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Verbs in English are a part of speech which describes an action, an event, or a state. The conjugation rules are quite straightforward.
For third person singular pronouns
Add -s for most verbs.
| work |
works |
| buy |
buys |
| ride |
rides |
| return |
returns |
Add -es for words that end in -ch, -s, -sh, -x, or -z.
| watch |
watches |
| pass |
passes |
| rush |
rushes |
| relax |
relaxes |
| buzz |
buzzes |
Change the y to i and add -es when the base form ends in a consonant y.
| study |
studies |
| hurry |
hurries |
| dry |
dries |
Do not change the y when the base form ends in a vowel y. Add -s.
A few verbs have irregular forms.
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