The plural form for the verb "needs" is "need". For example, "He needs help" becomes "They need help".
"Needs" can act as either a verb or a noun. As a verb, it is used as the third person singular form as in, "He needs help." As a noun, it can act as a plural count noun: "He has many needs."
plural verb - were plural subject - boys The boys were hungry
Are is a plural present be verb. We are walking home. Were is a plural past be verb. They were looking for me. Have is a plural main verb or auxiliary verb. They have a dog. They have had a dog for years.
Yes, when the subject is plural, you should use a plural verb to maintain subject-verb agreement. This means that the verb should agree in number with the subject, so if the subject is plural, the verb should be too.
No. Verbs do not have a plural form. The verb "were" is the past tense of is or are.
No. *** Sometimes. 'Needs' as a verb (a child needs shoes) is not a plural. But 'needs' as a noun is indeed a plural ( A person's basic needs are food shelter water and clothing.)
"Needs" can act as either a verb or a noun. As a verb, it is used as the third person singular form as in, "He needs help." As a noun, it can act as a plural count noun: "He has many needs."
The word "needs" is a verb and a noun.The verb "needs" is the third person, singular present of the verb to need.Example: Junior needs a new pair of shoes.The noun "needs" is the plural form of the singular noun need.Example: The church has an emergency fund for the needs of the parishioners.
plural verb - were plural subject - boys The boys were hungry
Are is a plural present be verb. We are walking home. Were is a plural past be verb. They were looking for me. Have is a plural main verb or auxiliary verb. They have a dog. They have had a dog for years.
Pronouns that take a plural verb are: we, you, they, and these; and any combination of singular pronouns will take a plural verb, such as 'You and I...'.
Yes, when the subject is plural, you should use a plural verb to maintain subject-verb agreement. This means that the verb should agree in number with the subject, so if the subject is plural, the verb should be too.
No. Verbs do not have a plural form. The verb "were" is the past tense of is or are.
Pronouns that take a plural verb are: we, you, they, and these; and any combination of singular pronouns will take a plural verb, such as 'You and I...'.
Agreement between subject and verb means that both are the same person and tense. This is especially important and inflected languages such as Latin, French, Italian etc. These languages have conjugation forms for person and tense and the subject and verb need to agree.
No. The verb or helper verb "has" is singular. Plural nouns (and I and you) use "have."
The carpet needs cleaning - singular noun, verb has an -sThe carpets need cleaning - plural noun, verb has no-sShe does the cooking - singular subjectThey do the cooking - plural subject.The bin is empty - singular subject / singular be verbThe bins are empty - plural subject / plural be verbThe bin was empty - singular subject / singular past be verbThe bins were empty - plural subject / plural past be verb