It is not applicable for English language but it is for some other languages. For example in the french language if the subject consists of more than one person or thing, then the verb takes a plural form. Bellow are some examples for the verb " think" which is "penser" in French
in the present form
Singular
Je pense = I think
tu penses = you think ( one person or thing as subject)
il pense = he thinks
Plural
Nous pensons = we think
vous pensez = you think ( two people, two things or more as subject)
ils pensent = they think
And this rule applies to all verbs in French.
A singular verb ends with a "s" and the rule is that if u have a singular subject (noun), you must have a singular verb.
EX: John runs to the store. (John is the subject an runs is the verb).
Singular verbs are verbs that describe the action of a singular noun.
For example, "The cat runs." "Cat" is singular, therefore the verb, "run," must be singular. To make run singular we add -s = runs.
Whereas a plural verb describes the action of a plural noun: "The cats run."
The singular verb is identified by the -s marker of the third person present indicative: is, has, does etc. Also am, the first person present indicative of to be is always singular. All other forms may be singular or plural.
Present, singular, first person - I play, I go, I sleep, I eat
Present singular, second person - you play, you go, you sleep, you eat
Present singular third person - he plays, she, goes, it sleeps, he eats
These are all simple present singulars. There are also present progressives (I am playing, you are going, she is sleeping) and present perfectives(I have gone, you have played, it has eaten), but that's getting more complicated.
Basically a verb is "present" if it is in the present tense as opposed the the past tense (as far as present perfectives, the verb you look at is, in this case, the have/has, not the main verb, but don't worry about that). A verb is "singular" if the subject it is referring to singular (I, you, he, she, the house, water, a lamp, etc.) as opposed to plural (we, you guys, the houses, etc.)
singular verbs
am - I am very happy.
is - He is happy. The teacher is happy.
was - I was happy. He was happy. The teacher is happy.
verb+s - He likes ice cream. The teacher likes ice cream.
has - He has a happy dog.
does - She does nothing all day.
Plural verbs
are - They are very happy.
have - They have a new car.
do - They do nothing all day
A singular verb has one subject, e.g. she is here. A plural verb has more than one subject, e.g. He and she are here
i
IS: third person singular of the verb TO BE. Is is a copula.
No, it is a verb. It is the present tense, third person singular of the verb "to prefer."
is laughing = the verb phrase. is = present tense singular be verb laughing = present participle of laugh
The word "are" is a verb. It is the plural present tense of the verb to be. The singular form is the word "is."
No it is a verb (the third person singular present indicative of 'be'): I am You are He is (It is)
Where does the use of "am" in the present tense singular of the verb originate?
The present form of the verb "be" is "am" for first person singular (I), "is" for third person singular (he/she/it), and "are" for plural (we/you/they).
The first person singular present form of the verb "to be" is "am."
IS: third person singular of the verb TO BE. Is is a copula.
The verb "is" is the singular, third person, present tense conjugation of the verb "to be." The forms are: He is / She is / It is
The verb 'was' is the past tense verb for a first and third person singular subject. The present tense of was is am and is.Examples (present, singular subject):I am... (I was)You are... (you were)He/she/it is... (he/she/it was)Examples (present, plural subject):We are... (we were)You are... (your were)They are...(they were)
The verb 'is' is the present singular tense of the word are. She is going to the store. The verb 'are' is the present plural tense of the word is. They are going shopping. Note: Both is and are are known of the Present Tense Verb "To Be"
No, it is a verb. It is the present tense, third person singular of the verb "to prefer."
No, the word "is" is not an adjective. It is a verb that functions as the third-person singular form of the verb "to be."
Stands is the third person singular conjugation in the present tense of the verb to stand
The present perfect singular of the verb "to place" is "I have placed".
The verb 'was' is the past tense verb for a first and third person singular subject. The present tense of was is am and is.Examples (present, singular subject):I am... (I was)You are... (you were)He/she/it is... (he/she/it was)Examples (present, plural subject):We are... (we were)You are... (your were)They are...(they were)