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Let's solve this "Present Simple" grammar worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: Choose the correct option

We need to choose the correct verb form based on subject-verb agreement in the present simple tense.

#### Rules:
- For I, you, we, they: use the base verb (no -s).
- For he, she, it: add -s or -es to the verb.
- Negative and question forms use do/does with auxiliary verbs.

Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. I play / plays football every Saturday.
✔ play → "I" uses base verb.
✘ "plays" is for third person singular.
👉 Answer: play

2. He play / plays football on Sundays.
✔ plays → "He" is third person singular → add -s.
✘ "play" is incorrect for he/she/it.
👉 Answer: plays

3. She live / lives in Poland.
✔ lives → "She" needs -s.
✘ "live" is wrong for third person.
👉 Answer: lives

4. Kate and I tidy / tidies our rooms everyday.
✔ tidy → "Kate and I" = plural subject → base verb.
✘ "tidies" is singular.
👉 Answer: tidy

5. I often help / helps my mum.
✔ help → "I" uses base verb.
✘ "helps" is for he/she/it.
👉 Answer: help

6. My dad never do / does the shopping.
✔ does → "My dad" is third person singular → add -s.
✘ "do" is for I/you/we/they.
👉 Answer: does

7. Helen vacuum / vacuums the carpet once a week.
✔ vacuums → "Helen" is third person singular → add -s.
✘ "vacuum" is incorrect here.
👉 Answer: vacuums

8. Tim and Paul do / don't play / plays the guitar.
This one has three options. Let’s analyze:
- Subject: Tim and Paul = plural → use do or don’t + base verb.
- The sentence says "do / don't play / plays" — so we must pick the correct combination.
- Correct structure: They do not play OR They don’t play
- But only one option can be selected. Since “do” and “don’t” are both present, but “plays” is singular → invalid.

So likely, the intended answer is: don’t play → because it’s a negative statement (common in such exercises).

But wait: the instruction says “choose the correct option”, and the choices are:
> do / don't play / plays

So the correct choice among these is: don't play

✔ Answer: don't play

(If the sentence were positive: "Tim and Paul do play the guitar", that would also be correct. But since “don’t play” is listed, and the others are grammatically flawed, don't play is the best choice.)

👉 Answer: don't play

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✔ Part 1 Answers:

1. play
2. plays
3. lives
4. tidy
5. help
6. does
7. vacuums
8. don't play

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Part 2: Write the verbs in 3rd person singular

We need to add -s or -es to the verbs depending on the rule.

#### Rules:
- Most verbs: add -s → e.g., *watch → watches*
- Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o: add -es → e.g., *go → goes*, *teach → teaches*
- Verbs ending in -y preceded by consonant: change -y → -ies → e.g., *study → studies*
- Verbs ending in -y after vowel: just add -s → e.g., *enjoy → enjoys*

Now let’s fill them in:

| Verb | 3rd Person Singular |
|----------|---------------------|
| watch | watches |
| play | plays |
| read | reads |
| practise | practises |
| ride | rides |
| cry | cries |
| buy | buys |
| brush | brushes |
| tidy | tidies |
| wear | wears |
| live | lives |
| enjoy | enjoys |

| fly | flies |
| do | does |
| say | says |
| go | goes |
| arrive | arrives |
| have | has |
| teach | teaches |
| carry | carries |
| drink | drinks |
| cook | cooks |
| sing | sings |
| study | studies |

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✔ Part 2 Answers:

Left column:
- watch → watches
- play → plays
- read → reads
- practise → practises
- ride → rides
- cry → cries
- buy → buys
- brush → brushes
- tidy → tidies
- wear → wears
- live → lives
- enjoy → enjoys

Right column:
- fly → flies
- do → does
- say → says
- go → goes
- arrive → arrives
- have → has
- teach → teaches
- carry → carries
- drink → drinks
- cook → cooks
- sing → sings
- study → studies

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📝 Final Summary:

#### Part 1: Choose the correct option
1. play
2. plays
3. lives
4. tidy
5. help
6. does
7. vacuums
8. don't play

#### Part 2: 3rd person singular verbs
- watch → watches
- play → plays
- read → reads
- practise → practises
- ride → rides
- cry → cries
- buy → buys
- brush → brushes
- tidy → tidies
- wear → wears
- live → lives
- enjoy → enjoys
- fly → flies
- do → does
- say → says
- go → goes
- arrive → arrives
- have → has
- teach → teaches
- carry → carries
- drink → drinks
- cook → cooks
- sing → sings
- study → studies

✔ All answers follow the rules of present simple tense for third-person singular subjects.