Simple present (Sentences)

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Hi teachers, I have written sentences, but now in new style and also having one question relating to its tense. Welcome to check them.

Simple Present Tense​

Active Voice: Willy grins and thanks his mother when she gives him a toy.
Passive Voice: Willy’s mother is being grinned to her and thanked by Willy when she gives him a toy.
Gerund Form: Willy’s grinning and thanking of his mother is after she gives him a toy.

Active Voice: The cooker grinds the nuts then buys them in his grocery.
Passive Voice: The nuts are being grinded by the cooker then buys them in his grocery.
Gerund Form: The grinding of the nuts is a good job for the cooker.

Active Voice: Andy dares to touch his snake because it doesn’t have a deadly poison.
Passive Voice: Andy’s snake is being touched by him because it doesn’t have a deadly poison.
Gerund Form: Andy’s daring of touching his snake is because he knows that it doesn’t have a deadly poison.

Active Voice: The teacher informs the children to do exercise at the evening.
Passive Voice: The children are being informed to do exercise at the evening by their teacher.
Gerund Form: The teacher’s informing of doing exercise to his children is something nice.

Active Voice: Aunt fakes a stomachache when she doesn’t want to go to the school.
Passive Voice: A stomachache is being faked by Aunt when she doesn’t want to go to the school.
Gerund Form: Aunt’s faking of stomachache is when she doesn’t want to go to the school.

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Question: In the simple present tense. Does the next verb should be added (s) when representing as singular or not?
Example: The cooker grinds the nuts then buys them in his grocery.
 
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Simple Present Tense​


Active Voice: Willy grins and thanks his mother when she gives him a toy.
Passive Voice: Willy’s mother is being grinned [STRIKE]to her[/STRIKE] at and thanked by Willy when she gives him a toy.
Gerund Form: Willy’s grinning and thanking [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] his mother [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] after she gives him a toy. (This is the present continuous form - "Willy's grinning")

Active Voice: The [STRIKE]cooker[/STRIKE] cook (or chef) grinds the nuts then buys (I think you mean "sells") them in his grocery store.
Passive Voice: The nuts are being [STRIKE]grinded[/STRIKE] ground by the [STRIKE]cooker[/STRIKE] cook (or chef) then [STRIKE]buys[/STRIKE] sold in his grocery store.
Gerund Form: The grinding of the nuts is a good job for the [STRIKE]cooker[/STRIKE] cook (or chef).

Active Voice: Andy dares to touch his snake because it isn't lethally poisonous.
Passive Voice: Andy’s snake is being touched by him because it isn't lethally poisonous.
Gerund Form: Andy’s daring to touch his snake because he knows that it isn't lethally poisonous.

Active Voice: The teacher [STRIKE]informs[/STRIKE] tells the children to do exercise [STRIKE]at[/STRIKE] in the evening. (When you inform someone of something, you give them information. Here, I think you mean that the teacher gave them an order, so "to tell" is the appropriate verb.)
Passive Voice: The children are being [STRIKE]informed[/STRIKE] told by their teacher to do exercise [STRIKE]at[/STRIKE] in the evening [STRIKE]by their teacher[/STRIKE].
Gerund Form: The teacher’s informing the children that [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] doing exercise [STRIKE]to his children[/STRIKE] is [STRIKE]something[/STRIKE] nice.

Active Voice: My aunt fakes a stomach ache when she doesn’t want to go to [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] school.
Passive Voice: A stomach ache is [STRIKE]being[/STRIKE] faked by my aunt when she doesn’t want to go to [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] school.
Gerund Form: My aunt’s faking of stomach ache is what she does when she doesn’t want to go to [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] school.

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Question: In the simple present tense. [STRIKE]Does[/STRIKE] Should the next verb [STRIKE]should[/STRIKE] be added (s) when representing [STRIKE]as [/STRIKE] the singular or not?
Example: The cooker grinds the nuts then [STRIKE]buys[/STRIKE] sells them in his grocery.

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In your final example question, yes, the verb ending has to agree throughout (grinds > sells).

You need to revise your use of "to buy" and "to sell".
 
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See above for amendments.

In your final example question, yes, the verb ending has to agree throughout (grinds > sells).

You need to revise your use of "to buy" and "to sell".
Yes, I meant "sell" but I wrote "buy". Sorry!

Here you are again my teacher!
Tomorrow I will not post any new thread. I will just examine thoroughly how the mistakes happened. Thank you.

This is Gerund Form: Willy’s (possessive) grinning and thanking to his mother is after she gives him a toy.
 
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Yes, I meant "sell" but I wrote "buy". Sorry!

Here you are again my teacher!
Tomorrow I will not post any new thread. I will just examine thoroughly how the mistakes happened. Thank you.

This is Gerund Form: Willy’s (possessive) grinning and thanking to his mother is after she gives him a toy.

You don't "thank to" someone. You simply "thank" them.

I thanked my mother for the present.
He thanked his sister for giving him a lift to the airport.
I will thank you later.
She was thanking her brother for his kindness, when the phone rang.
 
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