Lesson Seven
The Present Tense
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He learns
She learns
It learns
You learn
He learns
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.”
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)
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Next: Lesson Seven, Part 2 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
