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PRESENT SIMPLE

1) Complete the conjugation of the verb to work.


Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Subject + verb (+ s)

Subj. + dont / doesnt +


verb

Do / Does + subject
+verb

don't

Do

You _________

You

_______ work

______ you

______ ?

He

_______

_______ _______

Does

______

work

She works

She

doesn't work

______ ______

work

It

_________

It

_______ work

______ ______

______ ?

We

work

_______

don't

Do

we

______ ?

You _________

_______

_______ _______

Do

______

work

They _________

_______

_______ work

______ they

work

work

_________

work

work

work

Short answers
Affirmative
Yes,

Negative

do.

No,

don't.

______ you

______.

No,

you

_______.

Yes,

does.

No,

he

doesnt.

______ ______ ______.

_______

_______ _______.

______ it

______.

No,

it

Yes,

we

______.

_______

_______ don't.

Yes,

______ do.

No,

you

Yes,

they

_______

_______ _______.

he

______.

_______.

_______.

2) Read the examples and complete the spelling rules for 3rd person
singular.
1. Examples: ask - asks, love - loves
In the Present Simple, we add an

to the verb in the third person singular.

2. Examples: teach - teaches, pass - passes, push - pushes, go - goes, mix - mixes
We add

to those verbs ending -ch, -ss, -sh, -o, -x.

3. Exemple: say - says


We add

to those verbs ending in vowel + y.

4. Exemple: carry - carries, fly flies


When verbs end in consonant + y, we change the y for a

and add

Carol Garcia, 2010

TEACHER NOTES: This page contains a mini-worksheet (copied 6 times, so you need to cut them
out) to practise the spelling rules. But you can also do this on the blackboard if you want to save paper and
ink.
Complete the 3rd person endings for the
Present Simple of the following verbs.

Complete the 3rd person endings for the


Present Simple of the following verbs.

approach

approach

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

Complete the 3rd person endings for the


Present Simple of the following verbs.

Complete the 3rd person endings for the


Present Simple of the following verbs.

approach

approach

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

Complete the 3rd person endings for the


Present Simple of the following verbs.

Complete the 3rd person endings for the


Present Simple of the following verbs.

approach

approach

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

attend
begin
coax
cross
delay

echo

know

fetch

obey

finish

press

flash

relax

forego

reply

hurry

revolve

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