PRESENT SIMPLE – Third Person Singular Verb Endings

Most Third Person Singular (he/she/it) present simple verbs add ‘-s’
as in the examples below:

I work. You
work. He
works.
She
works. It
works. We
work. They
work.

However, note the following exceptions in which ‘-es’ is added:

Verbs ending in ‘-tch’ – He watches TV.
Verbs ending in ‘-ch’ – She teaches English.
Verbs ending in ‘-sh’ – He washes his clothes.
Verbs ending in ‘-ss’ – She misses her friends.
Verbs ending in ‘-o’ – He goes to school.
Verbs ending in ‘-x’ – She fixes bicycles.
 With verbs that end in ‘-y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘-es’.
He hurries to work. / She studies English. / He worries too much.

For verbs that end in ‘-y’, and are preceded by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) , do
NOT change the ‘y’ to ‘i’.
She plays soccer. / He buys lunch.

Do NOT change Third Person Singular present simple verbs in

the following cases:

Questions
Does she work? / Does he watch TV? / Where does she teach?

Negative sentences
She doesn’t work. / He doesn’t watch TV.

Modals
She can fix bicycles. / He should go to school. / She must study.

IRREGULAR VERBS

be verb: ‘He is’ / ‘She is’ / ‘It is’

have: ‘She has’ [NOT ‘She haves’], etc.

ADD ‘-S’ or ‘-ES’ or ‘-IES’

Question: What is your favorite time of the day? Why?
J Correct the 20 grammar mistakes below. The first one is done for you.

Jon’s Daily Routine

Jon’s daily routine is a little boring but he
like it. He usually get up at about 6:00 or
6:30 in the morning, after his alarm clock
wake him up. First, he brush his teeth and
shave and wash his face. Then, he get
dressed and go downstairs to have
 breakfast with his family. He always has
juice, cereal, and lots of fruit. That’s him in
the picture with his wife. He take a bus to
work because he doesn’t like to drive, and
he always arrive at his office before 8:00.
Five o’clock is his favorite time
of the day because he finish work and hurry back home and see his wife
and children again. He has two boys, Thomas, who is six years old and
Patrick, who is eight. They eat dinner together in their dining room at
around 6:00, and after that he spend time with his wife and kids at
home. They really enjoy watching their favorite TV programs together. In
addition, two or three times a week he do exercise in the evening, so he
can stay strong and healthy. He think that this is very important! Finally,
at about 9:30, he go to bed, read for a while, and then fall asleep. Sure,
some people think his daily routine is a little boring – but on weekends
and holidays he love to fly airplanes … for fun! It’s his favorite hobby.

ADD ‘-S’ or ‘-ES’ or ‘-

IES’
K Listen to your teacher and complete these sixteen sentences with the
correct spellings of the verbs. Add ‘-s’, ‘-es’ or ‘-ies’.

My brother usually _____________________ TV in the evenings.

Mrs. Smith _____________________ to work every morning.

Susan _____________________ Spanish at school.

I bring an umbrella with me when it _____________________.

John _____________________ in a small apartment downtown.

It _____________________ an hour for me to go to work in the mornings.

 My husband _____________________ old cars in his free time. It’s his hobby.

My cat _____________________ all day near the window.

Stewart _____________________ too much about his job. He should relax

more.

My classmate always _____________________ her homework on time.

My little brother _____________________ when he is scared.

Jennifer _____________________ to class every morning at six-thirty.

Mr. Johnson sometimes _____________________ golf in the afternoon.

Sam has a new job. He _____________________ dishes at a restaurant.

Sue moved to a new city in May. Now, she _____________________ her friends.

My father _____________________ to work.

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
ADD ‘-S’ or ‘-ES’ or ‘-IES’
Present Simple + Third Person Singular: With most verbs, simply
add ‘-s’. For example: “She works in an office.”
L However, you should add ‘-es’ to the following kinds of verbs:

watches TV. · verbs ending in ‘-tch’ or ‘-ch’

teaches English.
washes his/her/its clothes. · verbs ending in ‘-sh’
He misses his/her/its friend. · verbs ending in ‘-ss’

She goes to school. · verbs ending in ‘-o’

does exercise.
It fixes broken bicycles. · verbs ending in ‘-x’

studies English. · verbs ending in a consonant + ‘-y’ change

to ‘i’ before adding ‘-es’
plays tennis. · Note that verbs ending in a vowel +
 Editing Practice: Correct the 12 verb forms below (the first one is done for
you).

My Brother’s Daily Routine

My brother always get up at 6:00 am, and then wash his face,

and brush his teeth. After breakfast, he go to college at 7:00

am. He study history and English and he always pass his exams

with an A+ grade! Then, he hurry back home at around 4:00

pm and do his homework before he has dinner at 6:30 pm, and

then he watch TV in the evenings. In his free time he play

tennis and read magazines. He also has a part-time job two

days a week: he teach

English and Spanish at a local college!