SIMPLE PRESENT – EXERCISES
A. Make sentences with the third person in singular
1. I wash the car at weekends: My brother washes the car on
weekends
2. We eat healthy food every day : Harry eats healthy food on Sundays
3. My Friends don’t go to parties: Sally doesn’t go to parties .
4. Susan and her cousin clean the house: My friend _________________.
5. The printers don’t work well: The computer __________________.
6. The children don’t like fish: Mary _________________________.
7. Two men fix the car: The mechanic __________________.
8. We study in the morning. Susan _________________________.
9. They have English lessons on weekedays: Mike ___________________
10. I clean my room. Mum _______________________.
11. I wash my hands. Dad ________________________.
12. Children go for a walk . Mum _______________________.
RULES:
1- Most verbs form the third-person singular by adding -s to verb: sing – sings/ give –
gives
2. Verbs ending in -ch, -ss, -sh, -x, -z or -o form the third-person singular by adding -es
Watch – watches / miss – misses / wash - washes / fix- fixes / buzz – buzzes / do- does).
3. Verbs ending in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -es .
study – studies /cry – cries / try – tries
4. Verbs ending in a vowel + i, don’t change the –y play – plays / obey - obeys
