Simple Present Tense of the Verb

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2. Simple Present Tense
of the Verb

3. When actions are done in a
routine or habitually, the verbs
are in the PRESENT TENSE.

4. There are rules to follow to
form the present tense of the
verb.

5. Rule #1

6.  If the person doing the
action is only one, you add –s
or –es to the action word.

7. Example:
(eat) Anna eats healthy snacks.
(cook) Mother cooks sinigang.

8. Example:
The class (start) at
8o’cloack in the morning.

9. Example:
The class starts (start) at
8o’cloack in the morning.

10.  Add –es to the verb only if the
action words ends with s, h,
o, and x.

11. Example:
(fix) Father the car.
(watch) Tim the TV.

12. Example:
(fix) Father fixes the car.
(watch) Tim the TV.

13. Example:
(fix) Father fixes the car.
(watch) Tim watches the TV.

14. Rule #2

15.  If there is more than one
person doing the action,
there is no need to add –s or
–es to the action.

16. Example:
(eat) My sisters eat cookies.
(cook) Mother and I cook
breakfast.

17. Example:
(watch) My friends and I our
favorite show.

18. Example:
(watch) My friends and I watch
our favorite show.

19. Rule #3

20.  If the doer of the action uses
pronouns We, You, or I, there
is no need to add –s or –es to
the action.

21. Example:
(eat) I eat the vegetables.
(cook) You cook for me.
(go) We go to school by bus.

22. Select the correct verb.
1.The sun (shine, shines) brightly.
2.Sam (hit, hits) the ball very hard.
3.The artist (mix, mixes) the colors very well.
4.I (love, loves) my school.
5.Do they (know, knows) each other?
6.Martha and Paul (swim, swims) twice a week.
7.My brother and his friends (play, plays) basketball.
8.You still (believe, believes) in Santa Claus.
9.We (teach, teaches) English.
10.The police officers (catch, catches) the robbers.

23. Select the correct verb.
1.The sun (shine, shines) brightly.
2.Sam (hit, hits) the ball very hard.
3.The artist (mix, mixes) the colors very well.
4.I (love, loves) my school.
5.Do they (know, knows) each other?
6.Martha and Paul (swim, swims) twice a week.
7.My brother and his friends (play, plays) basketball.
8.You still (believe, believes) in Santa Claus.
9.We (teach, teaches) English.
10.The police officers (catch, catches) the robbers.

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