he/she/it — the 's' must come!

One little letter changes everything. Learn it, drill it, own it.

📋 The rule

In English, verbs take a different form when the subject is he, she or it (third person singular): the verb gets an 's'.

I	play
you	play
he	plays
she	plays
it	plays
we	play
you	play
they	play

🔤 The four s-forms

1. Just add s

Most verbs: play → plays, read → reads, work → works

2. Add es

After s/sh/ch/x/o: watch → watches, go → goes, mix → mixes

3. y → ies

Consonant + y: study → studies, try → tries. But vowel + y keeps plain s: play → plays, enjoy → enjoys

4. The rebel: have → has

One verb breaks the pattern: he/she/it has (never "haves")