Lily is a fairy. She works in an office. She has a time machine. She must send a big report by Monday. But she misses the deadline.Lily sends an email to Tom. She writes, 'I am late. I need help.' Tom...
Duration
5 min read
Length
92 words
Story
3 paragraphs
Sample preview reading passage
Lily is a fairy. She works in an office. She has a time machine. She must send a big report by Monday. But she misses the deadline.
Lily sends an email to Tom. She writes, 'I am late. I need help.' Tom replies, 'I can help. We can work together.' Lily and Tom use the time machine. They go back to Monday morning.
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Grammar focus and learning objectives covered in this story.
Grammar Level
A1 · Present Simple, can/must, prepositions of time
Use the present simple to talk about things that are generally true, habits, or routines. Add -s or -es to the verb with he, she, or it.
Use can to talk about ability or possibility, and must to talk about necessity or obligation. The verb after can or must is always in the base form.
Use by to mean 'not later than', before to mean 'earlier than', and to to show direction or a point in time.
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