freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/21-a2-english-for-developers/learn-conversation-starters-in-the-break-room/657b718282cd56bb91a795de.md

id, title, challengeType, dashedName

id	title	challengeType	dashedName
657b718282cd56bb91a795de	Task 29	19	task-29

--description--

In English, some verbs are conjugated. This means they change the form according to the person you are talking about. For most verbs, when we talk about another person like he, she, or it, we add an -s or -es to the verb.

For example: If you talk about Tom and photography you can say: Tom takes photographs, not Tom take photographs. This is how you show in your sentence that the action is done by Tom in the present tense.

For negative sentences, you can use doesn't followed by the base form of the verb.

You do not add -s or -es. because does is already conjugated (do+es).

For example, if Tom doesn't do video recording as a hobby, you can say, He doesn't record videos..

Understanding this difference is crucial for talking about habits and actions accurately. Now, let's apply this understanding to what Sophie does in her free time.

--questions--

--text--

Listen to what Sophie says about playing the guitar and pick the statement that is correct.

--answers--

Does Sophie play the guitar?

--feedback--

This is a question, not a statement. You need to find the statement that correctly describes when Sophie plays the guitar.

---

Sophie doesn't play the guitar.

--feedback--

This statement is negative. Does Sophie say she doesn't play the guitar, or is this not true?

---

Sophie play guitar in her free time.

--feedback--

This sentence is missing the third person s at the end of plays. Remember the rule for verbs in the third person singular form.

---

Sophie plays the guitar in her free time.

--video-solution--

4

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