PRESENT SIMPLE

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

1. MOST VERBS TAKE –S. EXAMPLE: I TALK  HE TALKS

2. VERBS ENDING IN –SS, -X, -SH, -CH, -Z, -O TAKE –ES. EXAMPLE: I FIX  SHE FIXES

3. VERBS ENDING IN CONSONANT +Y TAKE –IES  I TIDY  HE TIDIES

PRACTICE: Write the 3rd person singular of the verbs:

I walk  ……He…………………………………………………………………….

You go  ………She………………………………………………………………….

We dance  …………It……………………………………………………………….

You speak  ………………………………………………………………………….

I study  ………………………………………………………………………….

They enjoy  ………………………………………………………………………….

I fix  ………………………………………………………………………….

We jump  ………………………………………………………………………….

You wash  ………………………………………………………………………….

They find  ………………………………………………………………………….

I marry  ………………………………………………………………………….

You keep  ………………………………………………………………………….

They love  ………………………………………………………………………….

I sing  ………………………………………………………………………….

You bother  ………………………………………………………………………….

I lie  ………………………………………………………………………….

We catch  ………………………………………………………………………….

They feed  ………………………………………………………………………….

I do  ………………………………………………………………………….

You live  ………………………………………………………………………….

I tidy  ………………………………………………………………………….

You spy  ………………………………………………………………………….

They cry  ………………………………………………………………………….

I mix  ………………………………………………………………………….

We kiss  ………………………………………………………………………….

I go  ………………………………………………………………………….

You try  ………………………………………………………………………….

They fly  ………………………………………………………………………….

I waltz  ………………………………………………………………………….

They pass  ………………………………………………………………………….

You destroy  ………………………………………………………………………….

They dream  ………………………………………………………………………….

I watch  ………………………………………………………………………….

THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO PRONOUNCE THE –S:

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