1. Present Tense
Unit 3, Lesson 5

2. Objectives Students will:
Write singular and plural present tense verbs correctly.
Proofread sentences for correct present tense verbs.

3. Definitions & Rules Present Tense Verbs
It is a verb that tells what the subject is doing right now.
You change the form of a verb in the present tense when a singular noun is the subject.
Add “s” or “es” to most verbs to show the present tense if the subject is singular.
Do not add “s” or “es” if the subject is
“I”
“you”
plural

4. Rules for forming the present tense
Most verbs:
Add “s”
Verbs ending in “s, ch, sh, x, and z”
Add “es”
Verbs ending with a consonant and y
Change the “y” to “i” and add “es”

5. The bird ________. (hatch) The alarm _________ (buzz)
What is the correct present tense verb form for each sentence? Use the verb in parenthesis.
The bird ________. (hatch)
The alarm _________ (buzz)
The boys ___________ (rush).
We ________ (talk).
Dad __________ (worry)
hatches
buzzes
rush
talk
worries

6. What is the correct present tense form of each verb in parenthesis.
The sun _________ brightly in the blue sky. (shine)
Only one cloud ____________ overhead. (pass)
Roger _________ to the weather report. (listen)
“You __________ a picnic lunch,” says Mother. (pack)
shines
passes
listens
pack

7. What is the correct present tense form of each verb in parenthesis.
Roger __________ to her request quickly. (reply)
Mother _________ from the rowboat. (fish)
I __________ a fish on the end of my line. (lose)
The others __________ several trout. (catch)
replies
fishes
lose
catch

8. Tell the correct tense form of each verb in parenthesis
My mother ____________ old chairs. (fix)
First, she ___________the strips of cane in water. (soak)
Next, she carefully __________the seat. (weave)
Then the cane ________ slowly. (dry)
The new seat _______ tightly. (fit)
fixes
soaks
weaves
dries
fits

9. Homework
Workbook Pgs