A form used generally for habitual or permanent situations.

Example: I work every morning.

The third person singular forms end with an "s."

Person		Singular			Plural
first		I	work		we	work
second		you	work		you	work
third		he	works		they	work
third		it	works
third		she	works

Third Person Singular Formation

1.  Add "s" to the base verb or (infinitive)	carry => works
2.  Add "ies" to verbs ending in consonant + "y"	carry => carries
3.  Add "es" to verbs ending in "s, z, ch, sh, x""	push => pushes
4.  Irregular forms (no rules apply)	have => has

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct verb for the following:

1.    Mary and I verb work works workes workies at the store.
2.    Ted, Rick and I verb walk walks walkes walkies to school everyday.
3.    Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher verb write writes writies letters daily.
4.    Bob and Ted verb weed weeds weedes weedies the lawn.
5.    Tommy verb work works workes workies at the garbage dump.
6.    The dog verb jump jumps jumpes jumpies over the fence.
7.    Bill Clinton verb hurry hurrys hurryes hurries to Washington.
8.    The boy verb watch watchs watches watchies television.
9.    You verb cry crys cryes cries all of the time.
10.   Jenny verb cry crys cryes cries all of the time.

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  The verbs are:
  1.   work            -      6.   jumps
  2.   walk            -      7.   hurries
  3.   write           -      8.   watches
  4.   weed          -      9.   cry
  5.   works          -     10.   cries
  
  

Pronouns with the verb ("to cut")

I cut the grass.
He cuts the grass.
She cuts the grass.
It cuts the grass.
We cut the grass.
You cut the grass.
They cut the grass.

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct spelling of the simple present verb for the following:

1.    I fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
2.    He fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
3.    She fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
4.    They fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
5.    You fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
6.    Ted and I fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
7.    It fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
8.    Tony fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
9.    Habib fix fixs fixes fixies cars.
10.   We fix fixs fixes fixies cars.

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  The verbs are:
  1.   fix               -      6.   fix
  2.   fixes           -      7.   fixes
  3.   fixes           -      8.   fixes
  4.   fix               -      9.   fixes
  5.   fix               -     10.   fix
  
  

TEST YOURSELF:

Type the correct verb in the box in the following sentences:

1.    (miss) he
2.    (miss) I
3.    (do) I
4.    (do) she
5.    (sit) it
6.    (agree) I
7.    (meet) you
8.    (play) John
9.    (boil) they
10.   (stay) my best friends

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  The verbs are:
  1.   misses            -      6.   agree
  2.   miss                -      7.   meet
  3.   do                   -      8.   plays
  4.   does               -      9.   boil
  5.   sits                 -     10.   stay
  
  

NOTES:

Infinitive: a verb form (to work) that does not show the times of actions or events