The simple present, present simple or present indefinite is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is commonly referred to as a tense, although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time. The simple present is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English. It is called "simple" because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes), in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English verbs the simple present is identical to the base form (dictionary form) of the verb, except when the subject is third-person singular, in which case the ending -(e)s is added. There are a few verbs with irregular forms, the most notable being the copula be, which has the simple present forms am, is, and are. Conjugation For pronouns I, you, we, they, there is no modification for verbs. For pronouns he, she, it, a suffix is added following these rules: For verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or -z, the suffix -es is added Examples: Go – Goes Catch – Catches Wash – Washes Kiss – Kisses Fix – Fixes Buzz – Buzzes For verbs that end in a consonant + y, the letter y is replaced by the suffix -ies. Examples: Marry – Marries Study – Studies Carry – Carries Worry – Worries In other cases, the suffix -s is added. Examples: Play – Plays Enjoy – Enjoys Say – Says And a special situation happens with the verb "to have" in which the letters ve are omitted before adding s. Example: Have – Has Formation The basic form of the simple present is the same as the base form of the verb, unless the subject is third person singular, in which case a form with the addition of -(e)s is used. For details of how to make this inflected form, see . The copula verb be has irregular forms: am (first person singular), is (third person singular) and are (second person singular and all persons plural). The modal verbs (can, must, etc.) have only a single form, with no addition of -s for the third person singular. The above refers to the indicative mood of the simple present; for the