Transcript Present Tense Verbs

Present-Tense Verbs
Created by
Andrea White
2nd Grade
The tense of a verb tells when the
action takes place.
The lady walks the dog
The lady walked the dog.
The lady will walk the dog.
Present-tense verbs tell about
actions that happen now.
The boy throws the ball.
She brushes her hair.
She sees a cat.
Add –s to present tense verbs that
tell about one person or thing.
Mike jumps the fence.
The grass grows fast.
hug
(add –s) hugs
eat
(add –s) eats
read
(add –s) reads
write
(add –s) writes
clean
(add –s) cleans
send
(add –s) sends
Add –es if the verb ends with s, ch,
sh, x, or z
Dad watches T.V.
The child wishes for a new bike.
Examples:
verb: miss (add –es) misses
She misses her old friends.
verb: mix (add—es)
mixes
The cook mixes the cake.
verb: match (add –es) matches
Mom matches the socks together.
verb: toss (add—es)
tosses
Coach tosses the ball to me.
verb: buzz (add –es) buzzes
The bee buzzes by the flower.
verb: wash (add—es) washes
Grandpa washes the car.
Can you correct the verb?
She wish me luck
wishes
The man ride the bike.
rides
The ball zoom right by me.
zooms
Steve fix the broken deck.
fixes
She learn how to add 3 numbers.
learns
Our school watch the game.
watches
She teach me how to play Monopoly.
teaches
Grandma read the newspaper.
reads
Let’s Review
The tense of the verb tells when the
action takes place.
Present-tense verbs tell about actions
that happen now.
Add –s or –es (s, ch, sh, x, or z)