Present Simple Rules: Third Person -S, -ES, -IES - A1

1. Third Person Singular - Adding S

For he, she, it, we add -s, -es, or -ies to the verb.

📌 Rule 1: Most verbs add -S

work → works, speak → speaks, play → plays, read → reads

📌 Rule 2: Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o add -ES

watch → watches, wash → washes, kiss → kisses, fix → fixes, go → goes

📌 Rule 3: Verbs ending in consonant + Y → change Y to I and add -ES

study → studies, cry → cries, fly → flies

📌 Rule 4: Verbs ending in vowel + Y → add -S

play → plays, say → says, buy → buys

📌 Rule 5: Irregular verbs

have → has, be → is, do → does

2. Adverbs of Frequency

always (100%) → I always drink coffee.
usually (90%) → She usually wakes up early.
often (70%) → They often go to the cinema.
sometimes (50%) → I sometimes eat pizza.
rarely (10%) → He rarely watches TV.
never (0%) → We never eat fast food.

💡 Adverbs of frequency come BEFORE the main verb, but AFTER "am/is/are".

📖 Present Simple Rules: Third Person -S, -ES, -IES

1. Third Person Singular - Adding S

📌 Rule 1: Most verbs add -S

📌 Rule 2: Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o add -ES

📌 Rule 3: Verbs ending in consonant + Y → change Y to I and add -ES

📌 Rule 4: Verbs ending in vowel + Y → add -S

📌 Rule 5: Irregular verbs

2. Adverbs of Frequency

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