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Let’s review the way we format present simple. Do not forget that the verb (or auxiliary verb if it has one) changes in the third person:
| Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|
| I play | I do not (don't) play | Do I play? |
| You play | You do not (don't) play | Do you play? |
| He plays | He does not (doesn't) play | Does he play? |
| She plays | She does not (doesn't) play | Does she play? |
| It plays | It does not (doesn't) play | Does it play? |
| We play | We do not (don't) play | Do we play? |
| They play | They do not (don't) play | Do they play? |
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Verbs that end in 'y':
Verbs that end in 'y' often change 'y' to 'ie' before 's':
- study becomes studies
- bury becomes buries
- marry becomes marries
- fly becomes flies
- cry becomes cries
- try becomes tries
Be careful! 'y' doesn't change to 'ie' if the ending is 'ay', 'ey', 'oy', 'uy'. So, play becomes plays, say becomes says, buy becomes buys, enjoy becomes enjoys, stay becomes stays.
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