Verbs ending in “S”  Present Simple tense

In the present tense, there are are two Present Simple verb forms  depending on if it is the verb to be or not.

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  With the verb be we use am, are, and is. The negative is formed by adding not to the verb: is not (isn’t), am not and are not (aren’t)

• Other verbs, (not be) use two forms
• The base form and the “ base form + s.“
  The “s” form is used when the subject is one of the pronouns:
  he, she, or it. Also other subjects with the same meaning as he, she, or it: the car, a chair, my mother, John, the girl in the red dress etc

There are three ways to make the “S form”:

-          by adding “s” to the end of a verb (runs, sits, sees)

-          by adding “es” to the end of the verb (watches, guesses)

-          by changing final “y” to “ies” (studies, parties, flies)

Think about these verbs, what group do they go in?

spy, rush, get, play, tax, employ, sew, follow, fight, boil, deny, meet, look, reach, display, pass, fry, echo, teach ask, touch, kiss, send, buy. fax, hiss

Examples: 

• Work:   I work in London; They work in Berlin; He works in an office
• Study: You study English; we study geography; she studies French
• Finish:  I finish early; you finish late; John finishes tomorrow
• Pass:   You pass your exams; they pass their exams; Maria passes her exams
• Do:     They do their homework; we do our homework; She does her homework
• Have:  we have a nice car; you have a big car; Fred has a black car

Here you can compare it with the Present Continuous

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