Subject-Verb Agreement: Matching Tenses in English, Apuntes de Idioma Inglés

¡Descarga Subject-Verb Agreement: Matching Tenses in English y más Apuntes en PDF de Idioma Inglés solo en Docsity! SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT The subject- verb agreement refers to matching the subject and verb of a sentence in tense. It can get confusing, because talking in the first-person singular (“I climb the fence”) uses the same verb format as talking in the first-person plural (“We climb the fence”). third-person singular use the standard form in present tense The dogs roll in the mud. I need to catch my breath. You look like a celebrity! However, if the subject is third-person singular, you must use the singular form of the verb. The dog rolls in the mud.  She needs to catch her breath.  He looks like a celebrity! the simple past and simple future don’t change based on the number or person of the subject. Both singular and plural subjects use the same form for those tenses. They will be here tomorrow.  He will be here tomorrow.  The potatoes grew overnight. The potato grew overnight! The verb BE changed if we are talking SIMPLE PAST, we can use WAS / WERE it depends on the subject. I was young once. We were young once. The PERFECT TENSE changes their auxiliary verb depending on the number of the subjects. They have not seen the movie yet, so no spoilers.  She has not seen the movie yet, so no spoilers. IMPORTANT! - if the subject is singular, the verb must be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.