Sports, leisure activities and Simple Present Tense.
For a English learner it is very important to know the use of the Simple Present Tense. And in this blog you will learn how to use this tense by combining it with some simple vocabulary related with sports.
First the subject pronouns people will used when writing a sentence:
I
He
She
It
You (Could be used for singular and plural)
We
They
Second, an explanation of the Simple Present Tense:
This tense is used basically for things that are happening right now or that happens regularly. It is important to know that the verb will change depending on the person; when people is writing if used the Third person singular (He/She/It) the verb adds -s or -es. *How people could know if is necessary to add a -s or an -es.*
If the verb ends in (-o, -sh.-ch.-ss,-x or in -z) adds -es; if has any other ending adds a -s.
Examples:
*Words underlined are the verbs,
I like sports.
He likes basketball. (Noticed the -s added to the verb.)
You play soccer.
She plays soccer. (Noticed the -s added to the verb.)
She watches the football match. (Noticed the -se added to the verb, because of the verb ending)
They watch the football match.
You go to the stadium.
He goes to the stadium. (Noticed the -es added to the verb, because of the verb ending)
Third, a possible list of sports and leisure activities vocabulary:
Soccer, football, basketball, cricket, tennis, horseback riding, chess, table tennis, videogames, volleyball, baseball, martial arts, board games, watch tv, boxing, ski, mountain bike, motor cycling, cycling, hiking, swimming, F1, hockey, gymnastics, wrestling, skateboarding, Nascar, lacrosse, dance, golf, archery, rugby, cheerleading, badminton, surfing, etc.
Fourth, an extra explanation to better understand the Simple Present Tense:
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Muchas Gracias por la ayuda, me quedó muy claro el tema del presente simple :)
ResponderBorrarThanks for the information it was very helpful, I had some problems with the Third person singular but now it's clear to me.
ResponderBorrarI agree with Clau and Jenni. Third person singular is always confusing! Thanks for the explanation!
ResponderBorrarIts very interesting how do the students confuse the third person in this tense.
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ResponderBorrarExcellent source of information about Simple present tense. Thanks in advance
BorrarHello! thanks for the information, it is very useful. I have a doubt, what happen when a verb ends in a "y", is there any variation?
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BorrarHi thanks for asking we are here to help you ;)
BorrarWhen a verb ends in "y" you have to change the "y" for an "i" and then add "es" in the case of third person singular (he-she-it), for the rest of personal pronouns it keeps the same way (infinitive), an example of this:
Verb: fly
Conjugation:
I fly
You fly
He flies
She flies
It flies
We fly
They fly
I hope this info was useful for you and it helped you clarifying your doubts, thanks for commenting on Daisa Teaching! ;)
Thanks for the info, it is very clear and understandable
ResponderBorrarIt is very interesting how the students use to get confused with some of these topics... But... What is very COOL is that the explanation is very complete!
ResponderBorrarHello, nice topic! I like it very much and the students too. The info is very complete and clear. Good work guys .
ResponderBorrarThank you for the info, it was very helpful to clear out some doubts that I had
ResponderBorrarNice blog! I agree with the girls, applying the third person singular is often a very common mistake. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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