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'Does' & Present Tense Plural Verb

三人称単数現在動詞　（さんにんしょうたんすげんざい）

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DEFINITION: When a sentence contains a 3rd person pronoun (he/she/it) or when using a person's name, the verb uses the plural form (meaning, an "s" is attached).

 

EXAMPLES:

  • 'DOES' HELPING VERB: Does she like soccer? Does he play basketball?
  • 3RD PERSON SINGULAR PRESENT TENSE: Lisa likes soccer. He plays basketball. It uses oil.

 

                         
    Chaotic Interviewing ('does' & plural verbs): Students take turns being reporters and writers in this fast-paced and deliciously confusing interview game.

     
    Does ('does'): Students work together to interview one another (including the alt) and fill out the worksheet.

     

    Does He Like Sushi: Students interview three friends and try to guess which character they have chosen using "Does she/he...?" questions and a process of elimination.

     

    Does Information Gap ('does'): Students practice asking each other questions using the question word 'does'.

     

    Do you like ゴキブリ? ('does' & plural verbs. Also, it has a 'do' option): 'Gokiburi' means cockroach. Students play Janken to evolve from a cockroach to a human being. This cockroach game is a review for the 'do' helping verb and also practices the 'does' helping verb.

    Dracula Likes Halloween: Students practice plural present verbs in a Halloween-themed activity and bingo.
     
    Halloween Character Match: Students match a description to a picture of Halloween characters and write the sentence, changing the verb to a 3rd person singular form.

     
    I Like Halloween: Students exchange character cards and find out what each character does. The aim is to collect as many characters as possible.
     
    Like Likes: This is an interview game for using "Do you like...?"

     
    MadLibs - Mr. Matsumoto (plural verbs): Students fill-in-the-blanks of a MadLib and read their funny stories.

     
    Make A Face: Students connect numbers to the correct phrases and finally to the appropriate pictures.

     
    Make A Monster: Students use present tense plural verbs to form sentences to describe an original monster.  
    Reading Race: Groups race to answer questions about Lilo (of Lilo and Stitch fame) from a text. Once the activity is underway, you can relax and enjoy watching the activity you've set in motion!

     

    Squares (plural verbs): In this strategy game, students draw lines to try and complete a square.

     

    Star Guessing ('does'): Students guess each other's chosen person by asking "does" questions.

     

    Thief! ('does' & plural verbs): Students compose a series of questions to try and guess who the thief of the chocolate cake the Alt made was.

     

    Who Likes Monsters (plural verbs): Students write third person sentences. Then play the Englipedia "Squares" game, only a halloween version.

     

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