Singular and Plural Verbs

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• Examples of singular verbs
• Examples of plural verbs
• Sentences with singular and plural verbs

Verbs are conjugated in singular or plural according to the subject who carries out the action. The singular people are me you him, her and you and they are conjugated with the verb in the singular. For example: My brother I buy bread. The plural people are we, we, you, them or they and they are conjugated with the verb in plural. For example: My brothers bought bread.

• See also: Conjugated verbs

Examples of singular verbs

Examples of plural verbs

Sentences with singular and plural verbs

1. Act:
   • Singular. Juana will act in a play.
   • Plural. My sisters and I we will act in an advertisement.
2. Approve:
   • Singular. My son approved the French test.
   • Plural. All students they approved the entrance exam.
3. To practice:
   • Singular. I practiced karate several years.
   • Plural. With my classmate we practice math all weekend.
4. Order:
   • Singular. The judge ordered to the lawyer who is more concise when asking.
   • Plural. We order pizzas for dinner.
5. To have:
   • Singular. Juan have 17 cousins.
   • Plural. Ramón and Jorge have 15 years.
6. Eat:
   • Singular. Yesterday ate chicken rice.
   • Plural. Us we ate all the cookies.
7. See:
   • Singular. Next week I will see to my grandparents.
   • Plural. morning we will see Pedro Almodóvar's last film.
8. Run:
   • Singular. I run three times per week.
   • Plural. With the new coach, we run half an hour per class.
9. Cook:
   • Singular. ¿You will cook a cake for tea?
   • Plural. My uncles they will cook Only vegetarian dishes for dinner tomorrow.
10. To call:
    • Singular. How you calls?
    • Plural. My parents they call weekly.
11. to write:
    • Singular. You i wrote an e-mail to my boss to explain the situation.
    • Plural. The students they wrote an essay on the English invasions.
12. Swim:
    • Singular. She will swim a while before we go.
    • Plural. The day is beautiful, sowe will swim all afternoon.
13. Read:
    • Singular. I read all the novels of Isabel Allende.
    • Plural. The students they read The trees die standingby Alejandro Casona.
14. Want:
    • Singular. I want go home.
    • Plural. We want Tell us how your vacation was.
15. To lose:
    • Singular. No lose time and start studying.
    • Plural. If we we lose, this will be the meeting point.
16. Lack:
    • Singular. Simon short to English class.
    • Plural. Even though they missed several exhibitors, the day was very interesting.
17. Be:
    • Singular. My favorite museum it is the Louvre.
    • Plural. My two siblings are redheads.
18. Hear:
    • Singular. I heard my name, did someone call me?
    • Plural. The sound was very low, so we hear half the talk.
19. Clean:
    • Singular. ¿You will clean your room for a good time?
    • Plural. This afternoon we will clean garage.
20. Move:
    • Singular. He barely saw me, my dog moved The tail.
    • Plural. We moved the car so you can park better.
21. To rain:
    • Singular. It rained all afternoon.
    • Plural. Rained accompanying messages after knowing the news.
22. Challenge:
    • Singular. I already understood, I did not retes more.
    • Plural. The we challenge to play another game next week and they accepted.
23. Do:
    • Singular. I will do homework before my mother gets mad.
    • Plural. This weekend will a party, do you want to come?
24. to love:
    • Singular. Love the dark chocolate ice cream.
    • Plural. Before he got on the plane we told him that we love.
25. Go:
    • Singular. Anita it was to the supermarket to buy groceries.
    • Plural. Last night we went to the movies.
26. Live:
    • Singular. Ernesto lives in Spain.
    • Plural. We live on an avenue.
27. Fix:
    • Singular. The mechanic does not arrangement the car yet.
    • Plural. The children they fixed plans for tomorrow: they will go to the park to play soccer.
28. Fear:
    • Singular. No i fear ghosts.
    • Plural. Legislators they fear that the law is not sanctioned.
29. Study:
    • Singular. My father study veterinary, but never practiced.
    • Plural. The children they studied a lot for tomorrow's exam.
30. Play:
    • Singular. Romina played the piano when I was a child.
    • Plural. They touched the doorbell, who answers?

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