PRESENT SIMPLE 3 rd person singular rule (la regla de la 3 a persona.)
verbs add… _S _ES _IES Affirmative form
1-General Rule: When the subject of the sentence is He, She or It, most verbs add _S verb + _s RUN RUNS READ READS WRITE WRITES Cuando nos referimos a hábitos o rutinas, si el sujeto de la oración es una tercera persona (he, she , it ) los verbos cambian. WORK WORKS
SpongeBob always writes on his notebook SpongeBob reads a book every week. SpongeBob usually runs to work.
However, when the subject of the sentence is I, You, We or They, verbs do not change . SpongeBob and Patrick sometimes run in the morning. They work in the restaurant every day.
2-Verbs ending with s – sh – ch – x- z – o : we add _es to the verb. GUESS GUESSES verb + _es WASH WASHES CATCH CATCHES FIX FIXES GO GOES Recuerda que esta regla se aplica cada vez que el sujeto de la oración es una tercera persona (he, she , it ), en estos casos los verbos siempre cambian.
SpongeBob always washes his hands. SpongeBob goes to school everyday. Patrick often fixes the furniture.
3-Verbs ending with “y” Vowel + y Add _s Consonant + y Change to _ ies PLAY PLAYS ENJOY ENJOYS CRY CRIES STUDY STUDIES vowels are a – e – i – o - u consonants are c – d – t – r – p – f – etc …
SpongeBob always enjoys his birthday. SpongeBob sometimes cries when he is sad.
DON’T DOESN’T Negative form
We use DON’T with the subjects I, You, We, They. I You We They DON’T CRY
We use DOESN’T with the subjects He, She, It. He She It DOESN’T PLAY football very well. IMPORTANT ! ! ! En la forma negativa los verbos no cambian. Aplicamos la regla de la 3ª persona cuando usamos DOESN’T.
DO...? DOES…? Negative form
We use DO...? to ask questions about I, You, We, They. I You We They DO WATCH television ?
We use DOES...? to ask questions about He, She, It. He She It DOES WORK in a restaurant IMPORTANT ! ! ! En la forma interrogativa los verbos no cambian. Aplicamos la regla de la 3ª persona cuando usamos DOES. ?
Now, Let’s practice!
SpongeBob _______ to bed at 9:00 p.m. 1. a) go b) goes c) gos goes
SpongeBob _______ a soda after lunch. 2. a) drinks b) drinkes c) drink drinks
They ____________ going camping. 3. a) not like b) doesn’t like c) don’t like don’t like
SpongeBob ___________ much exercise. 4. a) doesn’t do b) don’t doesn´t c) don’t do doesn’t do
_______ SpongeBob listen to music ? 5. a) Do b) Does c) Doesn’t Does
_______ SpongeBob and Patrick run to school? 6. a) Do b) Does c) Doesn’t Do