SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE RULES

1. I, We, You, They He, She, It
(third person singular)
I love music. She loves music.
My friends play soccer. Teddy plays basketball.
Lily and I watch MTV. My mom watches CNN.
You study French. David studies French.
SPELLING RULES
POSITIVE
I walk We walk
She swims You walk
He swims They walk
It swims
NEGATIVE
I don’t swim We don’t swim
She doesn’t swim You don’t swim
He doesn’t swim They don’t swim
It doesn’t swim
INTERROGATIVE
Do I swim? Do we swim?
Does she swim? Do you swim?
Does he swim? Do they swim?
Does it swim?
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
IES
When the verb ends with consonant+y, we drop the y and add ies
Fly flies Cry cries Carry carries
Try tries Study studies
ES
We add es to verbs ending ch, sh, ss, x, o
Teach teaches Fix fixes
Wash washes Go goes
Kiss kisses
S
We add s to all the other verbs
Walk walks Play plays
Love loves Sit sits
Swim swims