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Review of Have/Has
Grammar

have/has
Affirmative and Negative Question
I       have
You   don't have
We
They 		Do you have _____?
we
they
I
He     has
She   doesn't have
It 		Does he have _____?
she
it

 

Exercise - have/has

Write sentences with have or has. Some are negative (See the examples).

examples
You/car

      She/no bicycle

1. He/motorcycle

2. They/airplane

3. Jane/no computer

4. Helen/book

5. The people/televisions

6. They/no papers

7. The children/no bicycles

8. Robert/no car

9. Dora and Nancy/bus tickets

10. Mr. and Mrs. Barron/no car

 

Exercise - Questions with have

Practice
Change the sentences into questions.

They have a computer.

1. You have a car.

2. She has a bicycle.

3. The president has an airplane.

4. The dog has a ball.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have bicycles.

 

 

in/on/at with time expressions

IN
Used for years
   in 1990
Used with months
   in March
Used with parts of the day like "the morning", "the afternoon", "the evening"
    in the morning
    in the afternoon
    in the evening
Used with seasons
    in the summer
    in the winter
Used with time periods
    in five minutes
    in three months
    in twenty years

ON
Used with days
    on Tuesday
Used with dates
    on June 21, 1955
Used with the day along with the day part
    on Wednesday morning
    on Friday night
    on Sunday afternoon

AT
Used with hours
    at 5:00 PM

 

Exercise - in/on/at

Select the correct preposition.

1. I go to the movies Saturday evenings.

2. My class starts 8:00 AM.

3. We go to church Sundays.

4. It's very cold in New York the winter.

5. I need to leave fifteen minutes.

6. I was born 1970.

7. I exercise the morning.

8. I fly to California March 3.

9. I play baseball with my friends Saturday afternoons.

10. I go to bed 10:30 PM.

11. My family goes on vacation the summer.

12. I moved to Texas 2002.

13. The television program starts five minutes.

14. I start my new English class Monday.

15. The wedding is three months.

 

Find the Mistake

Instructions
Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version.

      example
      He are a student. → He is a student. 

1. He have a computer.

2. I have a class in Tuesday.

3. She doesn't has a car. 

4. The movie is in 6:30.

5. I go to class in Monday morning.

 

Writing

Write sentences with time expressions using the words in, on and at.

Example: I exercise in the morning.

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