present tense
Level One
Lesson 11
Use the present tense for activities that happen every day. What do you do every day when you wake up? What do other people do? What do the animals do? What do the plants do? What happens in any place on the planet?
Quiz #11 – the present tense is here after you finish the lesson.
11a. the present tense ✍🏾
Here’s the verb “eat” in the present tense:
singular
I eat
you eat
he eats
she eats
it eats
plural
we eat
you eat
they eat
This happens every day: I eat. I also sleep, work, and play.
11a. the present tense ✍🏾
- I eat breakfast.
- You eat breakfast.
- A person eats breakfast.
- They play. (plural)
- Each boy plays. (singular)
- Children play. (plural)
Note: The verb “be” is different from all of the other verbs in the present tense. You studied this is Lesson One.
11b. the present tense ✍🏾
Here’s the verb “be” in the present tense:
singular
I am
you are
he is
she is
it is
plural
we are
you are
they are
The verb “be” is the most important verb for you to master.
11b. the present tense ✍🏾
- This is a bowl of yogurt.
- It is delicious.
- There are strawberries in the bowl.
- They are delicious.
- He is outside.
- It is wet in the field.
- There are other workers in the field.
- They are
11c. examples for the present tense:
- The sun rises every day.
- It gets dark at night.
- People go to work
- Plants, animals, and insects live and die.
- You wake up every day and live your life.
- You make breakfast. You eat your breakfast.
- Children go to school.
- Adults work.
- People fight. They also love each other.
- We come home at the end of the day.
- We go to sleep at night.
- The world turns and moves through the galaxy.
11c. examples for the present tense:
- The sun rises every day.
- We enjoy another day of life.
- Life is good.
- She rides her bike to town.
- I ride my bike to school.
- A bike is good transportation.
In Lesson Twelve, you will learn to use the verb “do.”