THE PRESENT SIMPLE:

AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT
S
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U
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A
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P
L
U
R
A
L

VERB INFINITIVE

READ

YOU

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

READS

WE

READ

ONCE A
WEEK.

YOU

READ

AT HOME.

THEY

READ

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR

(HE / SHE / IT)

In general
+s
work works
eat eats

Verbs ending Verbs ending

in consonan + in o, sh, tch,
y
x, ss
y + ies
+ es
study studies
go goes
cry cries

wash washes
watch

play plays

try tries

swim swims

spy spies

watches
mix mixes

write writes

fy fies

kiss kisses

Negative form
S
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A
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P
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SUBJECT

DO/DOES

NOT

VERB

DO

NOT

READ

YOU

DO

NOT

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

DOES

NOT

READ

ONCE A
WEEK.

WE

DO

NOT

READ

AT HOME.

YOU

DO

NOT

READ

THEY

DO

NOT

READ

SHORT FORM: do not = dont

does not =
SHORT
doesnt VERB
SUBJECT
FORM

S
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U
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A
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P
L
U
R
A
L

DONT

READ

YOU

DONT

READ

EVERY DAY.

HE / SHE / IT

DOESNT

READ

ONCE A WEEK.

WE

DONT

READ

AT HOME.

YOU

DONT

READ

THEY

DONT

READ