Verbs
Simple Present Past Past Participle
(V1) (V2) (V3)
eat ate eaten
cook cooked cooked
Simple Present Tense
We use the simple present tense
when an action is happening right
now, or when it happens regularly
Simple Present Tense – Affirmative form
Subject + Verb (V1) + Object
I / You / We / They eat Apples
Simple Present Tense – Affirmative form
Subject + Verb (V1) + Object
He / She / It eats Apples
The S is necessary at the
end of a verb when the
subject is ‘He / She / It’
For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES
Go goes
Catch catches
wash washes
kiss kisses
fix fixes
buzz buzzes
For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES
Marry Marries
Study Studies
Carry Carries
Worry Worries
For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
Play Plays
Say Says
Enjoy Enjoys
Simple Present Tense – Negative form
Subject + Do not (Don’t) + Verb (V1) + Object
I / You / We / They Do not (Don’t) Play Cricket
We use Don't when the subject is
I / you / we / they.
Simple Present Tense – Negative form
Subject + Does not (Doesn’t) + Verb (V1) + Object
He / She / It Does not (Doesn’t) like Snakes
We use Doesn't when the subject
is He / She / It.
Simple Present Tense – Interrogative form
Do
+ Subject + Verb (V1) + Object
Don’t
Do / Don’t I / You / We / They read Books
We use Do / Don't when the
subject is I / you / we / they.
Simple Present Tense – Interrogative form
Does
+ Subject + Verb (V1) + Object
Doesn’t
Does / He / She / It want Foods
Doesn’t
We use Does / Doesn't when the
subject is He / She / It.
Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense
indicates that an action or condition is
happening now, frequently, and may
continue into the future.
Present Continuous Tense – Affirmative form
Subject + am / is/ are + Verb (ing) + Object
I am reading a book
He / She is Speaking with me
We / They are playing Football
Present Continuous Tense – Negative form
Subject + am / is/ are(not) + Verb (ing) + Object
I am not watching a movie
He / She is not / isn’t smiling with me
We / They are not / aren’t sitting on the bench
Present Continuous Tense – Interrogative form
Am / Is/ Are + Subject + Verb (ing) + Object
Am I speaking with him
Is he / she drinking a tea
Are we / they / you learning Music
Present Continuous Tense – Interrogative form
Am / Is/ Are (not) + Subject + Verb (ing) + Object
Am not I speaking with him
Is not / Isn’t he / she drinking a tea
Are not / Aren’t we / they / you learning Music
Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense refers to an
action or state that either occurred at
an indefinite time in the past or began
in the past and continued to the
present time.
Present Perfect Tense – Affirmative form
Subject + have / has + Verb (v3) + Object
I have read a book
He / She / it has Spoken with me
We / They / have eaten Ice cream
you
Present Perfect Tense – Negative form
Subject + have / has (not) + Verb (v3) + Object
I have not / haven’t watched a movie
He / She / It has not / hasn’t talked with me
We / They / have not / haven’t sat on the bench
you
Present Perfect Tense – Interrogative form
Have / Has + Subject + Verb (v3) + Object
Have I spoken with him
Has he / she /it drunk a tea
Have we / they / learnt Music
you
Present Perfect Tense – Interrogative form
Have / Has (not) + Subject + Verb (v3) + Object
Have not / Haven’t I spoken with him
Has not / Hasn’t he / she / it drunk a tea
Have not / Haven’t we / they/ learnt Music
you
