Simple Present Tense - Third Person

When referring to (He, She, or It) or 3rd person, use the present tense verb and add a S at the end.

Use the form: Present Tense Verb + s

Examples:

Talk + s
She talks a lot.

Play + s
He plays football.

Rain + s
It rains a lot.

Irregular Verbs

1. If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add + ES in the third person.

Examples:

• Kiss + es = Kisses

         He kisses her.

• Fix + es = Fixes

        She fixes her makeup.

• Watch + es = Watches

         My friend watches soccer.

• Crash + es = Crashes

         The car crashes horribly.

• Go + es = Goes

        The plate goes on the table.

2. If the verb ends in a Y, drop the Y and add + IES in the third person.

Examples:

• Carry - Carr + ies = Carries

        The man carries the box.

• Study - Stud + ies = Studies

        The girl studies all night.

• Deny - Den + ies = Denies

        He denies that he drunk the milk.

Negative Sentence

To make the sentence negative, place the "do not" before the verb.

Use the form: Noun + Do Not + Verb

Contractions used: Do not( Don't ), Does Not( Doesn't )

Examples:

• I don't run.
• You don't work.
• He doesn't walk.
• She doesn't eat.
• It doesn't work.
• We don't sleep.
• They don't study.

In the negative, the main verb is always in the infinitive form (without the TO). It doesn't change for the third person. We don't put an S on the end of the verb in the negative form. In the examples above - the verbs do not change in the 3rd person.

Examples:

• You don't drive.
• He doesn't speak English.
• She doesn't run everyday.