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.
When the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. The singular verb normally ends with an ‘s’.
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.
When the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. The plural verb normally Does not end with an ‘s’.
‘I’ and ‘You’ are singular subjects but the verb which agree with them must be plural verb.
THE VERB ‘TO BE’
Subject Present Form
I am
He
She
It
is
You
We
They
are
THE VERB ‘TO BE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
was
You
We
They
were
THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Present Form
I have
He
She
It
has
You
We
They
have
THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
had
You
We
They
had
THE VERB ‘TO DO’
Subject Present Form
I do
He
She
It
does
You
We
They
do
THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’
Subject Past Form
I
He
She
It
did
You
We
They
did
