[Grammar] please helps vs please help

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kwfine

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Dear teachers,

I am writing an email to my friend, Jan, who is living in Australia.
In the email, I am writing this:

"I want some special things as present to give to Annie? Please help me buy some if you see any."

I am writing to Jan, but I am not sure whether I should change "Please help me buy some if you see any" to "Please helps me buy some if you see any".

I am so confused.

Should I use please helps or please help in this case?
 
"Helps" is incorrect in this sentence.

I help
You help
He/she/it helps
We help
They help

In formal English we would write: "Please help me to buy some if you see any".
However, it is perfectly OK to omit "to" from this infinitive verb in informal speech and writing.
 
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