4. Third person (singular)

THIRD PERSON (Singular: HE,SHE,IT)

Normally in the present tense we add S to the end of the verb in the third person ( HE / SHE / IT)

                                    speak                         speaks

                                     pay                            pays

                                     drink                          drinks

                                     hate                           hates

Examples:

                                    I drink water               She drinks water

                                    We hate running        He hates running

NEGATIVE

Remember we must use the verb to do . In the third person does.

                                           I don't like running

                                           She doesn't like singing

SPELLING RULES

If the verb ends in  SS , X , CH , SH ,or the vowel O .

·         miss + es = misses         He misses her so much.

·         watch + es= watches      She watches TV

·         go + goes                        He goes to school

If the base form ends in consonant + Y remove the -Y and add –IES

·         carry --> carries             Tom carries his backpack

·         worry --> worries            My father worries about me.

·         study --> studies            She studies English

IRREGULAR VERBS

·         be --> is               He is a boy            ( You cannot say bes!)

·         have --> has         She has a dog      ( You cannot say haves!)

MODAL VERBS

Such as      can, must, should, may and might, do not take -s in the third person singular present because, modal verbs do not take endings at all. 

·         She can speak three languages.

"LIKE" + VERB + ING

We can use LIKE / LOVE / HATE and DON'T MIND  to say how we feel about an activity. 

Other verbs are: enjoy, dislike, can't stand

We are using a verb as a noun when we are talking about an activitiy.

                            I like oranges             I like dancing      ( not I like to dancing)

Exemples:

                            I like  watching TV in the afternoon

                            He hates cooking

                            She loves listening to music