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Grammar
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English — present tense (Present Simple)
The simplest English tense: the base verb everywhere, with one twist — add -s in the third person singular.
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Personal endings
✓ Rule
Use the base form for I, you, we and they; add -s only for he, she, it. Example: I work, you work — but he works, she works.
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Conjugation: work
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | work |
| you | work |
| he/she/it | works |
| we | work |
| you (pl.) | work |
| they | work |
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Other groups and exceptions
⚠ Note
Spelling of the -s form: go → goes, do → does, watch → watches; a consonant + y becomes -ies: study → studies. For questions and negatives, use do/does: Does she work? — She doesn't work.