Subject-verb agreement : - Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person, and gender of the subject; in English, the verb needs to match just the number and sometimes the person . Subject-verb agreement, also called “subject-verb concord,” refers to matching the subject and verb of a sentence in tense, aspect, and mood (abbreviated as TAM), which translates to number, person, and gender.

Usage of Past Tense in Subject Verb Agreement:

As you know a verb must always agree with its subject in number. A singular subject requires a singular verb; a plural subject requires a plural verb.

In the use of past tense, the verb form will generally look the same whether you have a singular or plural subject. Let’s take a look at some examples.

A)   A sentence with a singular subject in the past tense would be expressed as:

• The child waved at me.

In the question : -

1. You _________ to your mother yesterday.

In this sentence , the subject is plural and in the past tense the third form of talk is used which is talked and the past tense verb is same both in singular or plural verb

2. Mary ____________ the doctor.

In this sentence , the subject is plural and in the past tense the third form of visit is used which is visited and the past tense verb is same both in singular or plural verb

3. The behavior of the students ___________ excellent .

In this sentence , the subject is plural which is students so we use past form of be which is were .

Thus , the Correct Option is B , which is 1. Talked 2. Visited 3. Were .

Subject-verb agreement : - Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person, and gender of the subject; in English, the verb needs to match just the number and sometimes the person . Subject-verb agreement, also called “subject-verb concord,” refers to matching the subject and verb of a sentence in tense, aspect, and mood (abbreviated as TAM), which translates to number, person, and gender.

Usage of Past Tense in Subject Verb Agreement:

As you know a verb must always agree with its subject in number. A singular subject requires a singular verb; a plural subject requires a plural verb.

In the use of past tense, the verb form will generally look the same whether you have a singular or plural subject. Let’s take a look at some examples.

A)   A sentence with a singular subject in the past tense would be expressed as:

• The child waved at me.

NOTE :  An exception is the verb “to be.”  When talking about the past, the to be verb changes its form again. This is how it looks with the different subject pronouns.

• I was tired this morning .

In the question : -

1. I __________ scolded by my teacher .

In this sentence , the subject is singular which is I so we use past form of be which is was .

2. He __________ founded guilty by the judge .

In this sentence , the subject is singular which is He so we use past form of be which is was .

3. He ___________ loved by his parents a lot .

In this sentence , the subject is plural which is he so we use past form of be which is was .

Thus , the Correct Option is D , which is 1. Was 2. Was 3. Was .

Subject-verb agreement : - Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person, and gender of the subject; in English, the verb needs to match just the number and sometimes the person . Subject-verb agreement, also called “subject-verb concord,” refers to matching the subject and verb of a sentence in tense, aspect, and mood (abbreviated as TAM), which translates to number, person, and gender.

Usage of Past Tense in Subject Verb Agreement:

As you know a verb must always agree with its subject in number. A singular subject requires a singular verb; a plural subject requires a plural verb.

In the use of past tense, the verb form will generally look the same whether you have a singular or plural subject. Let’s take a look at some examples.

A)   A sentence with a singular subject in the past tense would be expressed as:

• The child waved at me.

In the question : -

1. They was smiled at the joker .

The correct form of the above sentence is :

They smiled at the joker .

In this sentence , the subject is plural and in the past tense the third form of smile is used which is smiled and the past tense verb is same both in singular or plural verb .

2. Jack and Jill is visits the doctor .

The correct form of the above sentence is :

Jack and Jill visited the doctor .

In this sentence , the subject is plural and in the past tense the third form of visit is used which is visited and the past tense verb is same both in singular or plural verb .

Thus , the Correct Option is D , which is 1. They smiled at the joker . 2. Jack and Jill visited the doctor .