Subject-verb agreement at a glance
Subject-verb agreement at a glance
Present-tense forms of love and try (typical verbs) |
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SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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FIRST PERSON |
I |
love |
we |
love |
SECOND PERSON |
you |
love |
you |
love |
THIRD PERSON |
he/ |
loves |
they** |
love |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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FIRST PERSON |
I |
try |
we |
try |
SECOND PERSON |
you |
try |
you |
try |
THIRD PERSON |
he/ |
tries |
they** |
try |
Present-tense forms of have |
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SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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FIRST PERSON |
I |
have |
we |
have |
SECOND PERSON |
you |
have |
you |
have |
THIRD PERSON |
he/ |
has |
they** |
have |
Present-tense forms of do |
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SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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FIRST PERSON |
I |
do/ |
we |
do/ |
SECOND PERSON |
you |
do/ |
you |
do/ |
THIRD PERSON |
he/ |
does/ |
they** |
do/ |
Present-tense and past-tense forms of be |
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SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
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FIRST PERSON |
I |
am/ |
we |
are/ |
SECOND PERSON |
you |
are/ |
you |
are/ |
THIRD PERSON |
he/ |
is/ |
they** |
are/ |
*And singular nouns (child, Roger)
**And plural nouns (children, the Mannings)