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RULES 3rd Person

Most verbs add-s to the base form
(sings, gives, requires). TIME EXPRESSIONS
Verbs ending in -ch, -s, -sh, -x, o or - Adverbs of Frequency, every, once,
z add - twice
es (watches, misses, rushes, mixes, buzzes
).
Verbs ending in a consonant + y (such
as try change the y to i and adding -
es (tries).

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

I, You, They, We + V + C I, You, They, We + DON’T+ V + C DO + I, You, They, We + V + C
He, She, It + V (s,es,ies)+ C He, She, It + DOESN’T+ V+ C DOES +He, She, It + V+ C

I walk to school everyday You don’t do your reports Do They upload the file?
She only smokes weed He doesn’t work on weekends Does It matters?
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Verbs that ended with -e, drop the -e and

add -ing Write – writing TIME EXPRESSIONS
Verbs ended with a consonant preceded by a  Now, Right now, At the moment,
vowel, double the consonant and add -ing Listen!
Run – running
Look!
Two-syllable verbs: the last consonant is
doubled the last syllable is stressedwhen
Verbs ended with -ie, change -ie to -y, add -
ing Die – dying.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

Subject +TO BE+ V+ ING + C Subject +TO BE+ NOT+ V+ ING + C TO BE+ Subject + V+ ING + C

Colin is playing football now. You are not watching the movie. Is the baby drinking his bottle?
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