What are singular verbs ? Definition and Examples

 What are Singular and Plural Verbs? Definition and Examples

when we join two singular nouns or pronouns with 'and' they become plural and therefore they take a plural verb. 

Singular verb - am, his, has, was, does, eats, writes, plays, etc.

Plural verbs - are, have, do, were, write, play, eat, etc.

Common verb - In Singular and Plural both  - did, had, will, shall

Irregular Singular & Plural Verbs

(present/past)

Singular verbs (he, she, it)	Plural verbs (I, you, we, they)
is	are
was	were
does	do
did	did
goes	go
went	went
have	has
had	had

Verbs that add - s

Singular (he, she,it)	Plural (I, you, we, they)
points	point
invents	invent
bakes	bake
makes	make
calls	call
agrees	agree
drops	drop
enjoys	enjoy
counts	count
forces	force
pulls	pull
stirs	stir
catches	catch
waves	wave
uses	use
pays	pay
knows	know
springs	spring
flies	fly
writes	write

Verbs that add - es

Singular (he, she, it)	Plural (I, you, we, they)
kisses	kiss
itches	itch
pitches	pitch
washes	wash
wishes	wish
catches	catch
pushes	push
guesses	guess
fixes	fix
teaches	teach
crashes	crash
waltzes	waltz
taxes	tax
attaches	attach

Singular Verbs that change from -y to -ies

Singular (he, she, it)	Plural (I, you, we, they)
carries	cry
dries	dry
try	tries
marries	marry
replies	reply
cries	cry
worries	worry
hurries	hurry
spies	spy
bullies	bully
pities	pity
defies	defy
flies	fly
applies	apply

Singular verbs that don't change from -y

Singular (he, she, it)	plural (I, you, we, they)
Pays	pay
buys	buy
obeys	obey
employs	employ
lays	lay
prays	pray
brays	bray
delays	delay
annoys	annoy
sprays	spray
plays	play
sways	sway
stays	stay
says	say

Irregular Verbs change form

Irregular verbs are verbs that change form in the past tense. example: swim - swam

there are only few verbs that fall into this category these verbs include:

Base	Singular Verb	Plural Verb
to be	is	are
to have	has	have