How do you change a verb into a present verb?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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."