标题: Third Person Singular 第三人称单数 [打印本页] 作者: 当回忆变成思念 时间: 2012-11-18 15:38 标题: Third Person Singular 第三人称单数 Third Person Singular Compared to other languages (like French, for example) conjugation in English is very regular. If we conjugate a verb in any tense, the verb will stay the same in all persons. The only exception is the third person singular and a couple of verbs.
In this article, we'll talk about forming the third person singular.
The third person singular is most often expressed by words such as he, she and it. But, in fact, any person, place, or thing in the singular form (for example house, dog or keyboard) other than the speaker and the addressee is referred to in the third person singular. FormingThe basic rule of conjugating the third person singular is adding -s to the base form of a verb.
a) All verbs ended in -y and a vowel before it, get -s.
Examples: Eat
I eat
you eat
he eats
she eats
it eats
we eat
you eat
they eat
Make
I make
you make
he makes
she makes
it makes
we make
you make
they make
Buy and pay
buy - buys
pay - pays
b) Verbs ended in -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, -o get -es.
kiss - kisses
watch - watches
push - pushes
fix - fixes
go - goes
do - does
c) Verbs ended with -y and a consonant before it, get -ies.
