Simple Present Tense (singular/plural verbs)

Lesson 5 : Simple Present (singular/plural verbs)

Salam dan selamat pagi. Hari ini kita bincangkn  ttg Singular Verbs dan Plural Verbs dlm Simple Present tense sahaja. Utk makluman, Singular Verbs utk Simple Present Tense lazimnya diakhiri dgn '-s' atau '-es' manakala utk Plural Verbs, perkataan itu jelas sama & tidak berubah.

Contoh Singular Verbs:

1. He eats the rice ( eat+s)
2. She reads the book (read+s)
3. It flies away (fly+es) ===flies

*bagi verb yg berakhir dgn 'y', tukarkan 'y' kpd 'i' dan tambahkan 'es'. Contoh lain:

1. Mak Limah fries the chicken (fry +es) == fries

* bagi yg berakhir dgn 's', 'z', 'ch' atau 'x', boleh tambahkan 'es'. Contohnya:

1. She misses the bus (miss+es) =misses
2. The bee buzzes loudly (buzz+es) = buzzes
3. Ali catches the ball (catch+es) = catches
4. Mr Harry fixes the lamp (fix+es) = fixes

Contoh Plural Verbs:

1. I write the letter  (write)
2. We grill the beef (grill)
3. Chong and Mail cycle to school (cycle)

Mudah sahaja, kan? Kalau dah mahir, insyaallah takda masalah dah nak buat ayat yg betul.

EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs.

1. Janet ________ (read) journals everyday.
2. The chef _________ (crack) the eggs and ________ (mix) the flour into the bowl.
3. The thieves _______ (run) away from the policemen.
5. The sun  _________ (shine) brightly. So, we ______  (plan) to go for a picnic.
6. Shiela wakes up late that she ________(miss) her Maths class.