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English Verbs: Present Tense

In English, there are only two conjugations in the present tense for all verbs except to be. There is one conjugation for the third person singular, and another conjugation for the other grammatical persons.

The conjugations are very simple. You start with an infinitive, such as to talk

Drop the word "to," and you have the conjugation for I, you, we and they.

Add an S to the end of the word to find the conjugation for he, she and it.

I		talk
you		talk
he		talks
she		talks
it		talks
we		talk
they		talk

Verbs that end in CH, O, S, SH, X and Z add ES for the 3rd person singular.

to go		to wash
I	go	wash
you	go	wash
he	goes	washes
she	goes	washes
it	goes	washes
we	go	wash
they	go	wash

For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, the Y changes to I and then you add ES. But if the Y is preceded by a vowel, the verb follows the normal rules:

to study		to fly	to say
I	study	fly	say
you	study	fly	say
he	studies	flies	says
she	studies	flies	says
it	studies	flies	says
we	study	fly	say
they	study	fly	say

The verb to have is irregular.

to have
I	have
you	have
he	has
she	has
it	has
we	have
they	have

Verbs Subject Pronouns (I, you...)

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