1.3.4 Endings of the present simple



Table of endings of the present simple

Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -o and -x: add -es

I pass

it passes1

you push

she pushes

we catch

he catches

you go

she goes

they tax

he taxes

Verbs ending in a consonant and -y, change to -ies

we fly

she flies1

you deny

he denies

they marry

she marries

I study

he studies

Other Verbs add -s

we buy

he buys

I call

she calls

they judge

she judges1

you play

it plays1

they sing

he sings

I talk

she talks1



1 We can also use these words as nouns; the endings of the plural form are the same.