Irregular

Present Tense Verbs

 First we will review some
Present Tense
Regular Verbs
 To run
 To sing
 To help
 To dance
 To clean
 To play
 To eat
 To drink
To run
 I run  We run
 You run  You run
 He / She runs  They run

 I run every day, and he

runs on Sundays.
To sing
 I sing  We sing
 You sing  You sing
 He / She sings  They sing

 I sing every day, and he

sings only sometimes.
To help
 I help  We help
 You help  You help
 He / She helps  They help

 She helps her mother, but

you help nobody.
To dance
 I dance  We dance
 You dance  You dance
 He / She dances  They dance

 You dance very well, but

Tom dances badly.
To clean
 I clean  We clean
 You clean  You clean
 He / She cleans  They clean

 He cleans his car often,

but you never clean your
car.
To play
 I play  We play
 You play  You play
 He / She plays  They play

 You play baseball and

Sam plays hockey.
To eat
 I eat  We eat
 You eat  You eat
 He / She eats  They eat

 They eat at the

restaurant, but dad eats at
home.
To drink
 I drink  We drink
 You drink  You drink
 He / She drinks  They drink

 We drink coffee in the

morning, and mom
drinks coffee all day.
Complete each sentence with an
appropriate verb form.
We ________ lunch at 12:00.
We eat lunch at 12:00.
I ________ ballet every day.
I dance ballet every day.
She ________ in the choir.
She sings in the choir.
You ______ your car often.
You clean your car often.
She ________ lemonade for
lunch.
She drinks lemonade for lunch.
Do you ________ football?
Do you play football?
They _______ my dad in the
barn.
They help my dad in the barn.
He ________ from the lion.
He runs from the lion.
The Present Tense of some Irregular Verbs

The third person changes to –es.

 To teach  To study
 To reach  To marry
 To watch  To carry
 To kiss  To try
 To toss  To fly
 To pass  To cry
To teach
 I teach  We teach
 You teach  You teach
 He / She teaches  They teach

 Mrs. Evans teaches

English and you do not
teach anything.
To reach
 I reach  We reach
 You reach  You reach
 He / She reaches  They reach

 You reach the top and he

reaches to the top too.
To watch
 I watch  We watch
 You watch  You watch
 He / She watches  They watch

 They watch soccer but

John watches baseball.
To kiss
 I kiss  We kiss
 You kiss  You kiss
 He / She kisses  They kiss

 I kiss Paul and Paul

kisses me.
To toss
 I toss  We toss
 You toss  You toss
 He / She tosses  They toss

 I toss the ball and Paul

tosses the ball too.
To pass
 I pass  We pass
 You pass  You pass
 He / She passes  They pass

 I pass the paper and Pat

passes the book.
To study
 I study  We study
 You study  You study
 He / She studies  They study

 Mary studies French and

you study Spanish.
To marry
 I marry  We marry
 You marry  You marry
 He / She marries  They marry

 John marries Frida today

and you marry Sam
tomorrow.
To carry
 I carry  We carry
 You carry  You carry
 He / She carries  They carry

 Mary carries the bag and

you carry the box.
To try
 I try  We try
 You try  You try
 He / She tries  They try

 She tries the soup, and

we try the sandwich.
To cry
 I cry  We cry
 You cry  You cry
 He / She cries  They cry

 They cry often, and she

cries never.
To fly
 I fly  We fly
 You fly  You fly
 He / She flies  They fly

 She flies to Miami, and

we fly to Chicago.
Give the correct forms of the
infinitive.
To kiss
He I
kisses kiss
To fish
We John
fish fishes
To cry
I Susan
cry cries
To watch
You She
watch watches
To study
I Marco
study studies
To fly
He They
flies fly
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
To teach
you Mr. Garcia
teach teaches
The end