Verbs / spelling: When do we add ‘s’ and ‘es’ to verbs in the present simple?

Forming the present simple with I / you / we / they
We use I / you / we / they + the basic form of a verb:
I	like	sport.
You	read	lots of books.
We	live	in a big city.
They	work	in London.

In the third person (he, she, it) we ad ‘s’ or ‘es’

Forming the present simple with he / she / it
We use he / she / it + the basic form of a verb + 's':
He	likes	sport.
She	reads	history books.
It	costs	a lot of money.
The sun	warms	our planet.

Present simple third-person verbs ending in -es
When we use he / she / it, we need to add 'es' when the basic verb form ends in -ch or -sh or -ss:
I wash ⇒ he, she, it washes	He washes his car a lot.
I finish ⇒ he, she, it finishes	She finishes work at 5 o'clock.
I watch ⇒ he, she, it watches	She watches television every evening.
I teach ⇒ he, she, it teaches	My mother teaches at a school.
I pass ⇒ he, she, it passes	The bus passes the cinema and the church.

Present simple third-person verbs ending in -ies
With some verbs ending in -y, we change the ‘y’ to ‘ies' when we use he / she / it:
I fly ⇒ he, she, it flies	My father flies to Paris very often.
I try ⇒ he, she, it tries	Tom tries hard at school.
I study ⇒ he, she, it studies	David studies at University.

When a verb ends in -ay, -uy, -oy or -ey, the 'y' doesn't change to 'i':

Present simple third-person verbs: does, goes
We use -es with do and go after he / she / it:
do	+ es	He does a lot of sport. She does the shopping once a week.
go	+ es	She goes to the cinema. The train goes very fast.

carlos alfredo - October 28, 2022, 8:38 pm Reply

Thank you , very easy explanation
- Anonymous - November 3, 2022, 8:49 pm Reply
  
  Thank you very much
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mr bombastic - February 24, 2023, 8:46 pm Reply

so good so good to much work but it’s good to learn.
name - February 24, 2023, 8:48 pm Reply

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Anonymous - March 14, 2023, 4:42 pm Reply

Can anyone give me some examples for the verb ending with z and we will use es at the end
- Anonymous - April 5, 2023, 3:52 pm Reply
  
  buzzes. The bee buzzes around the flowers. Use es after sibilant sounds. ss, sh, ch, tch and z.
Anonymous - October 11, 2023, 6:22 pm Reply

thanks very much
Anonymous - October 14, 2023, 12:47 am Reply

Thank you
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  Thank you
Anonymous - October 14, 2023, 12:47 am Reply

Thank you very much