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For some regular verbs, it is difficult to form the third person

singular simply by adding –s. In these cases, we need to ad –es
to make it easier to say the verb. For example:

Verb Third Person Singular

watch watches

brush brushes

mix mixes

dress dresses

touches touches

And when a regular verb ends in a –y that has consonant before

it, the third person singular form of the verb becomes –ies. For
example:

Verb Third Person Singular

carry carries

try tries

copy copies

hurry hurries

bully bullies

However, if there is a vowel before the –y ending of the verb, the

third person singular only needs –s to be added, for example,
stay/stays, pray/prays, obey/obeys

Verb Third Person Singular

have has
go goes

be is

do does

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