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