NAME: DATE:

ADD ‘-S’ or ‘-ES’ or ‘-IES’

Present Simple + Third Person Singular: With most verbs, simply add ‘-s’. For
example: “She works in an office.”
 However, you should add ‘-es’ to the following kinds of verbs:

watches TV.  verbs ending in ‘-tch’ or ‘-ch’

teaches
English.
H washes his/her/its clothes.  verbs ending in ‘-sh’

e misses his/her/its friend.  verbs ending in ‘-ss’

goes to  verbs ending in ‘-o’

Sh school. does
exercise.
e fixes broken bicycles.  verbs ending in ‘-x’

It studies English.  verbs ending in a consonant + ‘-y’ change

to ‘i’ before adding ‘-es’
plays tennis.  Note that verbs ending in a vowel +
‘-y’ just add ‘-s’ (vowels: a,e,i,o,u)

 Editing Practice: Correct the 12 verb forms below (the first one is done for you).

My Brother’s Daily Routine

My brother ALWAys get up At 6:00 Am, ANd then WASh his fACE, ANd brush his

teeth.After breAKFASt, he go to college AT 7:00 AM. He study history ANd

English And he AlWAys pAss his exAMS with An A+ grADE! Then, he hurry bACK

home At Around 4:00 pm ANd do his homework before he hAS dinner At 6:30

pm, And then he WATch TV in the evenings.In his free time he plAY tennis ANd

reAD MAGAZines. He Also HAS A pART-time job two dAYS A week: he TEACh

English And SpAnish At A loCAL college!

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ADD ‘-S’ or ‘-ES’ or ‘-IES’

 Choose ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ or ‘ies’ to change the verbs in the sentences below.

1. Thomas really [like] to draw pictures 9. My baby brother [cry] when he

in his free time. doesn’t see his mother.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

2. My father [work] in a big office 10. Sarah [go] to school very early in
downtown. The morning.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

3. My classmate always [pass] her 11. I bring my lunch from home, but
English tests with a high grade. William [buy] his lunch at work.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

4. My friend [study] at a college near 12. John is a great student. He always

his home. [do] his homework after class.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

5. David sometimes [play] tennis in 13. My friend should relax more. He

the afternoon. [worry] too much about the future.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

6. Mariam always [try] to help people 14. My sister usually [get] up at about
when they have a problem. six o’clock in the morning.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

7. Troy always [watch] football games 15. Gary is an airplane pilot. He [fly] to
on TV. many different countries.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

8. Patrick has an interesting hobby. 16. Our teacher [say] that we should
He [fix] old cars. study hard.
a) -s a) -s
b) -es b) -es
c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’) c) -ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)