Simple Present (1st person VS 3rd person)

Simple Present (3rd Person)

Positive

Verb in
3rd person

Simple present 3rd person (Explanation)

Complement

He works at night
Verb
ininfinitive

doesnt

Complement

Negative

He doesnt work at night

Verb
ininfinitive

Does

Complement

Action in the present taking place once, never

or several times
Habits and routines
We use present simple to say what we do
every day
After he / she / it the verb usually ends in s
or es

Question
Does he work at night?
Yes, He does/No, he doesnt

1) Verbs ending in O, X, CH, SH, SS

We add -es to the infinitive. Examples:
I watch - he watches, I pass - he passes, I go - he goes
I do - he does

3) Irregular Verbs
All of these verbs are exceptions
Have Has
Example:
I have She has
Be Is
Example:
I am She is

2) Verbs ending in Y
Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):
Add -s. Example: I play - he plays
Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.
Example: I hurry - he hurries

4) Verbs ending in E or consonant

We add s Example:
I drive - He drives
You change She changes
We stop He stops
They walk She walks

Rewrite the verb in 3rd person

Try ________

Dream _________ Wash _______

Cook __________ Go ________

Do ________

Know ________

Drink ________ Brush __________ Earn ________

Walk ________

Die _________

Call ________

Dry ________

See __________

Fly __________

Watch ________ Wake up ________ Teach ________

Live __________

Catch _________

Talk _________

Make _______

Buy __________
Mix ___________

Write _________ Read _________

Copy _________ Pull ________

Kiss __________

Play __________ Travel ________

Eat _________

Forget _________ Follow _________

Have _________

Simple Present (1st person VS 3rd person)

Fill in the blanks follow the example.

Blanca lives (live) in the city every day, she ___________ (get up) at 6:30 because she __________ (go) to school. But on
weekend, she _____________ (not-get up) early. On Saturdays, she _________ (not have) breakfast at home, she
___________ (have) breakfast with her friends in a nice restaurant. Blanca and her friends __________ (like) gymnastics.
So, after breakfast, they _________ (go) to the gym and __________ (practice) gymnastics, she ________ (be) really
happy with her life. She ___________ (not- want) to change anything