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The boy is playing cricket. The boys are playing cricket.
He is a lawyer We are lawyers.
The girl is intelligent. The girls are intelligent.
We always use am with the singular pronoun I and are with the singular
pronoun you.
Was/Were
Singular Subject + Singular Verb Plural Subject + Plural Verb
I was your friend. They were your friends.
He was our neighbour. Amit and Charu were our neighbours.
The dog was barking. The dogs were barking.
She was dancing. They were dancing.
The boy was studying. The boys were studying.
Has/Have
Singular Subject + Singular Verb Plural Subject + Plural Verb
She has two red shirts. You have a beautiful doll.
He has a new washing machine. They have many toys.
The man has a bag. The men have bags.
Subject–Verb Agreement
The child has a toy. The children have toys.
She has a bicycle. They have bicycles.
We always use have with the singular pronouns I and you.
I have a blue bag.
O
You have a cow.
O
Some More Uses of Verbs with Subjects
In simple present tense, we add -s or -es to the root form of a verb to make it singular.
We use -s or -es +root form of a verb with singular subjects.
Read the following sentences.
Mr Punit teaches us English. He plays football.
O O
She buys a dress for me.
O
In the above sentences, the words teaches, buys and plays are singular verbs as they
are used with singular subjects.
We use only the root form of a verb with plural subjects.
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