Present simple tense rules: Name__________________

instructions: List all 3rd person singular nouns in the left box and their verbs with s/es/ies on the right.

Third person
S ingular nouns Verbs with s/ es/ ies
Write the correct form of the verbs into the gaps. 

When you _________ (put) the slices of bread into the toaster and ________(push) the handle

down, an alarm _________ (go) off underground, alerting the toast gnomes who ___________

(spring) into action.               A friendly dragon _________ (toast) the bread with his fiery breath.

Although sometimes he _________ (breath) too hard! Cog-wheels and conveyor belts, treadmills

and telescopes- it’s all so simple!

 Challenge!

Choose the correct form of verbs and write into the gaps.

1. I ________________ a book every day. (read / reads)

2. They ____________ English very well now. (speak / speaks)

3. Tim ______________ to be an inventor. (want / wants)

4. Your heart __________ about 115,000 every day. (beat / beats)

5. Women’s hearts ____________faster than men’s. (beat / beats)

6. Horses and cows actually  _____________ standing up. (sleep / sleeps)

7. Apples ___________ on water! (float / floats)

8. Caterpillars ______________ 12 eyes! (have / has)

  people  fish  foot
 deer  knife  octopus
 mouse
 person  geese
 wolf
  leaf  leaves  feet
 children
 deer
 fish  women  wolves  goose
 man
 child  wife
 men
 woman  sheep
 knives  tooth

 mice  sheep  wives

 octopi  teeth