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Third-Person Singular [VERBS]
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Third-person
Singular
VERBS
-s, -es or -ies
When and how to use them?
When and
how
We add s, es or ies to verbs when we speak in the third person singular and we are not using a modal verb.
When
How
s, es or ies as prefixes are added to the end of the verb depending on the verb ending.
Let's review
these rules
GRAMATICAL
RULE
-S
Verbs ending with consonant
1
Example: works - Sits
Verbs ending with a vowel + "y"
2
Example: Stays - Buys
Verbs ending with a vowel +"w"
3
Example: Knows - Draws
We add
-s when...
verbs ending with consonant + "e"
4
Example: Lives - Comes
Verbs ending with "gh"
5
Example: Laughs - Coughs
-ES
We add -es when
5
4
3
2
1
Verbs ending with "o"
Verbs ending with "x"
Verbs ending with "ch" or "sh"
Verbs ending with "z"
Verbs ending with "ss" or "s"
Example
Goes
Fixes
Buzzes
Pushes
Kisses
Does
Catches
Buses
-IES
We add -ies when...
Verbs ending with consonant + "y"
Example
Cry = Cries
Fly = Flies
Let's see some examples
Examples
HOMEWORK
He runs faster
She does the homework
It comes early
It eats every day
She plays soccer
He dances a lot
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