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LESSON Seven
The Present Tense
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Singular | Plural |
I learn | We learn |
You learn | You learn |
He learns She learns It learns | They learn |
You learn English every day.
He learns English at school.
They learn English on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The Present Tense describes the things you do every day. Note the use of an “s” at the end of the verb when describing a man, a woman, or a thing. Do not confuse the present tense with the simple form. |
Here’s the present tense for the verb “work.”
I work |  |
You work |  |
He works |  |
She works |  |
It works |  |
We work |
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You work |  |
They work |  |
Present Tense – Negative
do + not + verb
Singular | Plural |
I do not work | We do not work |
You do not work | You do not work |
He does not work | They do not work |
She does not work | |
It does not work |
Contractions:
do + not = don’t
does + not = doesn’t
Singular | Plural |
I don’t work | We don’t work |
You don’t work | You don’t work |
He doesn’t work | They don’t work |
She doesn’t work | |
It doesn’t work |
Practice:
1. I ___ to school every day. (go) 2. She _____ to school every day. (go – negative) 3. Juan and Martha _____ a large family. (have) 4. He ______ a car. (have – negative) 5. You _____ from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (work) 6. I ______ on the weekends. (work – negative) 7. It _____ a lot in the winter in Minnesota. (snow) 8. It _____ in the summer. (snow – negative) 9. We _____ how to speak English. (know) 10. We _____ how to speak Italian. (know – negative) answers below |
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Questions in the Present Tense
Answers: 1. go; 2. does not go / doesn’t go; 3. have; 4. does not have / doesn’t have; 5. work; 6. do not work / don’t work; 7. snows; 8. does not snow / doesn’t snow; 9. know; 10. do not know / don’t know