Level 01 – Step 05 : Regular Verbs Present (She sings. We play.)
/Level 01 – Step 05 : Regular Verbs Present (She sings. We play.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn about regular verbs in the present tense.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn about regular verbs in the present tense.
🐧Igupen: What are regular verbs and how do we use them now?
/🐧Igupen: What are regular verbs and how do we use them now?
🦉Professor Owl: Regular verbs are action words like play, sing, and jump; in the present simple we change the verb only for he/she/it by adding -s.
/🦉Professor Owl: Regular verbs are action words like play, sing, and jump; in the present simple we change the verb only for he/she/it by adding -s.
🐧Igupen: So I say I play, but he plays?
/🐧Igupen: So I say I play, but he plays?
🦉Professor Owl: Exactly. Let’s practice simple rules and examples.
/🦉Professor Owl: Exactly. Let’s practice simple rules and examples.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are regular verbs in present simple?
/What are regular verbs in present simple?
• Regular verbs show actions we do now or regularly: play, sing, read, walk.
/• Regular verbs show actions we do now or regularly: play, sing, read, walk.
• For I / you / we / they use the base verb: I play; They read.
/• For I / you / we / they use the base verb: I play; They read.
• For he / she / it add -s or -es to the verb: He plays; She watches.
/• For he / she / it add -s or -es to the verb: He plays; She watches.
• Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o add -es (watches, fixes).
/• Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o add -es (watches, fixes).
• If a verb ends with consonant + y, change y to i and add -es: study → studies.
/• If a verb ends with consonant + y, change y to i and add -es: study → studies.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
• To make the third-person form quickly, say the subject out loud first (He/She/It), then add -s or -es to the verb.
/• To make the third-person form quickly, say the subject out loud first (He/She/It), then add -s or -es to the verb.
✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
/✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
1. I (play) soccer every day. → I play soccer every day.
/1. I (play) soccer every day. → I play soccer every day.
2. She (sing) a song. → She sings a song.
/2. She (sing) a song. → She sings a song.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
1. I play soccer.
/1. I play soccer.
2. She sings in the morning.
/2. She sings in the morning.
3. We play games after school.
/3. We play games after school.
4. He watches TV.
/4. He watches TV.
5. They read books.
/5. They read books.
6. The baby sleeps now.
/6. The baby sleeps now.
7. My sister dances well.
/7. My sister dances well.
8. The dog barks loudly.
/8. The dog barks loudly.
9. Tom fixes his bike.
/9. Tom fixes his bike.
10. Anna studies English.
/10. Anna studies English.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Fill the blank: I ___ (play) the piano.
/Q1: Fill the blank: I ___ (play) the piano.
Q2: Choose the correct sentence: She sing / She sings.
/Q2: Choose the correct sentence: She sing / She sings.
Q3: Fill the blank: He ___ (watch) cartoons every day.
/Q3: Fill the blank: He ___ (watch) cartoons every day.
Q4: Change to third person: I read a book. → ___ reads a book.
/Q4: Change to third person: I read a book. → ___ reads a book.
Q5: Choose the correct form: The cat cry / The cat cries.
/Q5: Choose the correct form: The cat cry / The cat cries.
Q6: Fill the blank with -es rule: She ___ (wash) the car.
/Q6: Fill the blank with -es rule: She ___ (wash) the car.
Q7: Fill the blank with y → ies rule: He ___ (study) hard.
/Q7: Fill the blank with y → ies rule: He ___ (study) hard.
Q8: Identify subject and verb: They play football.
/Q8: Identify subject and verb: They play football.
Q9: Make a sentence: She / (dance) / every Saturday.
/Q9: Make a sentence: She / (dance) / every Saturday.
Q10: Correct the sentence if needed: He go to school.
/Q10: Correct the sentence if needed: He go to school.
Answers A1: play. A2: She sings. A3: watches. A4: He reads a book. A5: The cat cries. A6: washes. A7: studies. A8: Subject: They; Verb: play. A9: She dances every Saturday. A10: He goes to school.
/Answers A1: play. A2: She sings. A3: watches. A4: He reads a book. A5: The cat cries. A6: washes. A7: studies. A8: Subject: They; Verb: play. A9: She dances every Saturday. A10: He goes to school.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Good job today.
/🦉Professor Owl: Good job today.
Keep practicing the base verb and the -s/-es rules for he/she/it, and soon making present tense sentences will be easy.
/Keep practicing the base verb and the -s/-es rules for he/she/it, and soon making present tense sentences will be easy.
🐧Igupen: I will practice the -s rule every day.
/🐧Igupen: I will practice the -s rule every day.
You can do it too — make short action sentences about your day and listen for -s and -es.
/You can do it too — make short action sentences about your day and listen for -s and -es.
