Subject + Verb + the rest of the sentence...

If the subject of the sentence is "He - She - It", you add "S" at the end of the verb. E.g. Speak > Speaks.

If the verb ends in "Ch - Sh - Ss - X - Z - Vowel", you add "Es" to the verb. E.g. Go > Goes.

If the verb ends in "Y", you replace it by "I" + "Es", except for "Play - Enjoy - Say", since before the "Y" a vowel appears. E.g. Study > Studies - Play > Plays.

If the subject of the verb is "I - You - We - They", the verb is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, unchanged.

Examples

She plays volleyball every day.

Subject "She" = Verb with "S" at the end.

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Tom watches TV at night on Sundays.

Subject "He (Tom)" = Verb with "Es" at the end.

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My parents like fish and chips.

Subject "They (My parents)" = Verb doesn't change.

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I live in Canada.

Subject "I" = Verb doesn't change.

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Subject + Don't - Doesn't + Verb (infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.

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I - You - We - They + Do Not= Don't + Infinitive Verb + the rest of the sentence.

If the subject of the sentence is "I - You - We - They", you write "Do Not" or the short form "Don't" before the verb, which is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, without "S" at the end of it.

He - She - It + Does Not= Doesn't + Infinitive Verb + the rest of the sentence.

If the subject of the sentence is "He - She - It", you write "Does Not" or the short form "Doesn't" before the verb, which is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, without "S" at the end of it.

Examples

I don't like football.

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Tina doesn't study hard.

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They do not write clearly.

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He does not know Emily.

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Do - Does + Subject + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.

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Do + I - You - We - They + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.

In the interrogative form the auxiliary "Do" is written before the subject "I - You - We - They" and the verb without "S" since it is written in its infinitive form.

Does + He - She - It + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.

In the interrogative form the auxiliary "Does" is written before the subject "He - She - It" and the verb without "S" since it is written in its infinitive form.

Examples

Do your friends live near you?

Subject "your friends" = "They".

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Does Robert eat meat?

Subject "Robert" = "He".

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Do they travel by bus?

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1 Kevin _____ going to the theatre with his girlfriend.

2 _____ your parents go to work by bus?

3 My best friend _____ play hockey at the club.

4 We _____ know how it happened.

5 They _____ my brothers.

6 We use the Simple Present to refer to…

7 When the subject of the sentence is "he", "she" or "it", we add "–s" to the Verb.

8 I _____ English every day.

9 She _____ volleyball at school.

10 Emma _____ drive home.

11 _____ Tom go to school by bus?

12 _____ you speak French?

13 My mum doesn't _____ well.

14 They don't _____ early on Sundays.

15 In the Negative form, the main verb is always in infinitive.