Flashcards on Foundational English Grammar and Reading
Foundational English Grammar and Reading for Students
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Grammar
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Card 1
Question: When do we use the simple present tense?
Answer: To talk about routines, habits, and facts.
Card 2
Question: What is the basic affirmative word order in the simple present?
Answer: Subject + verb + complement (e.g., I play soccer).
Card 3
Question: How do you form the simple present for he/she/it (third person singular)?
Answer: Add -s or -es to the base verb (e.g., play → plays, study → studies).
Card 4
Question: How do you form a verb in third person singular that ends with a consonant + y?
Answer: Change y to i and add es (e.g., try → tries, carry → carries).
Card 5
Question: What do you add to verbs ending in s, z, ch, or x in the third person singular?
Answer: Add -es (e.g., miss → misses, buzz → buzzes, catch → catches, fix → fixes).
Card 6
Question: What are the exceptions for adding -s or -es in the third person singular?
Answer: go → goes and do → does (listed as exceptions).
Card 7
Question: Give three example affirmative simple present sentences from the content.
Answer: I drink coffee every morning. He works at a bank. She likes music.
Card 8
Question: Which question word do you use to ask about a person?
Answer: Who.
Card 9
Question: Which question word asks about a thing or idea?
Answer: What.
Card 10
Question: Which question word asks about a place?
Answer: Where.