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
Simple Present Tense Lessons:
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Head over Heels - Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skaters Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue |
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An example of present tense narration in a “Blonde Joke”
The repair guy, noticing that she is blonde and quite dingy (not too smart) when she speaks, decides to have some fun and tells her to blow into the tail pipe of the car really hard when she gets home, and that doing this will cause all of the dents to pop out.
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