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| Spelling of third person singular |
| 1: Most verbs add -s to the infinitive | work - works sit - sit stay - stay
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| 2: Verbs ending in a consonant+y change y to i and add -es | cry - cries hurry - hurr reply - repl
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| 3: Verbs ending in -s, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x add -es | miss - misses buzz - buzz watch - watch push - push fix - fix |
| 4: Exceptions: have - has, go - goes, do - does |