Verb Tenses and Subject-Verb Agreement

The video tutorial explains verb tenses, focusing on the simple present tense used for repeated actions. It details the two forms of simple present verbs, depending on the subject, whether pronouns or nouns, and provides examples. The video also covers rules for using verbs with singular, plural, and non-count nouns. It concludes with practice sentences and encourages viewers to try forming their own sentences.

What do verb tenses indicate?

• The subject of a sentence

• The time an action occurs

• The place an action occurs

• The frequency of an action

Which of the following is an example of a repeated action?

• I eat breakfast every day.

• I ate breakfast yesterday.

• I am eating breakfast now.

• I will eat breakfast tomorrow.

Which sentence is an example of a repeated action?

• I read a book yesterday.

• I will read a book tomorrow.

• I am reading a book now.

• I read a book every night.

How many forms do simple present verbs have?

• Four

• One

• Two

• Three

Which pronoun requires the use of a base verb in simple present tense?

• It

• She

• They

• He

What is the correct form of the verb for 'He' in simple present tense?

• He gone to school.

• He going to school.

• He goes to school.

• He go to school.

Which pronoun requires the use of verb + s in simple present tense?

• You

• She

• I

• We

Which sentence correctly uses a base verb with a pronoun?

• She walk to school.

• They walk to school.

• He walk to school.

• It walk to school.

Which sentence correctly uses verb + s with a pronoun?

• You reads the newspaper.

• We reads the newspaper.

• He reads the newspaper.

• I reads the newspaper.

Which sentence correctly uses a base verb with a plural noun?

• The students walk to school.

• The students walks to school.

• The student walks to school.

• The student walk to school.