Add -s, -es, or ies
This is what “watch” becomes in the Present Simple for he/she/it.
watches
Bob ___ (wash) his dog once a week.
Bob washes his dog once a week.
Change to the negative: I study on Saturdays.
I don’t study on Saturdays.
Make a question: your dad / play / the guitar?
Does your dad play the guitar?
The sun always ___ (dry) the rain.
The sun always dries the rain.
This is what “study” becomes in the Present Simple for she.
studies
Children usually ___ (like) ice cream.
Children usually like ice cream.
Change to the negative: Mark goes to karate lessons.
Mark doesn’t go to karate lessons.
Make a question: you / watch TV / in the evening?
Do you watch TV in the evening?
Doctors never ___ (work) in shops.
Doctors never work in shops.
This is what “go” becomes in the Present Simple for he/she/it.
goes
Helen ___ (go) to France every year.
Helen goes to France every year.
Change to the negative: My teacher reads the newspaper every day.
My teacher doesn’t read the newspaper every day.
Make a question: your grandma / often / bake cakes?
Does your grandma often bake cakes?
Do mice usually eat bananas? (Answer with Present Simple truth.)
No, they don’t. They usually eat cheese.
This is what “cry” becomes in the Present Simple for he/she/it.
cries
My parents ___ (work) in the garden on Saturdays.
My parents work in the garden on Saturdays.
Change to the negative: He likes chocolate.
He doesn’t like chocolate.
Make a question: your friends / like / computer games?
Do your friends like computer games?
Does Tina run to school every day? (Answer with Present Simple truth.)
No, she doesn’t. She walks to school every day.
This is what “fix” becomes in the Present Simple for he/she/it.
fixes
Susie ___ (try) her best at school all the time.
Susie tries her best at school all the time.
Change to the negative: Sally rides a bike to school.
Sally doesn’t ride a bike to school.
Make a question: the school year / start / in January?
Does the school year start in January?
Does Sally often write stories? (Answer with Present Simple truth.)
No, she doesn’t. She often draws pictures.