The base form of a verb has no added ending.
| Verb | Base Form |
|---|
| play | play |
| frolic | frolic |
| get | get |
| hope | hope |
| jerk | jerk |
Some verbs form their s-form by adding s to the base
form.
| Base Form | s-Form |
|---|
| play | plays |
| frolics | frolics |
| get | gets |
| hope | hopes |
| jerk | jerks |
Other verbs form their s-form by adding es. Here are some
spelling rules for forming the s-form of verbs:
-
For verbs ending in ch, sh, ss,
z, zz, x, and o, add
es.
| Base Form | s-Form |
|---|
| catch | catches |
| push | pushes |
| miss | misses |
| blitz | blitzes |
| jazz | jazzes |
| fix | fixes |
| do | does |
-
For verbs ending in a consonant plus y, change the
y to i and add es.
| Base Form | s-Form |
|---|
| reply | replies |
| pity | pities |
| deny | denies |
| try | tries |
