Simple Present Tense (Basic ESL)

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What is the Simple Present Tense?

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The Simple Present Tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

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How do you form the Simple Present Tense for most verbs?

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For most verbs, use the base form for 'I', 'you', 'we', 'they' and add 's' or 'es' for 'he', 'she', 'it'.

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What is the Simple Present Tense form of 'to study' for 'I'?

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study

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What is the Simple Present Tense form of 'to study' for 'he'?

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studies

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When do you use 'it' in a sentence?

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Use 'it' to refer to a thing or an animal when the gender is not specified.

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What is the Simple Present Tense form of 'to listen' for 'Tina'?

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listens

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What is the Simple Present Tense form of 'to work' for 'Mr. Chan'?

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works

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What is the Simple Present Tense form of 'to want' for 'they'?

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want

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What is the subject-verb agreement rule in the Simple Present Tense?

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In the Simple Present Tense, singular subjects take 's' or 'es' with the verb, while plural subjects do not.

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Give an example of a sentence using the Simple Present Tense with 'I'.

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I play soccer every weekend.