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11 52 Present tense
Most common present simple verbs.

[00:00:02] In this lecture, I'm going to give you the pronunciation of the 52 most common verbs
in the present simple, as well as their conjugations.

[00:00:11] For verbs like to be to have and to go, I focus on them much more specifically in
previous lectures in this section. In the past tense section of this course, I also give you the
pronunciation of these verbs in the past, many of which are irregular. So you can learn how to
conjugate them and learn their past participles.

[00:00:27] To ask. Ask asks.

[00:00:31] To be. I am he she it is we you they are.

[00:00:38] To become become becomes.

[00:00:41] To begin begin begins.

[00:00:45] To call call calls.

[00:00:48] Can can is a modal verb, so it doesn't change. Go to the modal section to learn more
about the modal verbs.

[00:00:55] To come come. Comes.

[00:00:59] Could could is a modal verb, so it doesn't change.

[00:01:03] To do do does.

[00:01:07] To drink drink drinks.

[00:01:10] To feel feel feels.

[00:01:14] To find find finds. The D becomes much softer at the end of the word when followed
by the S. Finds.

[00:01:23] To get get. Gets .Usually when a verb or noun ends in a -t and is followed by an S, the
T sound becomes much softer or it disappears completely. To get gets. Gets.

[00:01:39] To give give gives.

[00:01:43] To go go goes.

[00:01:46] To have have has.

[00:01:50] To hear hear. Hears.

[00:01:53] To help. Help helps.

[00:01:56] To keep keep keeps.

[00:01:59] To know know knows,

[00:02:03] to leave leave leaves,

[00:02:06] to let let lets.

[00:02:10] To like like likes.

[00:02:13] To live live lives.

[00:02:16] To look look looks.

[00:02:20] To make make makes.

[00:02:23] May. May is a modal verb, so it does not change.

[00:02:27] To mean mean means.

[00:02:30] Might. Might as a modal verb, so it does not change.

[00:02:34] To move move moves.

[00:02:37] To need need needs.

[00:02:40] To play play plays.

[00:02:44] To put put puts.

[00:02:46] To read read reads.

[00:02:49] To run run runs.

[00:02:52] To say say says. This is an extremely common mistake and will make your English
sound a lot worse than it is if you mispronounce it! So first it's say for I we you they. Say. Also
the commandL say it. But for he she it, it's says. So it's pronounced as if it were written S E Z. So I
say. He says. We say. She says. You say. He says. They say. It says.

[00:03:29] To see. see. sees. When conjugated with he she and it the pronunciation of to see is
exactly the same as the verb to seize.

[00:03:39] To seem. Seem seems.

[00:03:43] Should should is a modal verb so does not change.

[00:03:47] To show show shows.

[00:03:50] To start start starts.

[00:03:54] To take take takes.

[00:03:57] To talk talk talks.

[00:04:00] To tell tell tells.

[00:04:04] To think think thinks.

[00:04:07] To try. Try tries.

[00:04:10] To turn turn turns.

[00:04:14] To use use uses.

[00:04:17] To want. Wants. Here the T sound disappears pretty much completely wants.

[00:04:24] Will will is a modal verb, so we don't change it.

[00:04:28] Work to work work Works.

[00:04:33] Would and wouldis a modal verb, so we don't change it.