THEME: Changing verbs to present simple tense by adding ‘es’
The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present indefinite). Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding s or es to the end.
But we shall look at present simple tense by adding’es’
| Present simple third-person verbs ending in -es | |
| When we use he / she / it, we need to add ‘es‘ when the basic verb form ends in –ch or –sh or –ss: | |
| I wash ⇒ he, she, it washes | He washes his car a lot. |
| I finish ⇒ he, she, it finishes | She finishes work at 5 o’clock. |
| I watch ⇒ he, she, it watches | She watches television every evening. |
| I teach ⇒ he, she, it teaches | My mother teaches at a school. |
| I pass ⇒ he, she, it passes | The bus passes the cinema and the church. |
Exercise I
Change these verbs to present simple tense.
Exercise II
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets
a) Mummy ______ my uniform everyday. (wash)
b) Jane ____ her homework every evening. (do)
c) Denis ____ to town on foot every Sunday. (go)
d) The cat ____ a mouse everyday. (catch)
e) Elizabeth ___ her teeth after every meal. (brush)
f) Our teacher ___ us a new song every Thursday. (teach)
g) Jesus ______ us everyday. (bless)
h) Father __ television every Saturday. (watch)
i) The maid ____ water from the well. (fetch)
j) Our body ______ herself everyday. (dress
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