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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Your friend (talk/talks) too much.

2. His sister (swim/swims) well.

3. He (cook/cooks) dinner for his family.

4. The children (walks/walk) to school every day.

5. A child (run/runs) to his mother when he sees her.

6. The man in the blue shirt (look/looks) like your uncle.

7. Many farmers in India (is/are) poor.

8. The fishermen (work/works) all night.

9. Tom and Jerry (look/looks) happy together.

10. All three brothers (play/plays) musical instruments.

11. He and his brother (is/are) going to the circus.

12. Each of the girls (look/looks) good in a salwar suit.

13. Each of the ministers (travel/travels) a lot.

14. Nobody in the class (has/have) the answer.

15. Several sheep (is/are) sick.

16. No one (give/gives) the old lady any help.

17. One of the players (is/are) hurt.

18. Every member of the family (was/were) present.

19. No one but Asha (has/have) been to Sikkim before.

Let’s Play
Practise subject–verb agreement by having a conversation with your partner. You may

talk about your likes and dislikes using the simple present tense. You may start like:
You: Hi, . Would you like to have some pasta?
Your partner: Thanks for asking, but I don’t like pasta. I have some sandwiches.
Would you like to try one?

You: Wow! I love . Who makes ?
Your partner: My mum
You can think of other topics and have a conversation to practise subject–verb
agreement.

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