Subject-Verb Agreement ~ Unit 3 Days 6-9

The tense of a verb tells when the action takes place. A verb in the present tense tells what happens now.

Add s to most present-tense verbs with singular subjects. Add nothing to present-tense verbs with plural subjects. A verb must agree in number with its subject:

A verb must agree in number with its subject in simple and compound sentences.

When a present-tense verb with a singular subject ends in -sh, -ch, -ss, -zz, or -x, add -es.

When a present-tense verb with a singular subject ends in a consonant and a y, change the y to an i, and add -es.

Add s or -es to most present-tense verbs with singular subjects.

Do not add s or -es to a present-tense verb when the subject is plural.

Do not add s or -es after a compound subject.