PRESENT TENSE
What is the present tense?
A tense is a specific form of a verb that shows WHEN the action implied by the verb takes place. There are two tenses in English: the PRESENT and the PAST (note: WILL, which denotes the FUTURE, is not a tense by a MODAL). When a verb is at the present tense, it shows that the action implied by the verb is :
a) taking place NOW or
b) is a valid and eternal truth. Examples ; I work today, The United States of America believes in free speech.
For most verbs in the simple present tense, you must add an "s" to the end of the verb for he/she/it, as in, "Devan hates the holidays." However, for some verbs, you have to add es for he/she/it, as in, "She watches a lot of TV," or, "He misses his mom."
So how do you know when es is necessary? One rule to remember is that any verb ending in ch, sh or ss needs an es, not s, for he/she/it.
For the other pronouns, i/you/we/they, regular verbs simply take the basic verb form. For example, "I play basketball," or, "We love watching movies."
And remember, you can always put an always in front of a simple present verb to indicate that something happens all the time.
In English, conjugating regular verbs at the PRESENT tense is very easy. You associate the subject (I, you, we, you, they) and the verb (love, make, work, etc.) without making any change to the verb. Only the subjects he and she add an extra ‘s’ to the verb.
Examples: I work today. We work today.
You work today. (singular) You work today. (plural)
He/she works today. They work today.
Exercises :What is the present tense?
A tense is a specific form of a verb that shows WHEN the action implied by the verb takes place. There are two tenses in English: the PRESENT and the PAST (note: WILL, which denotes the FUTURE, is not a tense by a MODAL). When a verb is at the present tense, it shows that the action implied by the verb is :
a) taking place NOW or
b) is a valid and eternal truth. Examples ; I work today, The United States of America believes in free speech.
For most verbs in the simple present tense, you must add an "s" to the end of the verb for he/she/it, as in, "Devan hates the holidays." However, for some verbs, you have to add es for he/she/it, as in, "She watches a lot of TV," or, "He misses his mom."
So how do you know when es is necessary? One rule to remember is that any verb ending in ch, sh or ss needs an es, not s, for he/she/it.
For the other pronouns, i/you/we/they, regular verbs simply take the basic verb form. For example, "I play basketball," or, "We love watching movies."
And remember, you can always put an always in front of a simple present verb to indicate that something happens all the time.
In English, conjugating regular verbs at the PRESENT tense is very easy. You associate the subject (I, you, we, you, they) and the verb (love, make, work, etc.) without making any change to the verb. Only the subjects he and she add an extra ‘s’ to the verb.
Examples: I work today. We work today.
You work today. (singular) You work today. (plural)
He/she works today. They work today.
Choose the right verb
1. You a taxi.
2. I my parents.
3. Mark his friend for dinner.
4. Theythe football competition.
5. Mother in the kitchen.
6. My dog the treats in your pocket.
7. She in late on the weekend.
8. He his old job at the warehouse.
9. The boy the dishes after dinner.
10. I always basketball at the park when it's nice outside.
Build a sentence
1) You / like / watching TV.
2) She / read / books for pleasure.
3) I / write / in my journal.
4) He / listen to / reggae music.
What about you now?
Write a paragraph about yourself. Interview your classmate and present to the class what he or she does.
Wind-down
1) What differences do you see between the American school system and yours?
2) Are there cultural differences between the traditional American social life and yours?
3) What do you think of the American work ethic?
1) You / like / watching TV.
2) She / read / books for pleasure.
3) I / write / in my journal.
4) He / listen to / reggae music.
What about you now?
Write a paragraph about yourself. Interview your classmate and present to the class what he or she does.
Wind-down
1) What differences do you see between the American school system and yours?
2) Are there cultural differences between the traditional American social life and yours?
3) What do you think of the American work ethic?
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