Third Person Singular he / she / it Example: He is not happy. him / her / it Example: We saw him. his / her / its Example: We were her support. his / hers / its

Third person singular refers to one person or thing (“he,” “she,” or “it”) English identifies a verb by its present tense form (sometimes adding “to,” making the infinitive). Examples: “do” (present) becomes “to do” (infinitive) “eat” (present) becomes “to eat” (infinitive) “come” (present) becomes “to come” (infinitive)

Here is a list with examples of the third person words we use in writing and speech. he, she, it / they (subject, singular/plural) He prefers coffee to hot cocoa. (Third person singular) They prefer tea to coffee. (Third person plural) him, her, it / them (object, singular/plural) Jacob embarrassed her.

To form the third person singular present tense form of most regular English verbs, simply affix the suffix -s to the end of the verb. For example, the following list includes the infinitive, base form, and third person singular present tense form some common English verbs: to argue – argue – argues to clean – clean – cleans