Present Simple Practice

For third person singular verb forms in the present simple, we add -s, -es or -ies at the end
of the verb.
A. Add -s / -es / -ies to the following verbs.
1. teach teaches 9. buzz buzzes
2. fly flies 10. watch watches
3. run runs 11. sit sits
4. push pushes 12. guess guesses
5. fix fixes 13. stop stops
6. do does 14. worry worries
7. dance dances 15. finish finishes
8. go goes 16. have has

What are the spelling rules for third person singular verb forms in the present simple?
For most verbs we add s_________
For verbs ending with a consonant and y we __ies___________________________________
For verbs ending in -s, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x we add es________________________________
For verbs ending with o we add es______________________________________________
For the verb 'have' we s (has)_____________________________________________

B. Underline or circle the correct verb form for each sentence.

1.My family go / goes on holiday together in the summer.
2.I often eat / eats dinner at my friends house. What are the rules for
subject-verb agreement
3.Emma do / does her homework when she gets home. in the present simple?
4. I play / plays badminton every afternoon.
5. Harry seldom listen / listens to me.
6. My brother never watch / watches television.
7. He never finish / finishes his homework on time
8. Mrs White sweep / sweeps the floor twice a week.
9. My dog bark / barks at night.
10. Tom listen / listens to the radio in the morning
11. Becky and Liz go / goes to the swimming pool every week.
12. I never feed / feeds my cat.
13. My parents live / lives in Paris.
14. We eat / eats eggs for breakfast every morning.
15. She take / takes a shower every morning.
 Present Simple Practice
Complete the positive and negative sentences. Remember the third-person negative form uses 'doesnt'.

C. Fill in the correct form of the verb.

1. Tom (not play) doesnt football. He likes to (play) play computer games.
2. Fish (not fly) doesnt . They (swim) swim .

3. I (dry) dry the dishes but I (not put) do not them away.
4. They (not do) do not homework before they (eat) eat dinner.

5. Neil (try) tries to be a good boy, but he (not behave) doesnt have well.

6. Sarah (brush) brushes her hair every morning before she (go)

goes to school.

7. I (not catch) do not catch a cold in the summer, but I often (catch) catch

a cold in the winter.

8. The sun (not rise) doesnt rise in the west. It (rise) rises in the east.

9. Natalie usually (not sit) doesnt sit in the sun. She rarely (go) goes

to the beach.

10. A spider (not have) doesnt have wings. A bird (have) has wings.

What are the rules for negative verb forms in the present simple?