♦The simple present tense: spelling rules ♦

When a verb ends in s,sh,o,x,z. Add es to the 3rd person singular (he,she,it).

Examples:

does

kisses

wiches

watches

boxes

buzzes

goes

fishes

misses

catches

When a verb ends in y and the previously letter is a consonant change they to i and add es.

 

 Example: study/studies

When a verb ends in y and the previously  letter is a vowel add s to the third person singular.

Example:

play-plays

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                                                                                vowel
listens 
writes 
plays 
dances
sings
talks

More examples:


fly - flies
buy - buys
cry - cries
reply - replies
pay - pays
say - says
lay - lays