Add ing.
Adding -ing will turn the verb into the present participle.
The base form of a verb is often called present.
eg listen.
But if the subject of the verb is he, she or it then the present form is listens.
For regular verbs you can change the past or past participle into the base verb by dropping the -ed
eg listened = listen
For irregular verbs you usually have to remember the base form the past form and the past participle.
eg run/ran/run creep/crept/crept, buy/bought/bought
To make the present participle you add -ing to the base verb. The present participle or ing form is used to make present (or past) continuous sentences.
She is writing a book.
To change a verb into a present tense verb, you typically add "-s" or "-es" to the base form of the verb, depending on the subject. For example: "I walk" becomes "He walks."
Present simple sentences have one verb that is the present tense. To change a past simple sentence into present simple you just have to change the verb into its present form. For example: The dogs chased the cat. -- The verb chased is in the past form The dogs chase the cat. -- The verb chase is in the present form. Both these sentences have a plural subject (dogs). When the subject is singular the verb form for present simple is verb + -s The boy walked to school. -- The verb walked is in the past form The boy walks to school. -- The verb walks is in the present singular form.
Change is the simple present verb form.I changeWe changeYou changeHe/she/it changesThey changeChanging is the present participle, and changed is the past tense and past participle.
The present forms of the verb "to have" are: I have You have He/she/it has We have They have
"Is" is the present tense form of the verb "to be" and "has" is the present tense form of the verb "to have."
The present tense for the verb "have" is "have" for the pronouns I, you, we, and they, and "has" for the pronouns he, she, and it.
Present simple sentences have one verb that is the present tense. To change a past simple sentence into present simple you just have to change the verb into its present form. For example: The dogs chased the cat. -- The verb chased is in the past form The dogs chase the cat. -- The verb chase is in the present form. Both these sentences have a plural subject (dogs). When the subject is singular the verb form for present simple is verb + -s The boy walked to school. -- The verb walked is in the past form The boy walks to school. -- The verb walks is in the present singular form.
Change is the simple present verb form.I changeWe changeYou changeHe/she/it changesThey changeChanging is the present participle, and changed is the past tense and past participle.
There is no change to the verb. They respect their elders.
The verb "set" can be present or past tense. In present tense, "set" is used for actions happening now or regularly, like "I set the table." In past tense, "set" is used to describe actions that have already happened, like "I set the alarm clock last night."
To change the past tense and past participle of a verb, you must either change the verb back to its present tense or get rid of its suffix.
Rose watches for the light to change.
"Would" does not have a conventional present tense. It is an auxiliary verb that does not change for its own tense, but instead indicates a particular type of conditional tense when combined with a principal verb and effectively has the tense of that verb.
Rani has changed her hairstyle.
Can is the present tense.
Shook is a verb. When you can't tell, change the word to a present tense one, shake. Then ask yourself, can you shake?Yes, so it is a verb.
The present tense of the verb 'was' is is.
The present forms of the verb "to have" are: I have You have He/she/it has We have They have