Lesson Seven The Present Tense
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
I
+
you
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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Next: Lesson Eight
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
