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third person · English

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In the Present Simple every person uses the base verb except he/she/it, which adds -s (work → works). Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x or -o add -es (watches, goes); consonant + y turns into -ies (studies). Three verbs are irregular: be → is, have → has, do → does. Losing this -s is the most common beginner mistake in English.

When to use it

Habits and routines (he/she/it)
She works in a hospital. — She works in a hospital.
General facts
The sun rises in the east. — The sun rises in the east.
NOT after do/does
Does he work here? He does not work here. — After does/doesn’t the verb goes back to its base form.

Endings · Conjugation

+ -s
-sworks
-s/-sh/-ch/-o → -es
-eswatches
consonant + y → -ies
-iesstudies

Irregular verbs

be
he is
have
she has
do
it does

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