Running is moving quickly on foot. Talk about where and when people run.

The idea

Use run with I or they, and runs with she or he. The past form is ran.

Examples

  • I run in the garden.
  • She runs every morning.
  • We ran to the bus.
  • The children run across the field.
  • My dog ran after a ball.
  • Do you run with your sister?

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Watch out

Do not say runned: use the irregular past ran.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form. The child ___ fast. (run / runs)

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    runs

    runs agrees with the singular subject, the child.

  2. Choose the correct form. Yesterday they ___ in a race. (run / ran)

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    ran

    ran shows that the race happened yesterday.

  3. Choose the correct form. He does not ___ at night. (run / runs)

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    run

    run follows does not in this negative sentence.

Use it today

Describe where you run and where you ran yesterday.