Iii. put the verbs in brackets in the “present simple”. my friend john 1) ________(have) a horse. it 2) _____ (be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tail. its name is bella and it 3) ______ (love) people. it 4) _________ (not/bite) or kick and it is always friendly. it 5) _______ (eat) apples and hay but it 6) ______ (not/eat) meat. horses 7) ______ (not/like) meat. john usually 8) ________ (ride) her horse every day after school. he 9) __________ (not/go) into the town because there is too much traffic. there 10) _________ (not/be) many cars in the country so she 11) ________ (take) bella there. it often 12) _______ (rain) in england so at night bella and other horses 13) ________ (sleep) in a stable. it 14) ________ (not/be) easy looking after a horse but john 15) ________ (enjoy) it very much.

Here is the completed text with the verbs in the Present Simple tense: My friend John 1) has a horse. It 2) is a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tail. Its name is Bella and it 3) loves people. It 4) does not bite (doesn't bite) or kick and it is always friendly. It 5) eats apples and hay but it 6) does not eat (doesn't eat) meat. Horses 7) do not like (don't like) meat. John usually 8) rides his horse every day after school. He 9) does not go (doesn't go) into the town because there is too much traffic. There 10) are not (aren't) many cars in the country so he 11) takes Bella there. It often 12) rains in England so at night Bella and other horses 13) sleep in a stable. It 14) is not (isn't) easy looking after a horse but John 15) enjoys it very much. Grammar Summary Table

Would you like me to explain the rules for adding "-s" or "-es" to verbs in the third person singular?