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The Blue Suitcase

Tessa takes Aunt June's blue suitcase to Harbor Bay, but a delayed train and one missing page turn a simple trip into a promise she must carry with care.

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A Promise

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He, she, and it forms

In the simple present, many verbs add -s with he, she, or it: June calls, Tessa takes, and the tag says. The base form appears with I and you: I call, you take.

Promise to do something

Use promise to before an action: Tessa promises to take the suitcase. This tells us what someone has agreed to do.

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The Blue Suitcase is an A1 English reader.

Tessa takes Aunt June's blue suitcase to Harbor Bay, but a delayed train and one missing page turn a simple trip into a promise she must carry with care.

This free chapter contains 31 learner-friendly sentences. The complete book has 10 chapters.

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