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3rd Person Singular Present Simple Rules

This document provides rules for conjugating verbs in the present simple tense in English. It gives examples of conjugating the verb "to work" in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the third person singular. It also outlines spelling rules for adding "-s" or "-es" to third person singular verbs, depending on the verb spelling.

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3rd Person Singular Present Simple Rules

This document provides rules for conjugating verbs in the present simple tense in English. It gives examples of conjugating the verb "to work" in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the third person singular. It also outlines spelling rules for adding "-s" or "-es" to third person singular verbs, depending on the verb spelling.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

1) Complete the conjugation of the verb to work.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative


Subj. + don’t / doesn’t + Do / Does + subject
Subject + verb (+ s)
verb +verb

I work I don't work Do I work ?

You _________ You _______ work ______ you ______ ?

He _________ _______ _______ _______ Does ______ work ?

She works She doesn't work ______ ______ work ?

It _________ It _______ work ______ ______ ______ ?

We work _______ don't work Do we ______ ?

You _________ _______ _______ _______ Do ______ work ?

They _________ _______ _______ work ______ they work ?

Short answers
Affirmative Negative
Yes, I do. No, I don't.

______ you ______. No, you _______.

Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

______ ______ ______. _______ _______ _______.

______ it ______. No, it _______.

Yes, we ______. _______ _______ don't.

Yes, ______ do. No, you _______.

Yes, they ______. _______ _______ _______.

2) Read the examples and complete the spelling rules for 3rd
person singular.
1. Examples: ask - asks, love - loves
In the Present Simple, we add an to the verb in the third person
singular.
2. Examples: teach - teaches, pass - passes, push - pushes, go - goes, mix -
mixes
We add to those verbs ending -ch, -ss, -sh, -o, -x.
3. Exemple: say - says
We add to those verbs ending in vowel + y.
4. Exemple: carry - carries, fly – flies
When verbs end in consonant + y, we change the y for a and add
.

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