Subject Verb Agreement - Teach On - Free Printable

Let's solve each question in the Subject-Verb Agreement worksheet step by step. The goal is to choose the correct verb form that agrees with the subject in number (singular or plural) and tense.

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1. Rabbits ______ carrots.

- Options: liking, like, likes
- Subject: "Rabbits" → plural
- Tense: Present simple
- Plural subjects take plural verbs → "like"
- ✔ Correct answer: like

> *Rabbits like carrots.*

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2. Ramu ______ the ball.

- Options: threw, throw, throwing
- Subject: "Ramu" → singular (person)
- Tense: Past tense (based on context; "threw" is past, "throw" is present, "throwing" is present participle)
- But no time marker given — however, "threw" is the only past tense form.
- Since there’s no indication of continuous action, we assume a completed action.
- ✔ Correct answer: threw

> *Ramu threw the ball.*

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3. The dog ______ his bone.

- Options: chewed, chew, chewing
- Subject: "The dog" → singular
- Tense: Past tense implied (commonly used in past narratives)
- "Chewed" is past tense, correct for a singular subject.
- ✔ Correct answer: chewed

> *The dog chewed his bone.*

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4. She ______ her backpack.

- Options: lose, losing, lost
- Subject: "She" → singular
- Tense: Past tense (lost), present (lose), or progressive (losing)
- "Lost" is the past tense of "lose", which fits best in general usage.
- "Lose" is present, but not correct here without context.
- "Losing" is present participle — needs auxiliary verb ("is losing").
- ✔ Correct answer: lost

> *She lost her backpack.*

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5. The dog ______ on my bed.

- Options: sleep, slept, sleeping
- Subject: "The dog" → singular
- Tense: Past (implied by context — likely describing something that happened)
- "Slept" is past tense, correct for singular subject.
- "Sleep" is present, "sleeping" is present participle.
- ✔ Correct answer: slept

> *The dog slept on my bed.*

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6. He ______ the ball.

- Options: hit, hitting, hitted
- Subject: "He" → singular
- Tense: Past tense
- "Hit" is the past tense of "hit" — it's an irregular verb: hit → hit → hit
- "Hitted" is incorrect (not a real word).
- "Hitting" is present participle.
- ✔ Correct answer: hit

> *He hit the ball.*

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7. The baby ______ last night.

- Options: cry, cried, crying
- Subject: "The baby" → singular
- Time phrase: "last night" → clearly indicates past tense
- So we need the past tense of "cry" → "cried"
- ✔ Correct answer: cried

> *The baby cried last night.*

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8. The owl ______ all day.

- Options: sleep, sleeps, sleeping
- Subject: "The owl" → singular
- Time phrase: "all day" → suggests ongoing action in present
- So this is present simple, but note: "sleeps" is singular present, "sleep" is plural/present base.
- "Sleeping" is present participle — needs auxiliary verb ("is sleeping").
- Since no auxiliary is given, use simple present: "sleeps"
- ✔ Correct answer: sleeps

> *The owl sleeps all day.*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. like
2. threw
3. chewed
4. lost
5. slept
6. hit
7. cried
8. sleeps

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🔍 Summary of Rules Used:

- Subject-verb agreement: Singular subjects take singular verbs; plural subjects take plural verbs.
- Tense matters: Use past tense when time words like "last night," "yesterday," or actions are completed.
- Irregular verbs: e.g., "hit" → "hit" (not "hitted"), "go" → "went", etc.
- Present progressive requires "is/are + verb-ing" — so standalone "-ing" forms are usually incorrect unless part of a continuous tense.

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