Let’s go sentence by sentence and pick the correct present tense verb.
Remember:
- If the subject is
he, she, it, or a singular noun (like “the baby”, “the police car”), we usually add
-s to the verb.
- If the subject is
I, you, we, they, or plural nouns (like “my friends”, “the dogs”), we use the base form of the verb — no -s.
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1. She ______ to the store.
→ “She” = third person singular → needs
-s →
walks
2. My friends ______ at the park.
→ “My friends” = plural → no -s →
play
3. The baby ______ across the floor.
→ “The baby” = singular → needs
-s →
crawls
4. The police cars ______ down the road.
→ “Police cars” = plural → no -s →
speed
5. I ______ lots of books over the summer.
→ “I” = first person → no -s →
read
6. He ______ the ball across the field.
→ “He” = third person singular → needs
-s →
kicks
7. The dogs ______ each other.
→ “Dogs” = plural → no -s →
chase
8. The family ______ on the airplane.
→ “Family” can be tricky! But here, it’s treated as one group → singular → needs
-s →
flies
Wait — let’s double-check that last one. In American English, “family” is often treated as singular when acting together. So yes — “flies” is correct.
But looking back at the worksheet options for #8:
It shows “fly” and “flies”. Since “the family” is singular →
flies
Actually — wait! Let me check again. The original image has 8 sentences? No — in the user’s image, there are only 7 lines shown on the right side. Let me recount based on what’s visible:
Right-side worksheet has:
1. She ___ to the store.
2. My friends ___ at the park.
3. The baby ___ across the floor.
4. The police cars ___ down the road.
5. I ___ lots of books over the summer.
6. He ___ the ball across the field.
7. The dogs ___ each other.
That’s 7 sentences. The left side had 8, but the right side (which seems to be the main task) has 7.
So let’s solve those 7:
1. She → walks
2. My friends → play
3. The baby → crawls
4. The police cars → speed
5. I → read
6. He → kicks
7. The dogs → chase
All match subject-verb agreement rules.
Final Answer:
1. walks
2. play
3. crawls
4. speed
5. read
6. kicks
7. chase
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of present tense worksheet.