Verbs

A verb can show existence, action or occurrence.

Examples :

Singular subject - Singular Verb
Plural Subject - Plural Verb

Subject Verb Agreement

The subject and verb in a sentence must always match. This is called subject-verb agreement.

Read this table to know more about the usage of singular verb
Uses of singular verb	Examples
With singular countable nouns	The table is broken.
With uncountable nouns	The sugar in the bowl is not enough.
With collective nouns that are taken to be singular	A herd of cows is grazing there.
With numbers like money, weight and distance	Twenty kilometers is a long distance to cover on foot.
With subjects' names	Physics is my favourite subject.

Read this table to know more about the usage of plural verb
Uses of plural verb	Examples
With plural countable nouns	Those tables are broken.
With two singular nouns joined by 'and'	Ritu and Renu are good friends.
With nouns that are always plural	My trousers are torn.
With collective nouns that are taken to be plural	The teams have flown for Chennai.
With 'I' as the subject	I sing loudly.

A transitive verb takes an object.

Intransitive verbs do not take objects.

But the same verb can be used as transitive and intransitive.

Examples :
Verbs used intransitively	Verbs used transitively
Grandmother bakes well.	Grandmother bakes bread.
The artist painted today.	The artist painted a portrait today.
She kicked hard.	She kicked The ball hard.

Modals are helping verbs.
Will, would, can, could, may, might, etc., are called modal verbs.
We use modals to ask someone to do something, ask for permission and express possibility or ability, etc.
These are not affected by singular or plural subjects.

Modals can not be used alone but with a main verb.

will/would
Usage	Examples
We use will and would to - ask someone to do something make a suggestion or offer to do something	Will you shut the door, please? Would you like me to clear the table?
Will is used to express determination or willingness to do something.	I will work hard.

can/could
Usage	Examples
We use can to - show ability give permission	She can paint well. You can use my colours for today.
We use can/could to - ask for permission make a suggestion	Can/Could I use your pencil? I can/could help you if you like.

may/might
Usage	Examples
We use may to - ask for permission give permission say something which is likely to happen in the future	May I go out to play? You may go out to play. It may/might rain tonight.