Present
Tense - Third Person
English Grammar Rules
Normally in the present tense we add S to the end of the
verb in the 3rd person (He, She, It).
|
Verb
|
3rd Person
|
|
Speak
|
Speaks
|
|
Play
|
Plays
|
|
Give
|
Gives
|
|
Make
|
Makes
|
- He speaks three
languages.
- She drinks coffee every morning.
- My dog hates my cat.
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs in English in the present tense follow very simple rules.
The only change that is made to these verbs is in the third person – for He,
She or It.
1. If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or
the letter O, we add + ES in the third person.
|
Verb
|
3rd Person
|
|
Kiss
|
Kisses
|
|
Fix
|
Fixes
|
|
Watch
|
Watches
|
|
Crash
|
Crashes
|
|
Go
|
Goes
|
- A mechanic fixes cars.
- She watches soap operas every
afternoon.
- He kisses his wife before
he goes to work.
2. If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y, we remove the Y and
+ IES in the third person.
|
Verb
|
3rd Person
|
|
Carry
|
Carries
|
|
Hurry
|
Hurries
|
|
Study
|
Studies
|
|
Deny
|
Denies
|
- Isabel studies every
night.
- The baby cries all the time.
- He denies all
responsibility.
Negative Sentence
To form the negative we use the auxiliary do not. Again, the
only variation occurs in the 3rd person where we usedoes not.
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
|
I talk
|
I do not
talk
|
|
She talks
|
She does
not talk
|
|
You sleep
|
You do not
sleep
|
|
He sleeps
|
He does
not sleep
|
|
Carol
studies
|
Carol does
not study
|
|
We study
|
We do not
study
|
In the negative, the main verb is always in the bare infinitive (without
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 - talk, sleep
and study do not change in the 3rd person.
- He speaks Italian
He doesn't speak Italian.
Remember: Do not can be abbreviated to Don't and Does
not can be abbreviated to Doesn't.
