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EXERCISE
Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following verbs and vocabulary words 
needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space 
provided.
to make
to wear 
to hate 
to need 
to like 
to watch 
to love 
to draw 
pie 
right 
silver 
cake 
star 
BBQ 
watch 
knee 
junk 
wealthy
sore 
dessert
food 
swollen
balloon 
left 
rhubarb strawberry
Mexican yogurt 
picture 
round 
identical chocolate
Rewrite the following sentences and include the adjective(s) in the correct place in the sentence.
1. It was a winter. (long, hard) 
2. I need a watch. (new, silver) 
3. My hand is sore. (right) 
4. I want the balloons. (round) 
5. We like to watch movies. (old) 
6. Look at the stars in the sky. (bright) 
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7. I like chips. (BBQ) 
8. They want cake for dessert. (chocolate) 
9. I love food. (Mexican) 
10. He is a lawyer. (wealthy) 
11. You draw pictures. (funny) 
12. It was a meeting. (long, boring) 
13. My knee is swollen. (left) 
14. The kids like food. (junk) 
15. We like to make pies. (rhubarb) 
16. I hate yogurt. (strawberry) 
17. We wear shoes to school. (white) 
18. They are twins. (identical) 
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To Have: Present Tense
Use the following to express the present tense of the verb to have.
I have 
→ I have a red sharpener.
you have → You have a beautiful living room.
he has 
→ He has a nice wife.
she has 
→ She has a blue toothbrush.
it has 
→ It has a small baby.
we have → We have a swimming pool.
they have → They have a new car.