VERBS AND TENSES

Most verbs are action words. They tell you what people, animals or things are doing. For example:

act

jump

bake

move

bend

pull

buy

run

close

shout

cook

sing

cross

sit

fall

slide

fly

stand

go

start

grow

swim

hop

walk

knock

burst

climb

dig

read

drop

The Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense expresses a general truth or a customary action.

For example:

Uncle Joe wears glasses.

The sun rises in the east.

Ducks love water.

The children go to school by bus.

Mary enjoys singing.

Peter sometimes lends me his bike.

Cows eat grass.

Monkeys like bananas.

Tom collects stamps.

The earth goes around the sun.

It often snows in winter.

We always wash our hands before meals.

We eat three meals a day.

Father takes the dog for a walk every morning.

Use the simple present tense to talk about things that are planned for the future.

For example:

Melanie starts school tomorrow.

Next week I go to summer camp.

The train departs in five minutes.

We join the senior scout troop in July this year.

My big brother leaves school at 4 o’clock.

The new supermarket opens next Friday.

The new grammar book comes out in September.

Grandad retires next year.

We fly to London next Thursday.

The plane lands at 5:30 P.M.

We move to our new house in a month.

My big sister begins her summer job next week.