Verb - to read
Vocabulary
Present tense - read
Let's break it down.
Subject + verb + noun / noun phrase
Anna reads a book.
I read a book.
She reads a book.
He reads a book.
You read a book.
It reads a book.
Note that the subjects (he, she and it) change the verb so there is an 's' at the end.
Conversation:
A: What does Anna do in the evening?
B: She reads a magazine.
Past tense - read
Let's break it down.
Subject + verb + noun / noun phrase
He read a newspaper.
I read a newspaper.
She read a newspaper.
He read a newspaper.
You read a newspaper.
It read a newspaper.
Conversation:
A: What did Anna do last night?
B: She read her Kindle.
Continuous tense - reading
Let's break it down.
Subject + verb 'be' + continuous verb + noun / noun phrase
The doctor is reading a file.
I am reading a file.
She is reading a file.
He is reading a file.
You are reading a file.
It is reading a file.
Conversation:
A: What are you reading?
B: I'm reading a book on dinosaurs.
A: Are you reading anything interesting?
B: Yes, I'm reading a biography of Charles Dickens.
A: What's your brother doing?
B: He's reading his favourite book.