GRAMMAR – BEGINNERS - LESSON SEVEN – THE PRESENT TENSE
GRAMMAR – BEGINNERS -
LESSON SEVEN – THE PRESENT TENSE
WE USE THE PRESENT TENSE TO DESCRIBE THINGS WE DO EVERYDAY. WE
USUALLY ADD AN ‘S’ TO THE VERB WHEN USING THE SUBJECTS HE, SHE OR IT.
SINGULAR
-
I
work.
-
You
work.
-
He
works.
-
She
works.
-
It
works.
PLURAL
-
We
work.
-
You
work.
-
They
work.
NOTE - SPELLING OF
THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
1. We
add -s to most verbs.
- Speak
= Speaks
- Wear
= Wears
- Live
= Lives
2. With
the verbs GO and Do
we add –ES.
- Go =
Goes
- Do =
Does
3. We
ad -ES if the verb ends with –S, –SH OR –CH.
-
Finish = Finishes
- Watch
= Watches
4. If
the verb ends in -Y we change the -Y to –IES.
- Fly
= Flies
-
Study = Studies
5. If
the verb ends with a vowel and –Y we do not
change the –Y we just add –s.
-Play
= Plays
PRESENT TENSE
NEGATIVE
SINGULAR
DO + NOT + VERB
-
I
do not play soccer.
-
You
do not eat pizza.
-
He
does not learn Japanese.
-
She
does not swim.
-
It
does not work.
PLURAL
-
You
do not play tennis.
-
We
do not eat sushi.
-
They
do not travel.
CONTRACTIONS
-
Do
+ not = Don’t
-
Does
+ not = Doesn’t
JJJ
