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 | موضوع: The simple present of all verbs  السبت مايو 08, 2010 3:45 pm | |
| The simple
present of all verbs
In this lesson,
I will tackle the simple present tense of all verbs (I have already mentioned
the present simple of the verb to be in my second lesson).
How to from the
simple present tense?
A / There are
only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends with -s and the
other doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example of the verb to eat
I eat (simple form)
You eat (simple form)
He eats (simple form +s)
She eats (simple form +s)
It eats (simple form+s)
We eat (simple form)
You eat (simple form)
They eat (simple form
IMPORTANT: Only
THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she, it) must have a verb with an"s" at the end.
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B/ -S or -ES?
With most verbs,
the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
1/ Verbs ending
with "z", "sh" and "ch" "ss" and "o" must take an -es at the third person singular.
Examples
He passes (verb to pass
He wishes (verb to wish)
She watches (verb to watch
She buzzes (verb to buzz
He goes (verb to go
2/ Verbs ending
with a consonant +y : you must change y to i and add 'es'.
Examples:
It flies (verb to fly
He studies (verb to study)
She carries (verb to carry
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C/ The simple
present of the verb 'To Have'
The Simple
Present of the verb to have is slightly irregular, since the bare infinitive is
have, whereas the form of the verb used in the third person singular is has.
The Simple Present of the verb to have is conjugated as follows:
I have
You have
He has
She has
It has
We have
you have
They have
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D/ The simple
present of the verb'to do'
I do
You do
He does
She does
It does
We do
They do | |
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