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Simple Present Tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about regular or habitual actions.

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.

Simple Present Tense Grammar Quiz

  1. My dog the treats in your pocket.

  2. She in late on the weekend.

  3. He his old job at the warehouse.

  4. The boy the dishes after dinner.

  5. I always basketball at the park when it's nice outside.

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rvka

Iraq

nice, I got it….

 

12:04 PM Mar 14 2009 |

shekharkc

Nepal

Oh thanks

he, she, it, is

03:58 AM Mar 04 2009 |

iman82

iman82

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

i understood it but not enough

04:27 AM Feb 21 2009 |

moe awad

moe awad

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

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01:41 PM Feb 20 2009 |

sayila3500

sayila3500

Turkey

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07:25 AM Feb 20 2009 |

james isaac

Morocco

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08:16 AM Feb 08 2009 |

blood99

Oman

easy lol

03:32 PM Feb 04 2009 |

simran@

simran@

India

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09:34 AM Feb 03 2009 |

My dream

Saudi Arabia

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09:28 AM Feb 03 2009 |

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Israel

thanks its easy..

 

but u talked about "he,she,it"

 

what about the other pronouns "i, you, they"????

08:51 AM Feb 03 2009 |