THE PRESENT

TENSE
WHAT DO WE USE IT FOR?
ACTIONS WE DO A LOT / ROUTINE

ACTIONS THAT ARE TRUE RIGHT NOW

E.G.

I SING IN THE SHOWER RED IS THE PRESENT TENSE

I EAT VEGETABLES

I LIVE WITH MY FRIENDS

I SING IN THE
SHOWER
I SING IS THE PRESENT TENSE OF THE INFINITVE VERB TO SING

N.B. WHEN WE LOOK IN A DICTIONARY TO SING IS WHAT WE WILL FIND.

TO SING - CANTAR
ADD A NEW
TAKE OFF ENDING TO
THE AR SHOW WHO
CANTAR = AND WHEN
THE ACTION IS
CANT__ TAKING PLACE.

BE CAREFUL, THE ENDINGS

ARE DIFFERENT FOR AR, ER
AND IR VERBS!
CANTAR TO SING
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR AR VERBS
O AS A

I SING YOU SING HE SHE OR

CANTO CANTAS IT SINGS
CANTA

AMOS IS AN

WE SING YOU SING THEY SING

CANTAMO CANTIS CANTAN
S
COMER TO EAT
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR ER VERBS
O ES E

I EAT YOU EAT HE SHE OR

COMO COMES IT EATS
COME

EMOS IS EN

WE EAT YOU EAT THEY EAT

COMEMOS COMIS COMEN
VIVIR TO LIVE
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR IR VERBS
O ES E

I LIVE YOU LIVE HE SHE OR

VIVO VIVES IT LIVES
VIVE

IMOS S EN

WE LIVE YOU LIVE THEY LIVE

VIVIMOS VIVS VIVEN
SIMPLE, RIGHT?

NOW HAVE A GO AT THE ACTIVITIES BELOW TO PRACTISE

THE PRESENT TENSE.