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Present Tense Endings - Ordered List
The the rules for pronunciation of third person singular present tense endings (He goes) are simple to understand, although sometimes difficult to practice.
- Plural nouns and verbs that end with the -s, -z, -j, -ch, -sh" sounds () form the past tense with an ADDITIONAL SYLLABLE
⊕ notice ⇒ notices, realize ⇒ realizes, emerge ⇒ emerges, church ⇒ churches, wish ⇒ wishes)
- All other verbs (and plural nouns) fall into two catagories
- Verbs that end in an UNVOICED sound form the second person singular with an UNVOICED present tense, which is the "-s" sound.
⊕ cost ⇒ costs, laugh ⇒ laughs, shake ⇒ shakes
- Verbs that end in a VOICED sound form the second person singular with a VOICED present tense, which is the "-z" sound.
⊕ depend ⇒ depends, call ⇒ calls, enable ⇒ enables
Listen and repeat the following words.
Ordered List - Unordered List
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| -s | -es | -z |
| costs | realizes | depends |
| laughs | arises | enables |
| fits | notices | records |
| paints | recognises | sounds |
| shakes | voices | extends |
| results | releases | defines |
| adopts | emerges | examines |
| protects | proposes | bears |
| attempts | presses | hangs |
| beats | arranges | signs |
| associates | approaches | attends |
| collects | crosses | flies |
| marks | charges | gains |
| shoots | experiences | performs |
| appoints | touches | travels |
| drinks | launches | confirms |
| links | assesses | demands |
| strikes | promises | stares |
| concentrates | imposes | imagines |
| tests | addresses | cares |
| commits | recognizes | marries |
| demonstrates | influences | employs |
| grants | realizes | issues |
| repeats | dresses | minds |
| sleeps | organises | aims |
| insists | focuses | denies |
| limits | advises | orders |
| promotes | matches | supplies |
| attracts | attaches | observes |
| consists | exercises | replies |
Last updated: 16 April 2008
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