PRESENT SIMPLE

SPELLING RULES
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clean cleans
He cleans his bedroom on Sundays.
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set sets
He sets the table three times a week.
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speak speaks
He speaks English.
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want wants
He wants green salad and water.
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work works
She works at the office on Mondays.
 Third Person Singular
1. For verbs ending in –y, and before there’s a
vowel, you add “s” to form the third person
RULE #1 singular.
Example:
 play = plays
 stay = stays
 say = says
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play plays
He plays soccer everyday.
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stay stays
He stays at a hotel from Monday to Friday.
 Third Person Singular
1. For verbs ending in –e, you add “s” to form
RULE #1 the third person singular.
Examples:
 dance = dances
 live = lives
 make = makes
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dance dances
She dances Marinera on Fridays.
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live lives
He lives in an apartment.
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make makes
She makes the bed everyday.