18- present tense

Lesson 18

The Present Tense

Singular

Plural

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 simpleform.

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