Subject-verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement
• Verbs are action words.
• We use the s form of the verb with singular
subjects.
Example:
1. Mama Annie cuddles her baby with much
love and care.
2. Jovie reads her favorite book.
• BUT if the subject is plural noun (more than
one person or animal, place, or thing), we use
the base form of the verb.
• The present-tense verb DOES NOT end with –
s, -es, -ies
• Example:
1. The dogs jump over the fence.
Present tense verb
 Present-tense Verb
• is to express an action at happens regularly of
habitually
• time expression like everyday, every week,
once month, abd yearly show present tense.
 Present-tense verbs
• Present-tense works with singular and plural
nouns
• If the subjects is a singular noun (one person,
animal, place or thing), the present-tense verb
ends with –s, -es, or –ies

Example: The dog jumps over the fence.

She goes to school everyday.
If the subject is a singular noun the present-
tense ends with
–s, -es, or –ies

• BUT if the subject is plural noun (more than

one person or animal, place, or thing), the
present-tense verb DOES NOT end with –s,
-es, -ies
Example: The dogs jump over the fence.
 Lets practice. Choose the correct verb.

1. They ( eat , eats) a lot.

2. She ( surf , surfs) the Internet after school.
3. Anna (trust , trusts) her mother.
4. Ben and Kent (live , lives) there.
5. He immediately (go , goes) home after class.
 Choose the Correct Verb
1. The dog (chase, chases) the cat.
2. My sister (sit, sits) at the table.
3. The girls (run, runs) to the playground.
4. The teachers (work, works) after school.
5. Mr. Bailey (make, makes) announcements.
6. We (like, likes) our new classmate.
7. She (attend, attends) the class everyday.
8. Alice (greet, greets) her every morning.
9. Lisa (play, plays) with her younger sister.
10. They (love, loves) their mother.
 Read the following words:
Column A Column B Column C
Helps Opens Wishes
Walks Rains Touches
Talks Finds Kisses
Loves Brings Brushes
uses grabs quizzes
 /s/
• The final sound is /s/ if the verb ends with
vowels a, e, i, o, u, and the letter p, t, k.
• Example:
helps
walks
talks
loves
uses
 /z/
• The final sound is /z/ if the verb ends with
letters m, n, I, b, d, and g.
• Example:
opens
rains
finds
brings
grabs
 /iz/
• The final sound is /iz/ if the verb ends with
letters s, z, sh, and ch.
• Example:
wishes
touches
kisses
brushes
quizzes