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Simple Present
Tense
Martin J. Rodriguez
Subject Pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Subject Pronoun
I
We
You
You
He
They
Singular
She
It
Plural
Subject Pronoun
Singular 1
st
I
We
You
You
2nd person
He
They
3rd person
person -
2nd person -
3rd person male -
3rd person female -
Plural
She
3rd person non person -
It
1st person
Simple Present Tense
 The simple present tense describes an action that goes on every day or in general.
 To form the third-person singular (he, she and it), add an s to the verb.
 Add s to form the third-person singular of most verbs
 I
work
 You work
 He
works
 She works
 It
works
 We
work
 They work
3rd-person
singular
Sentences
Martin works in a factory.
Debra works in an office.
He
She
My computer works really good.
It
Let’s practice
 1. Martin works
______ at Gavilan College. (works/work)
eats very healthy. (eats/eat)
 2. Raquel ______
use my cell phone out of class. (use/uses)
 3. I ______
 4. Maria drives
______ a nice car. (drives/drive)
 5. Juliana walks
______ to school. (walks/walk)
 6. Elvia and Jesus cook
______ Mexican food. (cooks/cook)
 7. Josefina drinks
______ a lot of water. (drinks/drink)
like to exercise daily. (likes/like)
 8. Jesus and I ______
Add es instead of s in the following cases.
 Add es when the verb ends in o
 go  goes
do  does
He goes to school every weekday.
She does a nice job.
I do homework everyday.
Subject
Pronouns
Verb
I
go
You
go
He
goes
She
goes
It
goes
We
go
They
go
Add es when the verb ends in
s, o, sh, ch, x or z
 Teach  teaches watch  watches
 Martin teaches English.
 Julian fixes computers.
 My dog watches TV.
fix  fixes
Subject
Pronouns
Verb
I
teach
You
teach
He
teaches
She
teaches
It
teaches
We
teach
They
teach
 When the verb ends in y and before y there is a consonant ( in this case, the y is

changed to i before adding es)
 Study  studies
cry  cries
 marry  marries
 Gustavo studies for his exams.
 Juan carries his backpack.
Subject
Pronoun
s
Verb
I
carry
You
carry
He
carries
She
carries
It
carries
We
carry
They
carry
Present Tense
 Jesusstudies
________ (to study) English with Holly.
goes
Juan does
________ (to do) a lot of homework.
Sisiwashes
________ (to wash) her clothes every Sunday.
 Evelyn ________ (to go) to Hollister.


 Jorge ________
watches(to watch) TV.
writes (to write) a book about me.
 Veronica__________
cries
teaches
Karina _____________
 Luis Angel _________ (to cry) for her ex-girlfriend.

(to teach) biology.
Let’s practice
 1. Martin ______
does his homework daily. (do)
brushes her hair. (brush)
 2. Raquel _________
 3. Jose ______
uses my cell phone out of class. (use)
 4. Maria ______
calls to her husband every night.
(call)
 5. Juliana __________
washes his clothes weekly. (wash)
 6. Elvia ______
pays her bills online. (pay)
 7. Josefina watches
________ a lot of TV. (watch)
 8. Jesus tries
______ to do his best. (try)
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