Simple Present Tense
The present tense is an actions happening right now.
How
to Form the Present Simple in the Positive Sentences:
- we used it with pronouns I, You, We, They
- The
verb changes only in third person singular
(he, she, it) we add s after the verb.
FOR EXAMPLE: walk
- walks
She walks
to school everyday.
|
Subject
+ verb |
|
|
First-person singular: I |
I walk to school everyday. |
|
Second-person singular: you |
You walk
to school everyday. |
|
Third-person singular: He/she/it |
She walks to school everyday. |
|
First-person
PLURAL: we |
We
walk to
school everyday. |
|
Second-person
PLURAL: you |
You walk
to school everyday. |
|
Third-person
PLURAL: they |
They walk
to school everyday. |
The es suffix is used when the verb ends in the letters ss, sh, ch, x, z.
For EXAMPLES:
verb ends in the letters ch.
For Example: catch – catches Sam catches butterflies.
verb ends in the letters sh.
For Example: wash, washes She washes her clothes.
verb ends in the letter x
For Example: mix, mixes. The chocolate mixes well into strawberry frostings.
verb ends in the letters/ zz.
For Example: buzz, buzzes It buzzes to my ear every night.
When the verb ends in a consonant y we change y to
i and add -es.
For Example: study, studies She studies every night.
ACTIVITY:
Fill in the correct form of the verb.
1) Every year his family (go) ______ to Europe for two weeks.
2) Tammy and Jen (take) ____ _ a Pilates class on Wednesday mornings.
3) The semester (not finish) _______ until the end of June.
4) Tony usually (try) ________ to call his mother in the mornings.
5) Who (pay) _________ for your car expenses?
6) Gerard (receive) _________ the ball and kicks it into the net.
not
isn't
no
am
9) __________ you want a cup of tea?
Do
Does
Is
Are
10) It __________ very late.
isn't
not is
be not
does not
