I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They work I/You/We/They don’t work? He/She/It doesn’t work? Do I/You/We/They work? Does He/She/It work? We form the present simple with the subject (i.e. the subject pronoun or noun) and the main verb. We usually add an –s to the third person singular in the affirmative. In the interrogative and negative forms we use the auxiliary verb do/don’t with I, you, we and they and does/dosen’t with he, she and it. We do not add –s to the main verb when it appears with does/doesn’t • Most verbs add –s in the third person singular ____ work-works • Verbs ending in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x and –o take –es _____ miss-misses • Verbs ending in a consanant +y, drop the –y and add –ies ____ study-studies • Verbs ending in a –y, add –s _____ play-plays • Repeated actions of daily toutines She usualy plays tenis at the weekend. • Permanent States He Works in an Office. • General truths or law of nature Teh sın sets in tehe west