Present Simple - regras

simple present - 3rd person (he, she, it)

present simple - review

likes and dislikes - game

Practise LIKE - LOVE - HATE + V-ing (British English) / to V (American English) and hobbies with this game !

Par : Mlle Haquet

Publié : 29 octobre 2010

vocabulary - Like, Love; Hate

(to like, to love, to hate)

 (to like - affirmative, negative, interrogative)

Do / does ?

Clica e joga!

The simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English.

1. Forming the simple present tense

There are only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends with -s and the other doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example verb "sing":

Subject	Verb Form	Example
I	simple form	I sing
You	simple form	You sing
He	simple form + S	He sings
She	simple form + S	She sings
It	simple form + S	It sings
We	simple form	We sing
They	simple form	They sing

In other words, only THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she and it) have to have a verb with -S.

2. -s or -es ?

With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. 

However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. 

Here are the rules:

Verb ending in...	How to make the 3rd person singular	Example
s	Add -ES	He passes
z	Add -ES	She waltzes
sh	Add -ES	She wishes
ch	Add -ES	He watches
x	Add -ES	She mixes
consonant + y	Change Y to I, then add -ES	It flies
[anything else]	Add -S	He sings

When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the exercises.

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