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Exercise 23-Pre Intermediate Structure. Er-WPS Office

Omar visits his elderly aunt once a week to help her with chores and keep her company. When he visits, he speaks loudly so she can hear, fixes things around her apartment, helps with shopping, and stays for a few hours before returning home. Omar is a good nephew who owns his own car, listens to music loudly while driving, and looks forward to his visits with his aunt.
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Exercise 23-Pre Intermediate Structure. Er-WPS Office

Omar visits his elderly aunt once a week to help her with chores and keep her company. When he visits, he speaks loudly so she can hear, fixes things around her apartment, helps with shopping, and stays for a few hours before returning home. Omar is a good nephew who owns his own car, listens to music loudly while driving, and looks forward to his visits with his aunt.
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Exercise 23. Error analysis: present verbs.

(Chapter 1)

(1) My friend Omar owns his own car now. it's a brand new. Today he is driving to a small town north of
the city to visit his aunt. He loves to listen to music, so the CD player is playing one of his favorite CDs--
loudly. Omar is very happy: he is driving his own car and listening to loud music. He's looking forward to
his visit with his aunt.

(2) Omar visits his aunt once a week. She's elderly and lives alone. She thinks omar is a wonderful
nephew. She loves his visits. He tries to be helpfull and considerate in every way. His aunt doesn't hear
well, so omar is speaks loudly and clearly when he's with her.

(3) When he's there, he fixes things for her round her apartement and helps her with her shopping. He
doesn't stay with her overnight. He usually stays for a few hours and then heads back to the city. He
kisses his aunt good-bye and gives her a hug before he leaves. Omar is a very good nephew.

Reasons:

1. (Owns) because it is a present tense and "omar" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Is) because it is a continuous tense and needs be in it.

(Loves) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Playing) because the existence of be and it it a continuous tense.

(Driving) because the existence of be and it it a continuous tense.

(Listening) because the existence of be and it it a continuous tense.

(Looking) because the existence of be and it it a continuous tense.

2. (Visits) because it is a present tense and "omar" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Lives) because it is a present tense and "she" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Thinks) because it is a present tense and "she" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Loves) because it is a present tense and "she" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Tries) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Doesn't hear) because it is a present negative sentence so it become doesn't.

(Is) because it's a present verbal tense, it doesn't need be in it.

3. (Fixes) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Helps) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.
(Doesn't stay) because it is a present negative sentence so it become doesn't.

(Stays) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Heads) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Kisses) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Gives) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

(Leaves) because it is a present tense and "he" is singular subject it gives (s/es) to the verb.

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