Have/Has, Do/Does, Don’t/Doesn’t
Have/Has, Do/Does, Don’t/Doesn’t with 3rd person singular pronouns are used in most conversations. Personal pronouns include words like I, We, He, She, It, They. Some pronouns are singular (only one person) I, You, She, He, It, and some pronouns are plural (more than one person) We, They. The third person singular pronouns He, She, It require special care with choosing the correct verb to use with them. The graphics below will help you understand which verbs you should use for each third person singular pronoun.
Speaking English using pronouns have specific rules depending on which pronoun you are using. These pronouns I, You, He, She or It use the verbs Have/Has and Do/Does differently. Plus, the 3rd person singular pronouns (He, She, It) require that you add an S, ES, or IES to the end of verbs. The rules and examples for adding S, ES, or IES are given below.
We speak using first person, second person and third person pronouns. Here is a definition of the different Persons:
This is an example of a conversation using all three Persons:
When speaking using 3rd person singular He, She, It pronouns, the verbs Have/Has, Do/Does, and Don’t/Doesn’t will change, Here are some examples:
Examples:
- I have a dog.
- She has a dog.
- I don’t have a dog.
- She doesn’t have a dog
- My dog (it) has four legs.
- It doesn’t have blue hair.
- Do you have a dog? – Yes, I have a dog. or No I don’t have a dog.
- Does your dog run fast? – Yes, my dog funs fast.
- Does she have a dog? – No, she doesn’t have a dog
Also when using the 3rd Person singular pronouns He, She, It, you must add an S, ES, or IES to the verb. Learn more about 3rd Person Singular – Third Person Singular. Here is a chart explaining the rules:
Examples:
- He runs fast. (run)
- She plays tennis every day. (play)
- It flies very fast. (fly)
- He goes to the market every day. (go)
- She studies her homework at night. (study)
- He swims in the pool on Sunday. (swim)
- She kisses him a lot. (kiss)
- I have a dog, it tries to swim in the pool. (try)
- She cries when her dog is hurt. (cry)
- He washes his car every Saturday. (wash)
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