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l§fJi.Ji.€'1 Simple Present Tense
Use the simple present tense to write about facts, repeated actions, and feelings or opinions.
Exercise makes you healthy.
I ~ soccer every weekend.
She likes watching tennis.
Remember to add -s or -es to the verb after he, she, or it. Add -s or -es to the verb after any
noun or noun phrase that describes one person other than yourself.
Do not add any letters to the verb after /, you, we, or they. All plural nouns also take the
base form of the verb.
A collective noun, such as team, uses one word to describe a group of things. Collective
nouns take the same form of the verb as he, she, or it.
You
We
run
They
Both teams
every morning.
Her sisters
He I She I lt
The team runs
My sister
The verb be has irregular forms in the present simple tense. When the noun in a sentence
is yourself, and you use the word I, the present simple form of be is am.
am
You
We
are
They at the game.
Some students
He I She I lt Is
The student
A. Read the sentences. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Use the
simple present tense.
1. The class (exercise) _ ___;:;_'-'-xe:::..;.....::..:..::is;_;:;..:::.__ every day.
c
e
s
e
r
2. My exercise goal (be) to lose weight.
3. My brother sometimes (join) me when I run.
4. You (be) _ ______ a better football player than I (be) ______ _
5. The teacher's assistant (help) ___ ____ me when I have trouble doing
an exercise.
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