Writing Centre & Academic Communications May 17, 2018 Handout Verb Tenses Writing Centre & Academic Communications May 17, 2018 Handout There are 12 main verb tenses in English and each serves a distinct purpose.
Writing Centre & Academic Communications May 17, 2018 Handout Subject-Verb Agreement Writing Centre & Academic Communications May 17, 2018 Handout The verb and the subject within a sentence must agree in number. Thus, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.