What is a verb

A verb is a word that describes an action.
Usually, the word order is
A sentence begins with a subject (the person being discussed) + a verb (the action performed by the subject).
I like Math. I: subject, like: verb
. There is only one verb per sentence.
(like is the object of the verb (the receiver of the action))

(like is the object of the verb (the receiver of the action))

Present Tense

. The present tense is used when the action performed by the subject takes place from the past to the present to the future.

Present Tense

. Usage to express something habitual or unchanging (e.g. the earth is round).
I play baseball.

Present Tense and is quite confusing.
Present progressive tense: I am playing baseball. (I am in the middle of playing baseball.)


Third Person Singular Present

What is the third person?
Speaker (I) → first person
. Listener (You) → second person
. Other person(He) or thing(It),person's name(Mary),→ third person
.
Singular = (the person or thing being talked about) one person or one thing
When the subject (the person or thing being talked about) is the third person singular present,
add an s to the right of the verb (action)
Example: Present tense: He eats potato
. Present Progressive Tense: He always (habitually) eats potatoes.

He is eating potato.

Present tense = an action or habit that seems to be continuing between "past~present~future"
. E.g. He eats potato.(He habitually eats potato.)

Examples of the third person singular
he (one pronoun), Tom (one person's name), The desk (one thing)
. In the case of "He likes potato," he is neither the listener nor the speaker,
so it is third person,and singular since he is one person.
He is singular because he is one person, and like is present tense
.


Slightly more applied (how to add the s in the third person singular)

[1]The endings o,s,x,ch,sh -> add es.
box→boxes

[2]Consonants + y
. If consonant (alphabet except a,i,u,e,o (vowel)) + y is the end of a word, add "ies"
. try→tries

[3]have
Becomes "has".


.

One verb per sentence exception

. There appears to be two verbs in a sentence
because the relative pronoun clause is used as an adjective,
although the verb is included within the relative pronoun clause.
I don't like her who lives in Europe.

Short Notes

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