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Learn English English Verbs: Present Tense

 
In English, there are only two conjugations in the present tense for all verbs except to be. There is one conjugation for the third person singular, and another conjugation for the other grammatical persons.

The conjugations are very simple. You start with an infinitive, such as to talk

Drop the word "to," and you have the conjugation for I, you, we and they.

Add an S to the end of the word to find the conjugation for he, she and it.

I   talk
you   talk
he   talks
she   talks
it   talks
we   talk
they   talk

Verbs that end in CH, O, S, SH, X and Z add ES for the 3rd person singular.

to go   to wash
I go   wash
you go   wash
he goes   washes
she goes   washes
it goes   washes
we go   wash
they go   wash

For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, the Y changes to I and then you add ES. But if the Y is preceded by a vowel, the verb follows the normal rules:

to study   to fly   to say
I study   fly   say
you study   fly   say
he studies   flies   says
she studies   flies   says
it studies   flies   says
we study   fly   say
they study   fly   say

The verb to have is irregular.

to have
I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
we have
they have

 

Verbs     Subject Pronouns (I, you...)

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