ESL Grammar Worksheets: Present Tense (3)

ESL Grammar Worksheets

Introduction to Present Tense (add -s/-es to verbs)

Present Tense (3)

*When you add –s to a word that ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z (buzz, miss, catch), you add –es.

· Wrong: washs (x)

· Right: washes

I wish

You catch

They miss

We tax

I sketch

He wishes

She catches

It misses

He taxes

She sketches

Add –s or –es to the verbs below.

Don’t forget: If a word ends in consonant-y, you must change the y to i before adding –es!