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BASIC GRAMMAR TUTORIALS SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: IN ENGLISH: Verbs are words that express actions or states of being. The endings of most present-tense verbs in English change only when the subject, or the doer of the action, is he, she, it, or a proper name like Marion. This is called subject-verb agreement. With these subjects, an –s is added at the end of the verb. I sing we sing you sing you sing he, she, it sings they sing A. Underline the subjects in the following English sentences. Then go back and underline the verb that goes with each subject. Two of the verbs end in an –s because they go with a singular subject. Circle those two endings. 1. We ride our bikes to school sometimes. 2. Gary rides his bike to school, too. 3. Jeannette and Sandra like football. 4. Sandra likes school, too. 5. You and Peter go to the movies on Fridays. 6. I play sports after school. BASIC GRAMMAR TUTORIALS IN FRENCH: French verb forms vary much more than English verb forms, but they follow predictable patterns. Once you learn the pattern of a group of verbs, you’ll know how to form other verbs within that group. For example, if you know the forms of aimer, an – er verb, you can use hundreds of verbs that end in –er. Look at the endings of the verb forms for aimer. j’aime nous aimons tu aimes vous aimez il/elle aime ills / elle aiment To use any of the many other –er verbs like aimer, just take off the –er at the end of the verb, and add the ending you need. Make sure the ending is the one that goes with the subject of the sentence. For example, if je (or j’) is the subject of the verb, the ending you add will be –e. A. Underline the subject and the verb in the following French sentences. Then go back and circle the ending of each verb. 1. Tu aimes bien l’école? 2. Micheline adore les maths. 3. Les amis parlent au téléphone. 4. J’étudie les maths. 5. Nous adorons les vacances. 6. M. et Mme Blanchard, vous regardez la télé? BASIC GRAMMAR TUTORIALS IN GERMAN: German verb forms vary much more than English verb forms, but they follow predictable patterns. Once you learn the pattern of a group of verbs, you’ll know how to form other verbs within that group. For example, if you know the forms of regular verbs, you can use hundreds of verbs. Look at the endings of the regular verb forms for spielen. ich spiele wir spielen du spielst ihr spielt er / sie / es spielt sie / Sie spielen To use any of the many regular verbs like spielen, just take off the –en at the end of the verb, and add the ending you need. Make sure the ending is the one that goes with the subject of the sentence. For example, if ich is the subject of the verb, the ending you add will be –e. A. Underline the subject and the verb in the following German sentences. Then go back and circle the ending of each verb. 1. Wir spielen Tennis. 2. Du kaufst ein neues Auto. 3. Tobias geht in die Schule. 4. Herr und Frau Müller, hören Sie gerne Musik? 5. Ich singe am Montag. 6. Es wohnt in dem Wald. BASIC GRAMMAR TUTORIALS IN SPANISH: Spanish verb forms vary much more than English verb forms, but they follow predictable patterns. Once you learn the pattern of a group of verbs, you’ll know how to form other verbs within that group. For example, if you know the forms of hablar, an –ar ending verb, you can use hundreds of regular verbs that end in –ar. Look at the endings of the verb forms for hablar. yo hablo (I speak) tú hablas (you speak) nosotros hablan (we speak) informal Usted, él, ella habla formal (you speak; he, she speaks) vosotros habláis (all of you speak) Ustedes, ellos, ellas hablan (all of you speak; they speak To use any of the many other –ar verbs like hablar, just take off the –ar at the end of the verb, and add the ending you need. Make sure the ending is the one that goes with the subject of the sentence. For example, if “yo” (I in English) is the subject of the verb, the ending you add will be -o. These kinds of endings in Spanish are personal endings that must agree with each of the different personal subjects. A. Underline the subject and the verb in the following Spanish sentences. One line for the subject, two lines for the verbs. Then go back and circle the personal ending of each verb. 1. Nosotros montamos en bicicleta a veces. 2. Yo hablo español en mi clase. 3. Lupe y Julio miran la televisión por 3 horas todos los días. 4. Sandra lava su coche los sábados. 5. Usted y Pedro estudian los lunes. 6. Tú practicas deportes después de la escuela.