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Forms - Summary

Positive - Regular verbs

I live play think
You live play think
He / She / It lives​ plays​ thinks​
We live play think
They live play think

​Positive - Common irregular verbs

I have do go
You have do go
He / She / It has​ does​ goes​
We have do go
They have do go

Important

Spelling

(verb)consonant​+y​ He / She / It (verb)consonant​+ies

E.g. tr​y​ He / She / It tr​ies

stud​​y​ He / She / It stud​ies​

Negative

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I do not have don't have

You do not have don't have
He / She / It does​ not have does​n't have
We do not have don't have
They do not have don't have

Questions
Do I go ...?
Do you go ...?
Does​ he / she / it go ...?
Do we go ...?
Do they go ...?

Important

In negative sentences and questions, ONLY the auxiliary verb (e.g. do/does)

changes.

The main verb (e.g. have, go, live) NEVER changes.

Pronunciation

The ending of a verb conjugated in the present simple and third person singular

(it/she/he) can be pronounced in different ways:

Pronunciation of the
ending (written -s or - Which verbs? Examples
es)
Verbs ending in -tch, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, - watches​, winches​, finishes​,
/iz/​
ge kisses​, mixes​, bridges​
Verbs in which the last letter, or pair of sleeps​, eats​, drinks​, helps​,
/s/​ letters, is unvoiced e.g. verbs ending in - taps​, cooks​, baths​, coughs​,
p, -t, -k, -th, -gh, -f cuffs​
hems​, downs​, dabs​, finds​,
Verbs in which the last syllable is voiced
/z/​ logs​, lives​, draws​, calls​,
e.g. -m, -n, -b, -d, -g, -v, -w, -l, -ng, -th
sings​, clothes​
These pronunciation rules also apply to the pronunciation of plural nouns and possessives.

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