| Simple (base) Form | Simple Present | Simple Past |
Present Participle | Past Participle |
| be | is/are | was/were | being | been |
| to | goes/go | went | going | gone |
| walk | walks/walk | walked | walking | walked |
| learn | learns/learn | learned | learning | learned |
REMEMBER THAT ALL VERBS TAKE FINAL -S IN THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR when the tense is simple present. This is a very common mistake.
She listens. He cooks. It grows.
The book conveys a strong message.
Continue to Eight Rules for Better Verb Use.
