Master the Right Form of Verbs for exams like SSC, HSC, or competitive tests with these 5 essential rules. They serve as the foundation for sentence building and fill-in-the-blank grammar questions. [1, 2, 3]
1. Subject-Verb Agreement
A verb must agree with its subject in number and person. [1]
Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Specific adverbs indicate the exact tense required. [1]
Rule: If a sentence contains words indicating general or habitual time (always, regularly, daily, sometimes, generally), it takes the Present Indefinite Tense.