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In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.
Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they speak / learn English at home.
he / she / it speaks / learns English at home.
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of
that verb:
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
go – goes
catch – catches
wash – washes
fix – fixes
2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
study – studies
carry – carries
worry – worries
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
play – plays
enjoy – enjoys
say – says
THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
The simple future tense is used for an action that will occur in the future.
For example:
I will go.
He will see.
I will clean the window.
They will clean the window.
Forming the Simple Future Tense-
"Will/shall" + [base form of the verb]
He will jump.
NOTE:
Shall is used with only I and We.
Will is used with all the nouns and pronouns.