Third Person Agreement
Checking verbs for agreement
| 3rd PERSON SINGULAR | OTHERS |
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Verb agreement for he, she, it is marked with a final -s in present tense. See irregular forms below. |
Verb agreement for I, You, They is not marked in the present nonprogressive tense. Use the base form of the verb. |
Simon wakes up early. |
I / We wake up early. |
She wakes up early. |
You wake up early. |
It wakes up early. (the dog) |
They wake up early. |
IRREGULAR Simon has a business. HAVE |
I / You / They have a business. |
Simon goes to work. GO |
I / You / They go to work. |
Simon does a lot of work. DO |
I / You / They do a lot of work. |
IRREGULAR Simon is a software designer. BE |
IRREGULAR I am an architect. We / You / They are architects. |
Spelling patterns ending with:
| A CONSONANT SOUND | A SILIBANT SOUND | A VOWEL SOUND | - Y |
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CONSONANT ==> -S answers /ˈænsərz/ |
-S, -Z, -SH, -CH, -X ==> -ES kisses /kɪs-ɪz/ |
A, E, I, U ==> -S skis /skiz/ |
CONSONANT + Y: ==> -IES flies /flaɪz/ |
begins /bɪˈgɪnz/ |
buzzes /bʌz-ɪz/ |
knows /noʊz/ |
tries /traɪz/ |
speaks /spiks/ |
cashes /kæʃ-ɪz/ |
sees /siz/ |
carries /ˈkæriz/ |
visits /ˈvɪzɪts/ |
catches /kætʃ-ɪz/ |
lies /laɪz/ |
applies /əˈplaɪz/ |
meets /mits/ |
fax /fæks-ɪz/ |
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CONSONANT + E ==> -S likes /laɪks/ |
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O ==> -OES goes /goʊz/ |
VOWEL + Y ==> -S buys /baɪz/ |
loves /lʌvz/ |
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does /dʌz/ |
pays /peɪz/ |
makes /meɪks/ |
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torpedoes |
employs /ɛmˈplɔɪz/ |
judges /ˈdʒʌdʒ-ɪz/ |
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foregoes |
says /sɛz/ |
silibant – A sibilant is a type of fricative consonant that is made by directing air between the tip of the tongue and the back edge of the upper-two front teeth: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/
Practice
Simon's Doughnut Habit
- Write the 3rd person verb form for each verb below.
- Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right.
