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A free, printable worksheet introducing the simple present tense

 

 

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Present Tense (3)

 

 *When you add –s to a word that ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z (buzz, miss, catch), you have to change the –y to –i and 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!

  

wash__________

try__________

fax__________

ply__________

apply__________

pray__________

win__________

splash__________

pitch__________

borrow__________

imply__________

fetch__________

hiss__________

watch__________

 

 


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