Subject-Verb tense Agreement

Question

• What does it mean to make your subject and verb tense agree?

Answer

• The subject of a sentence is either past, present, or future tense; therefore the verbs need to reflect the tense of the subject in the sentence

Explain• Today, my mom will ask you to call her back-Future tense (This will happen.)

• Yesterday, my mom asked you to call her back.-Past tense (This already happened.)

• My mom asks that question everyday.-Present tense (This is happening now.)

ExampleSubject (Noun) Verb Girl or Girls (yesterday) Played (past tense)Girls Play (present)We, they, she, I (yesterday) Ran (past tense)We (today) Run (present)

We ran earlier today, while she played on the field.

Singular

One

NounPerson, Place,

Thing

Verb

Action

Plural

Many

Examples of Verb Tenses

Past Tense - it already happened Yesterday, I played outside.

Present Tense - it is happening right now I am playing outside.

Future Tense - it has yet to happen Tomorrow I will play outside.

Tense

When something happened

Past Present Future