Subject Verb Agreement
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A singular subject takes a singular verb.
For example:
Singular subject Singular verb
I like ( plural verb) to eat ice-cream.
He likes to eat fried rice.
She sings sweetly.
It does not swim.
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When the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. The singular verb normally ends with an ‘s’.
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A plural subject takes a plural verb.
For example:
Plural subject Plural verb
The boys
The girls
play badminton every
evening.
You
They
We
do not cook well.
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When the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. The plural verb normally Does not end with an ‘s’.
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‘I’ and ‘You’ are singular subjects but the verb which agree with them must be plural verb.
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THE VERB ‘TO BE’
Subject Present Form
I am
He
She
It
is
You
We
They
are
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THE VERB ‘TO BE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
was
You
We
They
were
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THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Present Form
I have
He
She
It
has
You
We
They
have
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THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
had
You
We
They
had
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THE VERB ‘TO DO’
Subject Present Form
I do
He
She
It
does
You
We
They
do
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THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
did
You
We
They
did