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Present Simple
FORM
Positive Question Negative
I
You
We
They
work.
Do
I
you
we
they
work?
I
YOU
We
They
do not
(don't) work.
He
She
It
works. Does
he
she
it
work?
He
She
it
does not
(doesn't)
work.
• There is only one form of you in English, which is the same in singular and plural.
• Note the endings with he, she, and it. If the verb ends in ss, sh, ch, or x, add es:
He finishes {finish ends in sh)
She watches (watch ends in ch)
Subject and Verb Agreement
When you use a verb, you have to say who or what is doing the action. This
‘who or what’ is the subject of the verb. The subject and the verb match each
other. You say that the subject and the verb agree when they match each other.
Use a singular verb if the subject is a singular noun. For example, the
subjects ‘my dad’ or ‘our school’, or any of the pronouns he, she or it, require
a singular verb. Most singular verbs end in s. Look at the subjects and their
verbs in these examples.
1. He always drinks milk when he’s hot.
2. She eats bananas for breakfast.
3. Mom walks to work every day.
4. My sister dances like a professional dancer.
5. The baby falls when she tries to walk.
6. Our cat climbs the trees in our garden.
This form of the verb is called the third person singular. You use it when
the subject of the verb is not you or the person you are speaking to, but some
other person—a third person—or a thing.
Here are some more third person singular verbs that end in s.
