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Notice the spelling of these words when a final -s is needed in 3rd person singular: In column (a), verbs that end in consonant + y like try, the -y is changed to -ies.
In column (b), verbs that end in vowel + y like play, simply add a final -s.
(a) (b)
try → tries study → studies carry → carries
try/z/ study/z/ carry/z/
play → plays
buy → buys employ → employs
4. study
play/z/ buy/z/ employ/z/
The 3rd person singular forms of do, have and go are irregular:
do → does
have → has go → goes
/dəz/
/hæz/ /gowz/
I __________________________ English.
We __________________________ Vietnamese Literature too. My friend and I __________________________ together.
He __________________________ all the time.
5. go
We __________________________ to school five days a week. The river __________________________ south from here.
He __________________________ to classes in the evening. My families _________________________ to my grandparents for Tet holiday.
6. have
I __________________________ a coffee every morning.
She __________________________ a brother and a sister.
The Mekong River ________________ high tide and low tide. We _________________________ a rainy season a dry season. 7. change
The weather __________________________ from the dry season to the rainy season.
The climate __________________________ because the earth’s temperature is rising.
The way we live __________________________ because of climate change.
The Mekong Delta __________________________ because of climate change.
Practice pronouncing all the verbs in the charts above.
Write the correct simple present verb forms for the following:
1. speak
I __________________________ Vietnamese.
You __________________________ Japanese.
We __________________________ English.
She __________________________ two languages. 2. watch
He __________________________ sports events on TV.
My family __________________________ TV every evening. They __________________________ a film every Saturday.
I ________________________ YouTube when I have free time. 3. buy
My mom __________________________ fruit every day.
I ____________________________________ books for school every year.
Many countries ______________________ rice from Vietnam. We __________________________ our food at the market.
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