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The father returns home. The family is watching television. The man is showering in the shower. The brothers are bathing in the bathtub. The baby is sleeping on the blanket.


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The father returns home.

The family is watching television.

The man is showering in the shower.

The brothers are bathing in the bathtub.

The baby is sleeping on the blanket.

English

father

return

home

family

watch

television

man

shower

shower

brother

bathe

bathtub

baby

sleep

blanket

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evening

English

Vocabulary

Definition

male parent

to go or place something back to

a place

the place where one lives

a group of people usually related

by blood

to view

electronic system with a screen to

watch moving images

adult human male

to wash with spraying water

thing that sprays water

male sibling

to wash in a tub filled with water

large container in which people

can shower or soak in water to

become clean

an infant

to rest your mind and body by

closing your eyes and becoming

unconscious

covering made of cloth used to

keep you warm

the last part of the day and early

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

My father has a farm.

Don't forget to return the books you borrowed

from the library.

Welcome to our home.

Do you come from a big family?

She likes watching movies at her local theater.

Don't forget to turn the television off before you

leave.

The man disappeared into the shadows.

The man is showering.

No water came out of the broken shower.

My brother just started college.

I got this book from my brother.

She bathed after practice.

The water swirled at the bottom of the bathtub

before it went down the drain.

Look at that cute baby in that stroller!

On Sundays, he sleeps in.

I love the feeling of a blanket right out of the drier.

There are plenty of blankets in the closet.

During spring, the days are warm but the evenings

are cool.

Grammar Points

The focus of this lesson is tense comparison in English.

Present tense, Present Progressive tense, and Past tense

In this lesson you'll learn the difference between the different tenses in the English language: present

tense, present progressive tense, and past tense.


1. The father returns home.

Tense

present tense

present progressive tense

past tense

2. The family is watching television.

Tense

present tense

present progressive tense

past tense

3. The man is showering in the shower.

Tense

present tense

present progressive tense

past tense

4. The brothers are bathing in the bathtub.

Tense

present tense

present progressive tense

past tense

Target Sentence in Tense

"The father returns home."

"The father is returning home."

"The father returned home."

Target Sentence in Tense

"The family watches television."

"The family is watching television."

"The family watched television."

Target Sentence in Tense

"The man showers in the morning."

|"The man is showering in the morning."

"The man showered in the morning."

Target Sentence in Tense

"The boys bathe in the bathtub."

"The boys are bathing in the bathtub."

"The boys bathed in the bathtub."

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