Agreement in Number✏A verb must agree with its subject in _____________.

✏Number means ___________ or ______________

✏If the subject is singular (referring to one), you must use a ______________ of the verb.

✏If the subject is plural (more than one), you must use a _____________ of the verb.

You choose the correct form of the verb! Circle the correct verbs

1. He cry/cries when he think/thinks about his broken dreams.

2. They cry/cries when they think/thinks about their broken dreams.

3. My teacher believe/believes we should work every day.

4. My teachers believe/believes we should work every day.

Simple Tenses✏A tense is a ______________ that shows the _______________ of an action or condition✏Verbs have three simple tenses:

The car door opens easily.The _______________ shows that an action or

condition occurs ___________

The car door opened, and the man stepped out.

The _____________ shows that an action or

condition

The car door will open, and I will jump out.

The ____________ shows that an action or

condition

Progressive Forms✏ A progressive form of a verb expresses an action or condition in ____________.

✏Progressive forms of the three simple tenses are used to show that actions or conditions

You are writing notes about verbs.

You were reading novels earlier.

You will be cheering on the last day of school.

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Perfect Tenses✏The __________________ places an action or condition in a stretch of time leading up to the present.

Many people have rafted through the Grand Canyon.

✏The ________________ places an action or condition before another past action or condition.

After the guide had straightened the raft, we entered the rapids.

✏The ________________ places a future action or condition before another future action or condition.

We will have cleared many rapids before the trip ends.