Subject-verb agreement at a glance

Subject-verb agreement at a glance

Present-tense forms of love and try (typical verbs)

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

love

we

love

SECOND PERSON

you

love

you

love

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

loves

they**

love

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

try

we

try

SECOND PERSON

you

try

you

try

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

tries

they**

try

Present-tense forms of have

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

have

we

have

SECOND PERSON

you

have

you

have

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

has

they**

have

Present-tense forms of do

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

do/don’t

we

do/don’t

SECOND PERSON

you

do/don’t

you

do/don’t

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

does/doesn’t

they**

do/don’t

Present-tense and past-tense forms of be

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

am/was

we

are/were

SECOND PERSON

you

are/were

you

are/were

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

is/was

they**

are/were

*And singular nouns (child, Roger)

**And plural nouns (children, the Mannings)