Subject + Verb 1

STRUCTURE

FrequencyAdverb of Frequency

FACTS

HABIT
USE

PRESENT
SIMPLE
TENSE

ADVERB OF
FREQUENCY

ROUTINE

WITH STATE

100%
90%
80%
70%
50%
30%
10%
5%
0%

always
usually
normally / generally
often / frequently
sometimes
occasionally
seldom
hardly ever / rarely
never

RULES
SCHEDULED FUTURE ACTIVITIES

Add "s" & "es" to the verb in third person singular (He/She/It)

Add "es" when verbs end in

ss/sh/ch/zz/o/x
watch
watches
mix
mixes

Change 'y' to 'i' and add -es

Verb ends with 'y', and there is

a consonant before it. Change 'y'
to 'i' and add -es
Fly
Flies
Try
Tries

Verb ends with 'y', and there is

a vowel before it. Add 's' to the
verb
buy
buys
say
says