Simple Present Tense Verbs

Verb tenses show

• the time an action takes place

• what color something is

• why someone does something

The simple present is when an action happens

• over and over again

• once

The 2 Simple Present Tense verb forms are

• Base verb

• Verb + s

• Both of those!

The form that we use depends on the

(a)   of the sentence

• subject
• verb
• person
• letter

What can be a subject?

Groups:

(a) Nouns

,

(b) Pronouns

• he

• it

• place

• person

• I

• thing

• you

• object

• she

We add an "-s" to a verb when the pronouns ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   are used.

• he
• she
• it

We use a ​ (a)   when a subject noun is ​ ​ (b)  

• base verb
• plural
• singular noun
• adjective
• past tense verb

We use (a)   when the subject noun is ​ (b)  

• verb + s
• singular
• verb + ed, plural
• verb + ing, singular
• noun + s, plural

We also use (a)   when the subject noun is ​ (b)   , which means that it is "not countable". (example- SNOW, RAIN)

• verb+s
• non-count
• verb+ed
• countable nouns
• adjective+ly

I (a)   the bus every day.

• take
• took
• takes
• miss