When to use Returns, Return, Gets, and Get

[fenglish]

Hi,

I am always confused by when SHOULD I add "s" to a verb when SHOULD NOT.

As the following four sentences:

a). Returns something to somebody.
b). Return something to somebody.

c). Gets something from somewhere.
d) Get something from somewhere.

Which sentence is Right? Which is Wrong? Why it is Right? Why Wrong?

Thanks.

[PROESL]

Originally Posted by fenglish

Hi,

I am always confused by when SHOULD I add "s" to a verb when SHOULD NOT.

As the following four sentences:

a). Returns something to somebody.
b). Return something to somebody.

c). Gets something from somewhere.
d) Get something from somewhere.

Which sentence is Right? Which is Wrong? Why it is Right? Why Wrong?

Thanks.

We add an s to simple present third person singular verbs.

Sometimes we add es, as in "goes" or "does". Note that these verbs, do and go, end with o. Those are the only examples that come to mind at this moment.

[fenglish]

Originally Posted by PROESL

We add an s to simple present third person singular verbs.

Sometimes we add es, as in "goes" or "does". Note that these verbs, do and go, end with o. Those are the only examples that come to mind at this moment.

So, in above four sentences, how do I distinguish which is "third person singular verb"?

[mara_ce]

Originally Posted by fenglish

a). Returns something to somebody.
b). Return something to somebody.

c). Gets something from somewhere.
d) Get something from somewhere.

Simple Present:
She/He/It returns something to somebody. (You add s to the verb in third person singular)

I/You/We/They get something from somewhere. (In this case you shouldn't add s)

[PROESL]

Originally Posted by fenglish

So, in above four sentences, how do I distinguish which is "third person singular verb"?

Well, if the verb has an "s" at the end, it's a third person singular verb, which means a pronoun used in place of a noun is he, she, or it.

[emsr2d2]

Originally Posted by fenglish

Hi,

I am always confused by when SHOULD I add "s" to a verb when SHOULD NOT.

As the following four sentences:

a). Returns something to somebody.
b). Return something to somebody.

c). Gets something from somewhere.
d) Get something from somewhere.

Which sentence is Right? Which is Wrong? Why it is Right? Why Wrong?

Thanks.

The problem you have is that the 4 examples you have given are not complete sentences. A sentence does not start with a verb (except in the imperative!)

These sentences, if written properly, would all start with a pronoun (I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they). Once you have the pronoun, you would know when to add an "s" to the end of the verb - only in the 3rd person singular (he/she/it).

[fenglish]

Originally Posted by emsr2d2

The problem you have is that the 4 examples you have given are not complete sentences. A sentence does not start with a verb (except in the imperative!)

These sentences, if written properly, would all start with a pronoun (I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they). Once you have the pronoun, you would know when to add an "s" to the end of the verb - only in the 3rd person singular (he/she/it).

Thanks, you pointed me out the real problem that I have been ignoring before. I never add the pronoun to a sentence if it starts with a verb.

Is a person's name or a object's name or "this xxx" or "that xxx" or "which xxx" also as a "third pronoun"?

If change the verb to verb+ing, is it means the same?

As followings:

a). Return something to somebody.

b). Returning something to somebody. (In this case, should I add pronoun like "I returning ..."?)

Thanks.

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by fenglish

Thanks, you pointed me out the real problem that I have been ignoring before. I never add the pronoun to a sentence if it starts with a verb.

Is a person's name or a object's name or "this xxx" or "that xxx" or "which xxx" also as a "third pronoun"?

If change the verb to verb+ing, is it means the same?

As followings:

a). Return something to somebody.

b). Returning something to somebody. (In this case, should I add pronoun like "I returning ..."?)

Thanks.

With the verb in its continuous (-ing) form you need to use the verb 'to be' before it, for example; 'I am returning something', 'He is returning something', 'They are returning something.

[fenglish]

Originally Posted by bhaisahab

With the verb in its continuous (-ing) form you need to use the verb 'to be' before it, for example; 'I am returning something', 'He is returning something', 'They are returning something.

Thanks.

Are all the nouns of following form as third pronoun?

a) Mary verb(s)... (person's name)
b) The Sun verb(s)... (object's name)
b) This/That/Which Event verb(s)... (this xxx, that xxx, which xxx)

[emsr2d2]

Originally Posted by fenglish

Thanks.

Are all the nouns of following form as third pronoun?

a) Mary verb(s)... (person's name)
b) The Sun verb(s)... (object's name)
b) This/That/Which Event verb(s)... (this xxx, that xxx, which xxx)

The three sentences you have given are all in the third person singular, yes.
You can replace Mary with "she".
You can replace The Sun with "it"
This/that/which are all 3rd person singular uses.

I'm not sure, however, why you have put (person's/object's name) in bold as that part of the sentence has no bearing on the verb usage.