Notes

Use is, was and has with singular subjects.

Use are, were and have with plural subjects.

The determiners each and every is used with is, has and was.

Collective nouns are also used with is, was and has.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

1. The sun …………………. in the east. (rise / rises)
2. My mother …………………….. beautiful sweaters. (knit / knits)
3. The children ………………………. in the garden. (is playing / are playing)
4. What …………………….. you doing there? (is / are)
5. Where ……………………… they going? (is / are)
6. It …………………… raining hard. (is / are)
7. The birds …………………….. on that tree. (live / lives)
8. I ……………………. for my brother. (wait / am waiting)
9. She …………………… the first prize. (is winning / has won / have won)
10. Every student …………………….. come. (has / have)
11. A bunch of grapes ……………………. hanging from the vine. (was / were)
12. Each student ……………………. given an assignment. (was / were)

Answers

1. rises, 2. knits, 3. are, 4. are, 5. are, 6. is, 7. live, 8. am, 9. has, 10. has, 11. was, 12. was

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