a heavy schoolbag. 

5. I finish school in the morning. 

DO or DOES?

fill in the right answer, do or does?

D_____ Eric play tennis?

1. Does
2. Do

D_____ they clean the house?

1. Does
2. Do

D_____ you go to the party?

1. Does
2. Doe

D_____ Mrs. Porter water the garden?

1. Does
2. Do

D_____ you write postcards?

1. Do
2. Does

Fill in the correct answer

Every morning the kids ........ to school.
(walk)

1. walks
2. walking
3. walk

They love to ......... football.
(play)

1. playing
2. play
3. plays

My neighboor ......... to work by car.
(go)

1. go
2. goes
3. going

The kids do not --- to school tomorrow.
(walk)

1. walk
2. walking
3. walks

D___ they --- English in the USA?
(speak)

1. Do / speak
2. Do / speaks
3. Does / speak
4. Does / speaks

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