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Making Verbs Agree: is/are, was/were, has/have — Answers

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Making Verbs Agree: is/are, was/were, has/have — Answers

Part A: Choose the verb

The verb must agree with who or what the sentence is about. Circle the verb that agrees.

1.The dogs (answer space) hungry.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: are

The dogs is more than one, so we use are.

2.My brother (answer space) a new bike.
  1. Ahas
  2. Bhave

Answer: has

My brother is one person, so we use has.

3.We (answer space) at the beach yesterday.
  1. Awas
  2. Bwere

Answer: were

With we, we use were.

4.The cake (answer space) in the oven.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: is

The cake is one thing, so we use is.

5.They (answer space) two cats.
  1. Ahas
  2. Bhave

Answer: have

With they, we use have.

6.I (answer space) tired last night.
  1. Awas
  2. Bwere

Answer: was

With I, we use was.

7.Tom and Lee (answer space) best friends.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: are

Tom and Lee is two people, so we use are.

8.She (answer space) a sore knee.
  1. Ahas
  2. Bhave

Answer: has

With she, we use has.

Part B: Make it agree

Write the verb in the present tense so it agrees with the subject.

9.The bird (answer space) every morning. (sing)

Answer: sings

One bird, so add -s: sings.

10.My friends (answer space) soccer. (play)

Answer: play

More than one friend, so no -s: play.

11.He (answer space) the bus to school. (catch)

Answer: catches

One person, and catch ends in ch, so add -es: catches.

12.The kids (answer space) their hands. (wash)

Answer: wash

More than one kid, so no -es: wash.

Part C: Fix it

Each verb does not agree with its subject. Write the sentence again correctly.

13.The girls was laughing.

Answer: The girls were laughing.

The girls is more than one, so we use were.

14.My cat have green eyes.

Answer: My cat has green eyes.

My cat is one animal, so we use has.

15.We is ready to go.

Answer: We are ready to go.

With we, we use are.

16.The flowers grows fast.

Answer: The flowers grow fast.

The flowers is more than one, so the verb has no -s: grow.

Part D: Your turn

17.Your turn: write two sentences about a group of animals and two about just one animal. Check that every verb agrees.

Model answer: The ducks are swimming. They have orange feet. The frog is green. It has long legs.

Success criteria:

  • Two sentences about a group and two about one animal
  • Every verb agrees with its subject
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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