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lizamuni
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Hi everyone! Please can you help me!!! A studen has told me that in her school class she has learnt a rule about verbs work, live and come in presente simple third person singular. They don�d add "s" because they are "verbos permanentes" in Spanish. Did I miss something!! Hope you have an answer about it. Liza |
9 Aug 2021
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redcamarocruiser
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Works, lives, and comes are correct. Your student�s rule is wrong. |
9 Aug 2021
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spinney
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He work in a bank, or she live over there, or even he come here in the morning, would all sound well and good in a rap song or perhaps in a rustic pub in the UK, but it would be extremely colloquial and of a particular dialect. It would not be standard English by a long shot. I certainly would not advise it for an exam. Whoever told you that must have been joking. Or perhaps "he don�t know what he are talking about."  |
9 Aug 2021
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lizamuni
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Thank you very much redcamarocruiser and spinney!! I thought I had to start learning English again!! |
9 Aug 2021
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alvalen
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The only time I have seen verbs in present simple third person singular with no S is when we talk about God (I�m talking about proper English, because in rap songs it�s true what spinney says, they throw out the rules) Examples: God save the queen, God help us, God bless you, ... I can�t remember what this is called ...Ok, I googled it, it�s called subjunctive mood. Have a nice day! |
19 Aug 2021
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douglas
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I suspect your student was mixing-up their lesson on stative/static verbs. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html
Cheers,
Douglas |
20 Aug 2021
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Minka
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Aren�t alvalen�s examples really imperatives? Like saying, Help us, God, God, please help us. Please, save the Queen etc.? The -s is omitted in the subjunctive mood as well, but I don�t think this is it. Thank you in advance for your replies, I would really like to know if I understand this properly. Minka |
1 Sep 2021
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