This document provides instruction on forming sentences in the simple present tense in English. It discusses adding "s", "es", or "ies" to verbs when the subject is "he", "she", or "it" compared to "I", "you", "we", or "they". Examples are given for regular and irregular verbs. The negative form is also covered, using "don't" for "I", "you", "we", "they" and "doesn't" for "he", "she", "it". Practice questions are included for students to choose the correct verb form.

1. The simple present
Affirmative and Negative Form

2. _______ the house.
______ shopping.
______ the laundry.
______ homework.
______ a class.
■ _______ email.
■ _____ phone calls.
■ _____ sports.
■ _____ coffee / breakfast.
■ _____ the newspaper.
Clean
Go
Do
Do
Take
Check
Make
Play
Have
Read
Vocabulary

3. When to add the “s”
When the subject is I, you,
we or they, we say
When the subject is he, she,
it, we say
• I get up in the morning.
• You get up in the morning.
• We get up in the morning.
• They get up in the morning.
• He gets up in the morning.
• She gets up in the morning.
• The dog gets up in the
morning.

4. When to add the “s”
When the subject is I, you, we
or they, we say
When the subject is he, she, it,
we say
• I play soccer in the afternoon.
• You play soccer in the
afternoon.
• We play in the afternoon.
• They play soccer in the
afternoon.
• He plays soccer in the
afternoon.
• She plays soccer in the
afternoon.
Verbs ending in a vowel + y

5. When to add the “ies”
When the subject is I, you, we
or they, we say
When the subject is he, she, it,
we say
• I study in the afternoon.
• You study in the afternoon.
• We study in the afternoon.
• They study in the afternoon.
• He studies in the afternoon.
• She studies in the afternoon.
Verbs ending in consonant + y
Examples: cry, try, fly

6. When to add the “es”
When the subject is I, you, we
or they, we say
When the subject is he, she, it,
we say
• I watchT.V. every day.
• You watchT.V. every day.
• We watchT.V. every day.
• They watchT.V. every day.
• He watchesT.V. every day.
• She watchesT.V. every day.
Verbs endings:
ch, s, sh, x, o, z

7. ■ Now let’s practice!
Don’t forget to add the “s” “es” or “ies”
when the subject is “he” “she” or “it”

8. I eat
breakfast in
the morning.
He _________________ breakfast in the morning.
Choose the correct word:
a. eat b. eats
eats

9. She ___________________ computer games with her mom.
Choose the correct answer:
a. play b. plays
plays
I play
computer
games with my
mom.

10. He ___________________ TV every day.
Choose the correct answer:
a. watch b. watches
watches
I watch TV
every day.

11. I eat dinner
with my
parents.
He ____________ dinner with his parents.
Choose the correct word.
a. eat b. eats
eats

12. I do the laundry on
Saturday
He ____________ the laundry on Saturday.
Choose the correct word.
a. do b. does
does

13. She _________ coffee in the morning.
Choose the correct word.
a. has b. have
has
I have coffee
in the morning.

14. I go shopping
on weekends.
She _________ shopping on weekends.
Choose the correct word.
a. goes b. go
goes

15. I study at
night.
He _________ at night.
Choose the correct word.
a. studies b. study
studies

16. Don’t
■ I don’t have coffee.
■ You don’t have coffee.
■ We don’t have coffee.
■ They don’t have coffee.
Doesn’t
■ He doesn’t have coffee.
■ She doesn’t have coffee.

17. I eat
breakfast in
the morning.
I _________________ breakfast in the morning.
Choose the correct word:
a. don’t eat b. doesn´t eat
don’t eat

18. My father checks
email in the
morning.
My father_____________ email in the morning.
Choose the correct word:
a. don’t check b. doesn’t check
c. don´t checks d. doesn’t checks
doesn’t check

19. My sister goes
shopping on
weekends.
My sister_____________ shopping on Saturdays.
Choose the correct word:
a. goes b. don’t go
c. doesn’t go d. doesn’t goes
doesn’t go

20. My parents work
every day.
My parents _____________ every day.
Choose the correct word:
a. works b. doesn’t work
c. don’t d. don’t work
don’t work

21. My friends and I
eat out on
Fridays.
My friends and I _____________ on Fridays.
Choose the correct word:
a. don’t eat out b. doesn’t eat out
c. eats out d. don’t
don’t eat out

22. My mother does
the laundry on
Sundays.
My mother _____________ the laundry on sundays.
Choose the correct word:
a. doesn’t b. don’t
c. doesn’t do d. don’t does
doesn’t do