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Third Person (Rule)

This document discusses third person singular verbs in English. [1] In the simple present tense, most third person singular verbs end in "s" like "he works" and "she teaches." [2] There are some exceptions where verbs ending in certain letters like "ch", "sh", "ss", "x", and "o" add "es" instead of just "s". [3] Verbs ending in "y" either change the "y" to "ies" after a consonant, or just add "s" after a vowel. Questions, negatives, and modal verbs are exceptions and do not change in the third person.

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Third Person (Rule)

This document discusses third person singular verbs in English. [1] In the simple present tense, most third person singular verbs end in "s" like "he works" and "she teaches." [2] There are some exceptions where verbs ending in certain letters like "ch", "sh", "ss", "x", and "o" add "es" instead of just "s". [3] Verbs ending in "y" either change the "y" to "ies" after a consonant, or just add "s" after a vowel. Questions, negatives, and modal verbs are exceptions and do not change in the third person.

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Third Person (Rule)

Third Person is singular (he/she/it) and only happens with and in Simple Present, with most verbs ending ( s
) as in the example bellow:

Verb ------------- WORK


I work
You work
They work
We work
He works
She works
It works

However, note the following exceptions in which ( es ) is added:


• Verb ending in “--tch” – He watches TV.
• Verb ending in “-- ch “– She teaches English.
• Verb ending in “-- sh” – He washes his clothes.
• Verb ending in “-- ss” – She misses her friend.
• Verb ending in “-- x” – She fixes bicycles.
• Verb ending in “-- o” – He goes to school.

With verbs ending in “y “, you have two options:


1. Change the “ y “ to “ ies“ when the “ y “ is next to a consonant

hurry study worry


He hurries to work. / She studies English. / He worries too much.

2. Add an “ s “ to the “ y“ when the “ y “ is next to a vowel (a-e-i-o-u)

play buy
She plays in the park. / He buys a new car.

Important Do NOT change Third Person Singular present verbs in the following cases:

 Questions: Does She work? / Does he watch? / Where does she teach?
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 Negative Sentences: She doesn`t work. / He doesn´t watch TV.

 Modals: She can fix bicycles. / He should go to school. / she must study.

Irregular Verbs:
Be : He is / She is / It is
Have : He has / She has / It has

Instructions for the exercise.

Write the correct verb form (use third person) for each verb of the list below.

verb 3rd Person Past Tense Verb 3rd Person Past Tense

1. jump 11. drive

2. pray 12. buy

3. see 13. build

4. lock 14. miss

5. open 15. need

6. be 16. express

7. attach 17. do

8. go 18. squeeze

9. push 19. wash

10. block 20. have

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