Talk about tidying bedding in a daily routine.

The idea

Say make the bed or make my bed. With she, use makes.

Examples

  • I make my bed before breakfast.
  • Sam makes the bed in the guest room.
  • We make our beds every morning.
  • Please make your bed after you get up.
  • The children make their beds together.
  • Dad makes the bed with clean sheets.

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Watch out

Do not say do the bed for tidying bedding.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the missing word. I ___ the bed before work. (make / do)

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    make

    make follows I.

  2. Choose the missing word. She ___ her bed after lunch. (makes / make)

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    makes

    makes agrees with she.

  3. Choose the missing word. They make ___ beds on Sundays. (their / his)

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    their

    their refers to the people named by they.

Use it today

Describe when you make your bed each day.