Today we are going to learn more about the third-person singular through a series of simple steps
The first thing that we need to understand is that the third person singular is a topic that belongs to the simple present so everything we are studying today applies to that tense.
The pronouns in English are the following:
| I | First Person Singular |
| You | Second Person Singular |
| We | First Person Plural |
| They | Second Person Plural |
| He | Third Person Singular |
| She | Third Person Singular |
| It | Third Person Singular |
The ones that we are going to focus on today are he, she and it since those three are the ones that belong to the third-person singular category
Tabla de contenido
- Third-Person Singular Conjugation
- Third Person Singular: Rules
- Third Person Singular: First Rule
- Third Person Singular: Second Rule
- Third Person Singular: Third Rule
- Third Person Singular: Fourth Rule
- Examples of Sentences with Verbs in the Third Person
- Third Person Singular: Negative Sentences
- Third Person Singular: Questions
- Video: Third-Person Singular Rules and Examples
- Third Person Singular Exercise
- Summary: Third Person Singular
Third-Person Singular Conjugation
Now let’s check the conjugation of the verb work
| I work in Walmart | I make websites |
| You work at Walmart | You make websites |
| They work at Walmart | We make websites |
| She works at Walmart | They make websites |
| He works at Walmart | She makes websites |
| He works in Walmart | He makes websites |
| It works really well | It makes sense |
As you can see, something changes when we are conjugating the verbs using third-person pronouns
Not all the changes are done the same way so let’s check the rules to conjugate verbs in the third person.
Third Person Singular: Rules
We have three rules to create the third-person singular.
- Sometimes you have to add an ‘s’
- Sometimes you have to add an ‘es’
- Sometimes you have to add an ‘ies’
- and in some instances, you have an irregular ending
Third Person Singular: First Rule
The first rule requires that you add an “S” to the end of the verb
| To want | She wants |
| To play | She plays |
| To run | He runs |
| To make | She makes |
| To create | Maria creates |
| To pray | She prays |
Third Person Singular: Second Rule
In some instances, you have to add an ‘es’ to the end of the verb
This happens when the verbs end in ss, sh, ch, x o z.
| To watch | She watches TV |
| To fix | Maria fixes cars |
| To catch | The cat catches mice |
| To miss | She misses opportunities |
| To wash | He washes his clothes |
| To Finish | The class finishes at 6 |
Third Person Singular: Third Rule
When the verbs en ‘Y’, You have to remove the ‘Y’ and add ‘ies’
| To study | She studies Business Administration |
| To fly | She flies to London every weekend |
| To cry | He cries every night |
Third Person Singular: Fourth Rule
Sometimes you have verbs that don’t follow any patterns
| To have | She has a lot of work |
| To Be | She is at her office |
Examples of Sentences with Verbs in the Third Person
These are some examples of the first-person and the third person
- I fix computers
- She fixes computers
- I clean hacked sites
- he cleans hacked sites
- I provide technical support
- She provides technical support
- We check emails
- She checks emails
- They program in HTML
- He programs in HTML
- I create Facebook campaigns
- She creates Facebook campaigns
- You share information with clients
- She shares information with customers
Third Person Singular: Negative Sentences
Remember that you don’t have to do anything when you make sentences with third-person pronouns
These are some examples of negative sentences
- She creates projects
- She doesn’t create projects
- She takes calls
- She doesn’t take calls
- He has meetings
- He doesn’t have meetings
- He writes code
- He doesn’t write code
- He spends his days off coding
- Does he spend his days off coding?
Third Person Singular: Questions
Remember that you don’t have to do anything when you make questions with the third-person pronouns
- He writes programs
- Does he write programs?
- He manages a company
- Does he manage a company?
- He sells products online
- Does he sell products online
- He watches streams on Twitch
- Does he watch streams on Twitch?
- He follows Scammer Payback on Youtube
- Does he follow scammer payback on YouTube?
Video: Third-Person Singular Rules and Examples
This is a good video that summarizes the information that we have covered so far
Third Person Singular Exercise
It is time to practice what you have learned
Summary: Third Person Singular
Pay attention to this and remembers the structures
| Affirmative | She doesn’t work at Walmart |
| Negative | Does she work at Walmart |
| Questions | Does she work in Walmart |
