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Present Simple Third Person Rules

The document provides rules for forming the present simple third person singular in English. It states that for regular verbs, you add -s to the base form for he/she/it (e.g. walk to walks). For verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x you add -es (e.g. wash to washes). Verbs ending in o add -es (e.g. do to does) and verbs ending in consonant + y change the y to ies (e.g. study to studies). It then provides exercises to practice writing verbs in the third person singular form.

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Present Simple Third Person Rules

The document provides rules for forming the present simple third person singular in English. It states that for regular verbs, you add -s to the base form for he/she/it (e.g. walk to walks). For verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x you add -es (e.g. wash to washes). Verbs ending in o add -es (e.g. do to does) and verbs ending in consonant + y change the y to ies (e.g. study to studies). It then provides exercises to practice writing verbs in the third person singular form.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

SPELLING RULES TO FORM THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

I walk He/she walks -add –S

I wash He/she washes verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x add -ES

I do He/she does verbs ending in –o add –ES

I study He/she studies verbs ending in consonant +Y changes to -IES

Write the verbs in brackets in


Present Simple
EXERCISES: Write the 3rd person singular
1.- The man ………….. (read) the paper.
I live He/she ………………..
2.-I …………….(eat) an ice-cream.
I walk He/she ………………
3.-My mother ………. (cook) lunch.
I talk He/she ……………..
4.-The teacher ………. (speak) to me.
I finish He/she ……………….
5.-Laura ………. (carry) some books.
I watch He/she ……………..
6.-You …………… (listen) to the radio.
I cry He/she …………….
7.-We ……….. (study) French.
I work He/she ……………
8.-The kids ……….. (play) basketball.
I love He/she …………..
9.-John ………… (sleep) on the sofa.
I buy He/she …………..
10.-Barbara ……..(run) in the park.
I drive He/she ………….
11.-The dogs ………(drink) water.
I carry He/she ………..
12.-The plane ……… (fly) in the sky.
I go He/she ………..
13.-Elisa ………… (come) home.
I catch He/she ………..
14.-You ……….. (arrive) late for school.

15.-I ………… (sell) flowers.

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NEGATIVE FORM

I live in Madrid I don’t live in Bilbao

You work here You don’t work there

He eats fish He doesn’t eat meat


FORMATION OF NEGATIVE
She walks home She doesn’t walk

DO NOT /Don’t + Infinitive It runs It doesn’t jump

We drink water We don’t drink milk


3rd person singular
They cry They don’t laugh
DOES NOT/Doesn’t + infinitive

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF THE


VERBS IN BRACKETS.

1.-Daniel ……………. (not get) up at 10,30 every day. He …………….(get) up at 8.00


2.-My uncle ……………. (not walk) to the hospital. He …………. (drive) his car.
3.-The lessons…………….. (not start) at 8.45. The lessons ………. (start) at 8.30
4.-Lorenzo …………….. (not use) the computer. He ……………. (write) on the notebook.
5.-The monkeys …….…..….. (not talk). They …………. (jump) on the trees.
6.-My grandmother …………. (not drink) mineral water. She ……………. (drink) orange juice.
7.-Your dog ……………….. (not like) my cats. My cats ……………….. (love) your dog.
8.-I ………………………… (not answer) the mobile phone. I …………….. (send) messages.
9.-Emily …………….. (not sing) English songs. She ……………….. (dance)
10.-Jennifer …………. (not help) her brother. She ………………. (do) her homework.
11.- Aisha …….……….. (not enjoy) parties. She ……………. (get) bored at parties.
12.-Alice and Tony ……………… (not play) the guitar. They …………… (play) the flute.
13.- David ……………….. (not close) the window. He ………………… (open) it.
14.- The baby ……………….. (not sleep). He ………………….. (cry) at night.
15.- The bus ………………… (not stop) here. The bus …………….. (stop) at the bus stop.
16.- Robert ………………….. (not look) at his teacher. He ……………… (look) at me.

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