Question

unit 4 exit ticket 2
a. directions: write the simple present form for
each verb using s, es, or ies.

1. come ____comes____
2. teach__________
3. study __________
4. turn__________
5. dance__________
6. pass__________
7. speak__________
8. remember__________
9. drink__________

10)kiss__________

1. eat__________

12)drive__________
13)live__________
14)laugh__________
15)fix__________
16)work__________
17)like__________
18)go__________
19)want__________

1. play__________

21)watch__________

1. have__________
2. report__________
3. babysit__________
4. love __________

Explanation:

To solve this, we apply the rules for forming the simple present tense of verbs with third - person singular (he/she/it) subjects:

Rule 1: For most regular verbs, add "s" to the base form.

• Verbs like "turn", "speak", "remember", "drink", "eat", "drive", "live", "laugh", "work", "like", "want", "play", "report", "love" follow this rule.
• "turn" becomes "turns"
• "speak" becomes "speaks"
• "remember" becomes "remembers"
• "drink" becomes "drinks"
• "eat" becomes "eats"
• "drive" becomes "drives"
• "live" becomes "lives"
• "laugh" becomes "laughs"
• "work" becomes "works"
• "like" becomes "likes"
• "want" becomes "wants"
• "play" becomes "plays"
• "report" becomes "reports"
• "love" becomes "loves"

Rule 2: If the verb ends in "ch", "sh", "s", "x", or "z", add "es".

• Verbs "teach" (ends with "ch"), "dance" (ends with "ce" which is like "se" in terms of the rule - since "dance" ends with "e" + "ce", but the base rule for "ch", "sh", "s", "x", "z" or "o" (for some verbs) applies here. Wait, "teach" ends with "ch", so we add "es" → "teaches". "dance" ends with "ce" (which is a s - like sound - producing ending), so we add "es" → "dances". "pass" (ends with "ss") → "passes". "kiss" (ends with "ss") → "kisses". "fix" (ends with "x") → "fixes". "go" (ends with "o") → "goes" (this is a special case for "o" - ending verbs, we add "es"). "watch" (ends with "ch") → "watches".

Rule 3: If the verb ends in a consonant + "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "es".

• The verb "study" ends with "y" after a consonant "d", so we change "y" to "i" and add "es" → "studies". "babysit" ends with "y" after a consonant "t", so we change "y" to "i" and add "es" → "babysits".

Now let's list all the answers:

1. teaches
2. studies
3. turns
4. dances
5. passes
6. speaks
7. remembers
8. drinks
9. kisses
10. eats
11. drives
12. lives
13. laughs
14. fixes
15. works
16. likes
17. goes
18. wants
19. plays
20. watches
21. has (Note: "have" is an irregular verb, and its third - person singular form is "has")
22. reports
23. babysits
24. loves

Answer:

To solve this, we apply the rules for forming the simple present tense of verbs with third - person singular (he/she/it) subjects:

Rule 1: For most regular verbs, add "s" to the base form.

• Verbs like "turn", "speak", "remember", "drink", "eat", "drive", "live", "laugh", "work", "like", "want", "play", "report", "love" follow this rule.
• "turn" becomes "turns"
• "speak" becomes "speaks"
• "remember" becomes "remembers"
• "drink" becomes "drinks"
• "eat" becomes "eats"
• "drive" becomes "drives"
• "live" becomes "lives"
• "laugh" becomes "laughs"
• "work" becomes "works"
• "like" becomes "likes"
• "want" becomes "wants"
• "play" becomes "plays"
• "report" becomes "reports"
• "love" becomes "loves"

Rule 2: If the verb ends in "ch", "sh", "s", "x", or "z", add "es".

• Verbs "teach" (ends with "ch"), "dance" (ends with "ce" which is like "se" in terms of the rule - since "dance" ends with "e" + "ce", but the base rule for "ch", "sh", "s", "x", "z" or "o" (for some verbs) applies here. Wait, "teach" ends with "ch", so we add "es" → "teaches". "dance" ends with "ce" (which is a s - like sound - producing ending), so we add "es" → "dances". "pass" (ends with "ss") → "passes". "kiss" (ends with "ss") → "kisses". "fix" (ends with "x") → "fixes". "go" (ends with "o") → "goes" (this is a special case for "o" - ending verbs, we add "es"). "watch" (ends with "ch") → "watches".

Rule 3: If the verb ends in a consonant + "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "es".

• The verb "study" ends with "y" after a consonant "d", so we change "y" to "i" and add "es" → "studies". "babysit" ends with "y" after a consonant "t", so we change "y" to "i" and add "es" → "babysits".

Now let's list all the answers:

1. teaches
2. studies
3. turns
4. dances
5. passes
6. speaks
7. remembers
8. drinks
9. kisses
10. eats
11. drives
12. lives
13. laughs
14. fixes
15. works
16. likes
17. goes
18. wants
19. plays
20. watches
21. has (Note: "have" is an irregular verb, and its third - person singular form is "has")
22. reports
23. babysits
24. loves