SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT With singular subject. The baby plays. (Present Tense) The baby played.

(Past Tense) subject (singular or plural?) WITH PLURAL SUBJECT The babies play. The babies played. Father repairs the cabinet.

Mother cleans/cleaned the house. A boy climbed the tree. Jake bakes/baked a pancake. if the subject is singular form the present tense of the verb by adding s, -es, or changing words end with /y/ to i + es fly fli- + es = flies Mariane Rivera is beautiful.

linking verbs- it links/connects the subject to adj. adv. prepo. to complete the sentence. The girl studies harder. The dog walked. /wokt/ fly (main verb) The bird flies. (singular subject present tense) The birds fly. (plural subjectpresent tense) The bird flew. (past tense)

The bird has flown.

singular w/past participle) plural w/past participle)
plural w/past participle)

(present

The birds have flown.(present The birds had flown. fly-flew-has flown
(past tense

Form the correct verb tense of each sentence given with main verb at the left.
(know) 1. He knows/knew/has known my secrets. (bring) 2. She brings/brought/has brought fruits and vegetables. (say) 3. They say Mitoy is a great singer. (fly) 4. The kingfisher flew away yesterday. (study) 5. Some students studied/have studied very hard last Sunday. am-is-are----present form of linking verbs

was---were---- past form of linking verbs..