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Present simple
What you do every day — and the little word do, which does all the work and exists in almost no other language.
First page · what it is and what shape it takes
The forms
| Affirmative | Negative | Question | |
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| I | I work | I don't work | Do I work? |
| you | you work | you don't work | Do you work? |
| he / she / it | he works | he doesn't work | Does he work? |
| we | we work | we don't work | Do we work? |
| you | you work | you don't work | Do you work? |
| they | they work | they don't work | Do they work? |
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| How to write it | How to say it | ||
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| Verb ends in… | Add | Example | Sound |
| most verbs | -s | work → works | /s/ after p, t, k, f |
| -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x | -es | go → goes · watch → watches | /ɪz/, one more syllable |
| consonant + -y | -y becomes -ies | study → studies | /z/ |
| vowel + -y | -s | play → plays | /z/ |
| have | irregular | have → has | /z/ |
Golden rule
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