Subject Verb Agreement Part 1 Verb Tense Verbs

Subject Verb Agreement Part 1

Verb Tense Verbs most often happen in the present, past, or future tense • Present – right now • Past – a second or many moons ago • Future – a second or eons from now

Infinitive An infinitive looks like a verb with the preposition “to” in front. Not now It is not a verb. walk to the store I towalk Not ever Notverb a verb

To walk = Infinitive (all the time) walk = verb (sometimes)

Present Tense Regular Verbs Infinitive - to want I want 1 st person we want you want 2 nd person you (plural) want he, she, it wants 3 rd person they Notice only the third person singular ends with an “s. ” want

Past Tense Regular Verbs Infinitive - to want I wanted 1 st person you wanted he, she, it rd wanted 3 person 2 nd person we wanted you (plural) wanted they Notice all including the third person singular ends with an “ed. ” wanted

Future Tense Regular Verbs Infinitive - to want I will want 1 st person we will want you will want 2 nd person you (plural) will want he, she, it rd will want 3 person they Notice all including the third person singular is the same – helping verb + main verb will + want will want

Pick the correct verb choice I (wants) to see the movies again. I want

Easy, right?

Pick the correct verb choice My 27 th bridesmaid (wants) to see the movies again. bridesmaid wants

Believe in the easy.

Pick the correct verb choice To see the movies (is are) my idea of a splendid time. To see the movies is

Easy or not so easy? Let’s take a closer look.

correct verb choice To see the movie When do. Pick I WANT to What do I the want? see the movie? I (wants) to see the movie again. to I s ee movie th e want ag ain “To see the movie” is a phrase receiving the adds action. Again tells when and to the verb – it is an adverb.

A phrase is a group of words working together … … without a subject AND verb

To see the movie is an infinitive phrase because it starts with an infinitive (to see).

Pick the correct verb choice What does my bridesmaid want? To see the movie My 27 th bridesmaid (wants) to see the movie again. to y movie th e wants bridesmaid M s ee 27 th ag ain Direct objects receive the action. When does my bridesmaid WANT to see the Again tells when and adds to the verb –action. it is an adverb. “To see the movie” ismovie? a phrase receiving the Which bridesmaid? My 27 th – since my and 27 th answer which, they are adjectives

A phrase is a group of words working together … … without a subject AND verb

To see the movie is an infinitive phrase because it starts with an infinitive.

Pick the correct verb choice To see the movies (is are) my idea of a splendid time. To Movies are s ee “Of a splendid time” is also a phrase, movies th e To see the movies but it is a prepositional phrase is idea y m of Movies are in the third person plural, so are would be the correct choice except… time The whole phrase is singular “To see …” That is why the verb is “is” and not “are. d di len sp a “movies” is part of a phrase.