PRESENT SIMPLE

1) Complete the conjugation of the verb to work.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Subject + verb (+ s) Subj. + don’t / doesn’t + verb Do / Does + subject +verb

I work I don't work Do I work ?

You _________ You _______ work ______ you ______ ?

He _________ _______ _______ _______ Does ______ work ?

She works She doesn't work ______ ______ work ?

It _________ It _______ work ______ ______ ______ ?

We work _______ don't work Do we ______ ?

You _________ _______ _______ _______ Do ______ work ?

They _________ _______ _______ work ______ they work ?

Short answers
Affirmative Negative
Yes, I do. No, I don't.

______ you ______. No, you _______.

Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

______ ______ ______. _______ _______ _______.

______ it ______. No, it _______.

Yes, we ______. _______ _______ don't.

Yes, ______ do. No, you _______.

Yes, they ______. _______ _______ _______.

2) Read the examples and complete the spelling rules for 3rd person singular.
1. Examples: ask - asks, love - loves
In the Present Simple, we add an to the verb in the third person singular.
2. Examples: teach - teaches, pass - passes, push - pushes, go - goes, mix - mixes
We add to those verbs ending -ch, -ss, -sh, -o, -x.
3. Exemple: say - says
We add to those verbs ending in vowel + y.
4. Exemple: carry - carries, fly – flies
When verbs end in consonant + y, we change the y for a and add .

Carol Garcia, 2010

 TEACHER NOTES: This page contains a mini-worksheet (copied 6 times, so you need to cut them
out) to practise the spelling rules. But you can also do this on the blackboard if you want to save
paper and ink.
Complete the 3rd person endings for the Complete the 3rd person endings for the
Present Simple of the following verbs. Present Simple of the following verbs.
approach echo know approach echo know

attend fetch obey attend fetch obey

begin finish press begin finish press

coax flash relax coax flash relax

cross forego reply cross forego reply

delay hurry revolve delay hurry revolve

Complete the 3rd person endings for the Complete the 3rd person endings for the
Present Simple of the following verbs. Present Simple of the following verbs.
approach echo know approach echo know

attend fetch obey attend fetch obey

begin finish press begin finish press

coax flash relax coax flash relax

cross forego reply cross forego reply

delay hurry revolve delay hurry revolve

Complete the 3rd person endings for the Complete the 3rd person endings for the
Present Simple of the following verbs. Present Simple of the following verbs.
approach echo know approach echo know

attend fetch obey attend fetch obey

begin finish press begin finish press

coax flash relax coax flash relax

cross forego reply cross forego reply

delay hurry revolve delay hurry revolve