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.
Regular endings
| + -s | work → works |
| -s/-sh/-ch/-o → -es | watch → watches |
| consonant + y → -ies | study → studies |
Irregular verbs
Completely irregular
-es after -o/-ch/-sh
Consonant + y → -ies
Frequently asked
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. The main cases are habits and routines (he/she/it), general facts and not after do/does. For example: She works in a hospital. — She works in a hospital..
Regular verbs take: + -s → works; -s/-sh/-ch/-o → -es → watches; consonant + y → -ies → studies.
The most common ones are be, have, do, say, go, get, make and know. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.
No. The third person sits at A1 — Beginner, which is free to practise.
Every verb form becomes a card that comes back right before you would forget it.
