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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of the present simple tense using common verbs like "swim", "drink", "talk", and "read". It notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending, with exceptions for the verb "to have" and irregular verbs that change spelling when adding -s, such as "pass/passes", "finish/finishes", and "try/tries".

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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of the present simple tense using common verbs like "swim", "drink", "talk", and "read". It notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending, with exceptions for the verb "to have" and irregular verbs that change spelling when adding -s, such as "pass/passes", "finish/finishes", and "try/tries".

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    The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It provides examples of the present simple tense using common verbs like "swim", "drink", "talk", and "read". It notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending, with exceptions for the verb "to have" and irregular verbs that change spelling when adding -s, such as "pass/passes", "finish/finishes", and "try/tries".

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    Present Simple

    She drinks milk everyday

    I swim everyday

    Structure:

    Person/Subjec Verb Verb Verb Verb


    t
    I/you/We/They Swim Drink Talk Read

    He/She/It Swims Drinks Talks Reads

    Add –s to third person singular

    Exception: Verb “To have”

    Person/Subject Verb
    I/You/We/They have
    He/She/It has

     Watch the following irregular spellings after –s/-sh/-ch/-y for the


    third person:

    Verb Ending
    Pass Passes
    Finish Finishes
    Watch Watches
    Study Studies
    Try Tries
    Do Does
    Go Goes

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