Wednesday 7 December 2011

Simple Present Tense

Action which are done often, usually, sometimes, or everyday.


He
She
It
Add
‘s’,
‘es’ and
‘ies’ to the original form of the verb.
I
You
We
They

Use the original form of the verb.



1. To show general truths and facts

  •    Add 's' to the original form of the verb
                              The moon shines at night.
                                     shine  ---> shines
                             
                              The earth moves around the sun.
                                     move  ---> moves

2. A habitual action or an action that is done often

  •    Add 's' to the original form of the verb
                              He walks to school every morning
                                     walk  ---> walks

                              Mr Tan sells fruit and drink every evening.
                                     sell   ---> sells


  •    Add 'ies' to the original form of the verb when the verb ends with a 'y'
                              Mary studies hard every night so that she can pass her exam.
                                      study ---> studies


  •    Add 'es' to the original form of the original form of the verb when the verb ends with 
  •    's', 'sh', 'ch' and 'o'
                              Jason watches television every night.
                                       watch ---> watches
 
                              Mr Kumar washes his car every weekend.
                                        wash ---> washes

                              Ali crosses that road to school every morning.
                                        cross  ---> crosses

                              Mrs Sarah goes to supermarket every morning.
                                         go ---> goes


Examples of the personal pronouns 'I', 'You', 'We' and 'They'. The verbs remain in the original form.

                               We eat dinner at 7pm every evening.
                                         eat ---> eat
 
                                I walk to bus stop every morning.
                                         walk ---> walk

                                They drink apple juice every morning.
                                         drink ---> drink

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