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This document provides rules for conjugating verbs in the present simple tense in English based on subject pronoun and verb endings. It gives the positive, negative, and interrogative forms for the first person singular and plural ("I", "we"), third person singular ("he", "she", "it"), and provides spelling rules for regularizing third person singular verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules.

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This document provides rules for conjugating verbs in the present simple tense in English based on subject pronoun and verb endings. It gives the positive, negative, and interrogative forms for the first person singular and plural ("I", "we"), third person singular ("he", "she", "it"), and provides spelling rules for regularizing third person singular verbs. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules.

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NEGATIVE:

POSITIVE:

I, you, we, they: bare infinitive


he, she, it: bare infinitive + -s
E.g.:
I drink milk every day.
He drinks milk every day.

I, you, we, they: dont + bare infinitive


he, she, it: doesnt + bare infinitive.
E.g.:
I dont drink milk every day.
He doesnt drink milk every day.

INTERROGATIVE:
Do + I/ you/we/ they + bare infinitive
Does + he/she/it + bare infinitive
E.g.:
Do I drink milk every day?
Does he drink milk every day?

3rd PERSON SINGULAR SPELLING RULES:


General rule: add -s
walk she walks
talk she talks
answer answers

Verbs ending in s(s), ,


ch, sh, x: add -es
miss she misses

Verbs ending in o: add


-es

watch she watches

go she goes
do she does

wash washes
fix she fixes

Verbs ending in
consonant + y: change
the y into i and add
-es
study she studies
tidy she tidies

Verbs ending in vowel +


y: add -s
play she plays
enjoy she enjoys
stay she stays

Write the third person singular in the present simple of the following verbs in the right place.

A
f
forgetflybrushopensaypray
p
payunderstandthrowechocookhurry
t
touchstudyfinishapplycatchlike
g
gowanttrystayenjoywish
pl
a
aysupplydoobeyrelaxundo

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Verb + -s

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Verb + -es

________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
Vowel + y + -s

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Consonant + y + -es

________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
o + -es

B Fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV.
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework.
3. My father ________________ (fix) the TV.
4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum
every school year.
5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair every two days.
6. My friend _____________ (try) to cheer me up.
7. My mother _______________ (guide) me.
8. They _________ (offer) me a CD every Christmas.
9. I _________ (wait) for you whatever happens.
10. My mother always ______ (divide) the cake in six.

11. My family ____ (plan) a trip to the UK every year.


12. Mr. Harris is the one who usually _____________
(carry) the heavy boxes to the attic.
13. I normally _________ (talk) to John on the phone.
14. Karen and Sara _____________ (play) the guitar.
15. The students _____ (describe) their homes easily.
16. Tom ______________________ (collect) stamps.
17. The young boy ________________ (cry) for help.
18. Susan __________________ (wrap) the present.
19. Katy ____________ (admire) her grandmother.
20. Babies _____________ (like) to clap their hands.
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C Fill in the gaps with the Present Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.
1. David _________________ (not / watch) films in the cinema.
2. Carol _________________ (not / like) to go to parties.
3. My parents _________________ (not / go) to restaurants.
4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he enters.
5. Nicole __________________ (not / obey) any rule.
6. Jewels ___________________ (not / disappear) just like that!
7. I ___________________ (not / like) to wait too much long.
8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________ (not / understand) me.
9. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
10. The naughty boys _________________ (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour as a rule.
11. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.
12. Thieves ___________________ (not / admit) that they steal.

Now use the interrogative form of the present simple.

1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
9. _______________________
10. _______________________
11. _______________________
12. _______________________

(the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kisses her?


(Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
(you / explain) clearly?
(Mum / cook) dinner every day?
(the pupil / ask) for help?
(girls / enjoy) going to parties?
(you / visit) the museum regularly?
(Charles / arrive) early as a rule?
(secretaries / make) hotel reservations?
(Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
(the cat / scratch) the front door?
(your sister / cook) well?

Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. I walk to school.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
2. That driver never stops at the traffic
lights.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
3. The boys play football quite well.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
4. This kite flies real high.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________

5. I talk to Andrew every single day.


NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
6. Michael works in a big company.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
7. My Mum mixes all the ingredients.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
8. My brother Alfred studies Spanish at
school.
NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________

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