Subject

Verb
Agreement

NAME : _____________________________

CLASS : ____________
 NOTES :
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
¡ The verb in a sentence must always agree with its subject.
Verb ‘to be’
Subject
present tense past tense
He
She
Aqif
is was
Marlina
It
This/That
I am was
You
We
are were
Aqif and Marlina
These/Those
The women

¡ When the subject is singular, the verb must be in singular too.

Ø We add ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ to the verb to change it into the singular form.
Ø For example : He works as a scientist.
She goes to work by bus.

¡ When the subject is plural, the verb must be in plural too.

Ø We do not add ’-s’ or ‘-es’ to the verb when it is a plural verb.
Ø For example : They work as scientist.
We go to school by bus.
Subject Verb Object
He
She runs
Aqif goes
Marlina walks
It to the playground.
I
run
You
go
We
walk
Aqif and Marlina

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 Verb-to-have

Verbs Subject Present Form Past Form

I
You
have
We
They
He
‘to have’ had
She
It
has
Nobita
Kak Ros
Adudu

Verb-to-do

Verbs Subject Present Form Past Form

I
You
do
We
They
He
‘to do’ did
She
It
does
Nobita
Kak Ros
Adudu

Indefinite Pronouns (singular)

These words will always take singular verb.

• Each
• Every
• Everyone
• Everybody
• Someone
• Somebody
• Nobody
• No one

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 LET’S PRACTICE! (1)

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, are’, ‘was’, or ‘were’.

1. One person ___________________ (be) killed in the plane crash yesterday.

2. Many people _____________ (be) killed in the plane crash yesterday.

3. That __________ (be) my brother, Karim.

4. Those _________ (be) my brothers, Karim and Kassim.

5. I ___________ (be) going for a picnic this weekend.

6. My friends and I ____________ (be) going for a picnic this weekend.

7. You ______________ (be) the best!

LET’S PRACTICE! (2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. The florist ___________________ (sell) flowers in that florist shop.

2. Jenny and Jilly _____________ (enjoy) camping near the waterfall.

3. The woman, with all her cats, __________ (live) in that old house.

4. Zainal and Kamal _________ (play) badminton every evening.

5. Rita is a kind girl. She always ___________ (help) her mother with the housework.

6. The cat ____________ (purr) as the little girl _________ (stroke) it.

7. Adam ______________ (love) his parents. His parents ____________ (love) him too.
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 LET’S PRACTICE! (3)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to do – ‘do’, ‘does’ or ‘did’.

¡ Razif and Rizal ___________________ their homework in the afternoon.

¡ You _____________ not need to return the book.

¡ Tina __________ not like to talk.

¡ Mother and I _________ the housework every Saturday.

¡ Nobita ___________ not go to the park yesterday.

¡ Lilian ____________ not know where the market is.

¡ I ______________ the washing-up after dinner.

LET’S PRACTICE! (4)

Underline the correct answer.

Rajesh (1)(is, am) a hardworking boy. Rashid, Jonathan, and I (2)(is, are) his

good friends. Rajesh (3)(has, have) a sister and a younger brother. Rajesh and his

friends (4)(have, has) many toys. Rajesh and his friends (5)(do, does) their

homework in the afternoon. Rajesh (6)(do, does) not like to eat burgers. Rajesh

(7)(is, are) also a kind and helpful boy. He always (8)(help, helps) people in need.

Rajesh (9)(are, is) liked by everyone. I (10)(am, is) proud of him.

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 LET’S PRACTICE! (5)

Underline the correct answer.

1. When my sister (is, are) on a bus, she usually (reads, read) a newspaper,
or sometimes she (plays, play) a mobile game, or maybe (listens, listen) to
music.

2. Mary and Tom usually (gets, get) up at a quarter past 7, and then they
(has, have) their breakfast around 8.

3. In small towns, everybody (know, knows) each other. If someone (is, are)
sick, everyone will know and will pay a visit.

4. Miss Toh (is, are) quite tall, usually (wears, wear) jeans and she (drives,
drive) a blue Volkswagen.

5. I sometimes (go, goes) out to a restaurant with some friends and we all
(has, have) a nice meal together and we (listens, listen) to music.

6. Her flat (has, have) a kitchen and a small bathroom but they (is, are)
very small.

7. The naughty boy (climb, climbs) through the window on the balcony and
then he (goes, go) down the ladder.

8. Someone special (is, are) going to be the speaker for the talk. I (is, am)
so excited. I (hope, hopes) the talk will be interesting.

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