In the present tense, if the subject (Third-person nouns and pronouns) is singular; the verb should also be in Singular form, whereas a Plural subject takes a Plural verb.
Take a look at an explanation of singular and plural verbs.
Examples:
- She goes to school.
In this sentence, the subject is “She” and it is a third-person singular subject.
*Therefore, the verb also takes its singular form by adding “es”.
- They go to school.
In this sentence, the subject is “They” and it is a third-person plural subject.
*Therefore, the verb also takes its plural form”.
- Some verbs make their singular form by adding “s” at the end of the verb.
Examples:
Base Form | Singular | Plural |
Cook | Cooks | Cook |
Write | Writes | Write |
Drink | Drinks | Drink |
- Some verbs make their singular form by adding “es” at the end of the verb.
Examples:
Base Form | Singular | Plural |
Do | Does | Do |
Go | Goes | Go |
Teach | Teaches | Teach |
- If the verb ends with a vowel before “y”, we just simply add “s” at the end of the verb in its singular form.
Examples:
Base Form | Singular | Plural |
Delay | Delays | Delay |
Pay | Pays | Pay |
Play | Plays | Play |
- If the verb ends with a consonant before “y”, we add “ies” removing “y’ in making the singular form of the verb.
Examples:
Base Form | Singular | Plural |
Cry | Cries | Cry |
Fly | Flies | Fly |
Try | Tries | Try |
Study the following chart to study more singular and plural verbs.
Base form | Singular | Plural |
Act | Acts | Act |
Accept | Accepts | Accept |
Add | Adds | Add |
Admire | Admires | Admire |
Admit | Admits | Admit |
Advise | Advises | Advise |
Agree | Agrees | Agree |
Announce | Announces | Announce |
Answer | Answers | Answer |
Attend | Attends | Attend |
Avoid | Avoids | Avoid |
Bake | Bakes | Bake |
Blind | Blinds | Blind |
Calculate | Calculates | Calculate |
Call | Calls | Call |
Cause | Causes | Cause |
Challenge | Challenges | Challenge |
Change | Changes | Change |
Collect | Collects | Collect |
Cure | Cures | Cure |
Damage | Damages | Damage |
Delay | Delays | Delay |
Deliver | Delivers | Deliver |
Develop | Develops | Develop |
Discover | Discovers | Discover |
Dry | Dries | Dry |
Earn | Earns | Earn |
Empty | Empties | Empties |
End | Ends | End |
Enjoy | Enjoys | Enjoy |
Escape | Escapes | Escape |
Examine | Examines | Examine |
Exist | Exists | Exist |
Explain | Explains | Explain |
Face | Faces | Face |
File | Files | File |
Flood | Floods | Flood |
Force | Forces | Force |
Fry | Fries | Fry |
Gather | Gathers | Gather |
Grab | Grabs | Grab |
Guide | Guides | Guide |
Hand | Hands | Hand |
Happen | Happens | Happen |
Hug | Hugs | Hug |
Hunt | Hunts | Hunt |
Identify | Identifies | Identify |
Impress | Impresses | Impress |
Include | Includes | Include |
Intend | Intends | Intend |
Invite | Invites | Invite |
Join | Joins | Join |
Joke | Jokes | Joke |
Jump | Jumps | Jump |
Kill | Kills | Kill |
Kiss | Kisses | Kiss |
Laugh | Laughs | Laugh |
Learn | Learns | Learn |
Lie | Lies | Lie |
Like | Likes | Like |
Love | Loves | Love |
Manage | Manages | Manage |
Melt | Melts | Melt |
Mix | Mixes | Mix |
Mourn | Mourns | Mourn |
Move | Moves | Move |
Name | Names | Name |
Note | Notes | Note |
Notice | Notices | Notice |
Occur | Occurs | Occur |
Offer | Offers | Offer |
Order | Orders | Order |
Paint | Paints | Paint |
Phone | Phones | Phone |
Play | Plays | Play |
Pretend | Pretends | Pretend |
Protect | Protects | Protect |
Pull | Pulls | Pull |
Push | Pushes | Push |
Reach | Reaches | Reach |
Realize | Realizes | Realize |
Record | Records | Record |
Reject | Rejects | Reject |
Refuse | Refuses | Refuse |
Relax | Relaxes | Relax |
Remain | Remains | Remain |
Remind | Reminds | Remind |
Remove | Removes | Remove |
Scare | Scares | Scare |
Spoil | Spoils | Spoil |
Stop | Stops | Stop |
Suffer | Suffers | Suffer |
Suggest | Suggests | Suggest |
Suspect | Suspects | Suspect |
Talk | Talks | Talk |
Trap | Traps | Trap |
Trust | Trusts | Trust |
Try | Tries | Try |
Want | Wants | Want |
Wash | Washes | Wash |
Waste | Wastes | Waste |
Wonder | Wonders | Wonder |
Wrap | Wraps | Wrap |
Yawn | Yawns | Yawn |
Zoom | Zooms | Zoom |
