VERBS Identifying Verbs

Subject + verb + object I eat apple. The students read a book. They read a book. You clean the room. Ahmad eats an apple . The cat catches the mouse He eats an apple . It moves it’s tail. Amal reads a book She reads a book

THE TENSES PRESENT I cook the lunch. PAST I cooked the lunch FUTURE I will cook the lunch

present simple How to form present simple

Form 1 Subject + verb (s) +object

1/ If the subject is one of these pronouns: He , She , It He sings in his room. She eats the apple. It snows in Alaska.

2/ if the subject is a SINGULAR noun: Naser sings in his room. Faten eats the apple. The Internet stops suddenly.

Form 2 Subject + verb +object

1/ If the subject is one of these pronouns: I , you , they ,we I write my home work. They watch the T.V / The boys watch the T.V. You play football. We learn English.

2/ If the subject is a PLURAL noun: I , you , they ,we The boys play football. The girls learn English.

Negative & yes/no questions in the simple present tense Do & Does

Do I , you , they ,we or a plural noun Do & Does Do I , you , they ,we or a plural noun Does He , she ,it or a singular noun

Do & Does (Negative) (Do / Does) + not I play football I do not play football I don’t play football She likes rice She does not like rice. She doesn’t like rice.

Yes/ no questions: Do & Does Does/Do + subject + infinitive verb He speaks four languages. Does he speak four languages? They go to school everyday. Do they go to school everyday?

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