PRESENT TENSE

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	AM	WE	ARE
YOU	ARE	YOU	ARE
HE	IS	THEY	ARE
SHE	IS
IT	IS
Singular nouns	IS	Plural nouns	ARE

Sample sentences:

I am a man. You are a woman. She is a woman. He is a man.
They are women. They are men. We are men and women.
The weather outside is very cold.
The people are all wearing coats.

2. TO DO (INFINITIVE)
a. ACTION

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	DO	WE	DO
YOU	DO	YOU	DO
HE	DOES	THEY	DO
SHE	DOES
IT	DOES
Singular nouns	DOES	Plural nouns	DO

Sample sentences:

I do the laundry. Will you do the laundry? 

We can both do the laundry.

She does the laundry on Wednesdays. 

He does the laundry on Saturdays.

3. TO GO (INFINITIVE)
a. MOVEMENT

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	GO	WE	GO
YOU	GO	YOU	GO
HE	GOES	THEY	GO
SHE	GOES
IT	GOES
Singular nouns	GOES	Plural nouns	GO

Sample sentences:

I go shopping. He goes shopping. They go shopping.
We all go shopping together on Sunday.
The car goes fast.

4. TO HAVE (INFINITIVE)
a. POSSESSION
b. HELPING VERB (auxiliary)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	HAVE	WE	HAVE
YOU	HAVE	YOU	HAVE
HE	HAS	THEY	HAVE
SHE	HAS
IT	HAS
Singular nouns	HAS	Plural nouns	HAVE

Sample sentences:

I have a job. She has a job. You all have jobs.
They have a job in a machine factory.

5. TO COME (INFINITIVE)

a. MOVEMENT TO (TOWARDS)
b. TO COME BACK = TO RETURN

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	COME	WE	COME
YOU	COME	YOU	COME
HE	COMES	THEY	COME
SHE	COMES
IT	COMES
Singular nouns	COMES	Plural nouns	COME

Sample sentences:

I come home from work every day. She comes home from work every day.

We all come home from work every day.

6. TO MAKE (INFINITIVE)
a. CREATE

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	MAKE	WE	MAKE
YOU	MAKE	YOU	MAKE
HE	MAKES	THEY	MAKE
SHE	MAKES
IT	MAKES
Singular nouns	MAKES	Plural nouns	MAKE

Sample sentences:

You make me laugh. She makes you cry. Movies make me smile.
We all make mistakes.

7. TO FEEL (INFINITIVE)

SENSES
a. TO TOUCH, (3RD PERSON SINGULAR: TOUCHES)
b. TO SEE, (3RD PERSON SINGULAR: SEES)
c. TO HEAR, (3RD PERSON SINGULAR: HEARS)
d. TO TASTE, (3RD PERSON SINGULAR: TASTES)
e. TO SPEAK, (3RD PERSON SINGULAR: SPEAKS)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	TOUCH	WE	TOUCH
YOU	TOUCH	YOU	TOUCH
HE	TOUCHES	THEY	TOUCH
SHE	TOUCHES
IT	TOUCHES
Singular nouns	TOUCHES	Plural nouns	TOUCH

Sample sentences:

I feel happy today. She feels sad today. 

The cake tastes good. 

I see the car. He sees the car, too. 

The sun feels warm. 

They can hear the birds singing. She hears the birds singing. 

He speaks Russian. She speaks English. We all speak English. 

I touch my chin. He touches his chin. She touches her chin.

8. TO PUT (INFINITIVE)
a. To PLACE b. To INVEST c. To GIVE

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	PUT	WE	PUT
YOU	PUT	YOU	PUT
HE	PUTS	THEY	PUT
SHE	PUTS
IT	PUTS
Singular nouns	PUTS	Plural nouns	PUT

Sample sentences:

He puts the car in the garage every day. 

The children put away the toys.

9. TO GIVE (INFINITIVE)
a. PROVIDE

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	GIVE	WE	GIVE
YOU	GIVE	YOU	GIVE
HE	GIVES	THEY	GIVE
SHE	GIVES
IT	GIVES
Singular nouns	GIVES	Plural nouns	GIVE

Sample sentences:

He gives her a ring. Children can give us pleasure.
They give money every year.

10. TO GET (INFINITIVE)
a. HOLD
b. BUY
c. WIN
d. CARRY
e. UNDERSTAND

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	GET	WE	GET
YOU	GET	YOU	GET
HE	GETS	THEY	GET
SHE	GETS
IT	GETS
Singular nouns	GETS	Plural nouns	GET

Sample sentences:

You get paid for your work. We get paid every week.
All of us get paid for working hark.