Verb Forms

We use the present simple tense for usual or repeated actions, facts, future schedules and stative verbs.

For I, You, We and They we use the infinitive form of the verb:

Subject	Infinitive
I	play	football every Saturday.
You	start	the job tomorrow.
We	understand	the question.
They	walk	to school every day.
The games	begin	next Monday.
The planets	move	around the sun.

For He, She and It (3rd person singular), we usually add s to the infinitive:

Subject	Verb Form
He	reads	every day.
Tom	runs	every morning.
She	knows	the answer.
Sara	sings	every day.
It	begins	next week.
Ice	melts	at zero degrees.
The train	leaves	at eight.

We add es to infinitives ending ss, sh, ch, o and x:

Infinitive	Verb Form
miss	misses
wash	washes
watch	watches
go	goes
mix	mixes

We change y to i for words ending in y:

Infinitive	Verb Form
study	studies
carry	carries

We change have to has:

Infinitive	Verb Form
have	has

Subject	Verb Form
He	misses	her.
Tom	catches	fish every morning.
She	washes	the dishes every day.
Sara	goes	there on Saturdays.
It	mixes	with water.
He	studies	at 6 o'clock.
She	has	a bicycle.

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