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Verb - to read

Vocabulary

Present tense - read

He reads

Let's break it down.

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Subject + verb + nounnoun phrase

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Anna reads a book.

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I read a book. 

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She reads a book.

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He reads a book.

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You read a book.

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It reads a book.

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Note that the subjects (he, she and it) change the verb so there is an 's' at the end. 

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Conversation:

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A: What does Anna do in the evening?

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B: She reads a magazine. 

Past tense - read
He read a newspaper

Let's break it down.

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Subject + verb + nounnoun phrase

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He read a newspaper.

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I read a newspaper. 

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She read a newspaper.

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He read a newspaper.

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You read a newspaper.

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It read a newspaper. 

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Conversation:

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A: What did Anna do last night?

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B: She read her Kindle. 

Continuous tense - reading
He is reading a file

Let's break it down.

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Subject + verb 'be' + continuous verb + nounnoun phrase

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The doctor is reading a file.

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I am reading a file. 

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She is reading a file.

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He is reading a file.

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You are reading a file.

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It is reading a file.

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Conversation:

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A: What are you reading?

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B: I'm reading a book on dinosaurs. 

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A: Are you reading anything interesting?

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B: Yes, I'm reading a biography of Charles Dickens. 

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A: What's your brother doing? 

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B: He's reading his favourite book.

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