She reads a book every day
AFFIRMATIVE: READ

I
YOU

SHE
HE
IT

WE
YOU
THEY

READ

READS

READ
1. In general, the third person singular (HE, SHE, IT) is
formed by adding an s to the verb.
work
He works
2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es” to the third
person
singular.
dress
fix
watch
wash
go

She dresses
He fixes
She watches T.V.
She washes
It goes !

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and
add “es”
Consonant + y  i + es: cry – cries, fly – flies, terrify terrifies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

push
sneeze
glorify
annoy
kiss
deny
marry

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pushes
sneezes
glorifies
annoys
kisses
denies
marries
DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES
INTERROGATIVE: WORK

DO

DOES

DO

I
YOU
SHE
HE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

WORK?

WORK?

WORK?
HE DOESN’T PLAY FOOTBALL,
HE PLAYS TENNIS
NEGATIVE: PLAY

I
YOU

SHE
HE
IT

WE
YOU
THEY

DO NOT
DON’T

PLAY

DOES NOT
DOESN’T

PLAY

DO NOT
DON’T

PLAY
1. Facts which are always true – general truths,
e.g. facts in science and geographical
descriptions.
Water freezes at 0 degrees.

0º
2. Actions that happen regularly (Habitual
actions). A frequency adverb is often
used.
They usually watch
TV after dinner
3. Opinions, likes and feelings.

She likes dancing
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER.

HE NORMALLY COOKS PASTA

OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON
SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS ETC.

MUSICIANS SOMETIMES
WORK ON SUNDAYS

Present simple