Grammar

Verb Conjugation Simple Present Affirmative (click on the verb to download/listen)

The Simple Present (or Present Simple) is used to express habits. Simple Present Regular Verbs conjugation in English is very easy. You just have to add "s" to the 3rd singular person.

 

Examples

 

#

Verb

Singular
1

To Be

I am a good student
2

To Have

You have black hair
3

To Need

He needs a new computer
4

To Drink

She drinks red wine
5

To Watch

It watches the white birds
 

Verb

Plural
6

To Do

We do the easy homework
7

To Read

You read a new magazine
8

To Love

They love hot coffee

 

Activity

Write a Simple Present Affirmative sentence using the verbs below:

 

# Infinitive Simple Present Affirmative
1 To Close ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2 To Cook ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3 To Divide ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4 To Finish ___________________________________________________________________________________________
5 To Fix ___________________________________________________________________________________________
6 To Follow ___________________________________________________________________________________________
7 To Help ___________________________________________________________________________________________
8 To Kill ___________________________________________________________________________________________
9 To Kiss ___________________________________________________________________________________________
10 To Like ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Listen and Repeat

Now, observe and analyze the conjugations below:

 

Regular Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l

 

Verb: To See

Verb: To Need

Verb: To Speak

Verb: To Want

Verb: To Call

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I see

I need

I speak

I want

I call

You see

You need

You speak

You want

You call

He sees

He needs

He speaks

He wants

He calls

She sees

She needs

She speaks

She wants

She calls

It sees

It needs

It speaks

It wants

It calls

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We see

We need

We speak

We want

We call

You see

You need

You speak

You want

You call

They see

They need

They speak

They want

They call

Regular Verbs ending in -w, -n, -m, -r, -gh

Verb: To Know

Verb: To Open

Verb: To Dream

Verb: To Answer

Verb: To Laugh

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I know

I open

I dream

I answer

I laugh

You know

You open

You dream

You answer

You laugh

He knows

He opens

He dreams

He answers

He laughs

She knows

She opens

She dreams

She answers

She laughs

It knows

It opens

It dreams

It answers

It laughs

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We know

We open

We dream

We answer

We laugh

You know

You open

You dream

You answer

You laugh

They know

They open

They dream

They answer

They laugh

Regular Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...)

Verb: To Study

Verb: To Cry

Verb: To Bury

Verb: To Fly

Verb: To Deny

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I study

I cry

I bury

I fly

I deny

You Study

You cry

You bury

You fly

You deny

He studies

He cries

He buries

He flies

He denies

She studies

She cries

She buries

She flies

She denies

It studies

It cries

It buries

It flies

It denies

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We study

We cry

We bury

We fly

We deny

You study

You cry

You bury

You fly

You deny

They Study

They cry

They bury

They fly

They deny

Regular Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u)

Verb: To Play

Verb: To Buy

Verb: To Enjoy

Verb: To Betray

Verb: To Destroy

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I play

I buy

I enjoy

I betray

I destroy

You play

You buy

You enjoy

You betray

You destroy

He plays

He buys

He enjoys

He betrays

He destroys

She plays

She buys

She enjoys

She betrays

She destroys

It plays

It buys

It enjoys

It betrays

It destroys

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We play

We buy

We enjoy

We betray

We destroy

You play

You buy

You enjoy

You betray

You destroy

They play

They buy

They enjoy

They betray

They destroy

Regular Verbs ending in "-ch"

Verb: To Teach

Verb: To Watch

Verb: To Attach

Verb: To Catch

Verb: To March

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I teach

I watch

I attach

I catch

I march

You teach

You watch

You attach

You catch

You march

He teaches

He watches

He attaches

He catches

He marches

She teaches

She watches

She attaches

She catches

She marches

It teaches

It watches

It attaches

It catches

It marches

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We teach

We watch

We attach

We catch

We march

You teach

You watch

You attach

You catch

You march

They teach

They watch

They attach

They catch

They march

Regular Verbs ending in "-ss"

Verb: To Pass

Verb: To Discuss

Verb: To Dismiss

Verb: To Miss

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I pass

I discuss

I dismiss

I miss

You pass

You discuss

You dismiss

You miss

He passes

He discusses

He dismisses

He misses

She passes

She discusses

She dismisses

She misses

It passes

It discusses

It dismisses

It misses

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We pass

We discuss

We dismiss

We miss

You pass

You discuss

You dismiss

You miss

They pass

They discuss

They dismiss

They miss

Regular Verbs ending in "-ss"

Verb: To Express

Verb: To Guess

Verb: To Kiss

Verb: To Press

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I express

I guess

I kiss

I press

You express

You guess

You kiss

You press

He expresses

He guesses

He kisses

He presses

She expresses

She guesses

She kisses

She presses

It expresses

It guesses

It kisses

It presses

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We express

We guess

We kiss

We press

You express

You guess

You kiss

You press

They express

They guess

They kiss

They press

Regular Verbs ending in "-sh"

Verb: To Clash

Verb: To Crush

Verb: To Establish

Verb: To Finish

Verb: To Smash

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I clash

I crush

I establish

I finish

I smash

You clash

You crush

You establish

You finish

You smash

He clashes

He crushes

He establishes

He finishes

He smashes

She clashes

She crushes

She establishes

She finishes

She smashes

It clashes

It crushes

It establishes

It finishes

It smashes

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We clash

We crush

We establish

We finish

We smash

You clash

You crush

You establish

You finish

You smash

They clash

They crush

They establish

They finish

They smash

Regular Verbs ending in "-x"

Verb: To Fix

Singular

I fix

You fix

He fixes

She fixes

It fixes

Plural

We fix

You fix

They fix

Some Irregular Verbs:

Verb: To Be

Verb: To Have

Verb: To Go

Verb: To Do

Singular

Singular

Singular

Singular

I am

I have

I go

I do

You are

You have

You go

You do

He is

He has

He goes

He does

She is

She has

She goes

She does

It is

It has

It goes

It does

Plural

Plural

Plural

Plural

We are

We have

We go

We do

You are

You have

You go

You do

They are

They have

They go

They do

 

Verb: Can

Verb: Must

Verb: May

Singular

Singular

Singular

I can

I must

I may

You can

You must

You may

He can

He must

He may

She can

She must

She may

It can

It must

It may

Plural

Plural

Plural

We can

We must

We may

You can

You must

You may

They can

They must

They may

 

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