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Tenses & subject-verb agreement

Junior High 6 questions
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What tenses & subject-verb agreement means

This skill helps you choose the right verb form for the time in a sentence. It also helps you match the verb with the subject so your English sounds clear and correct.

What you will practise

  • Choose present, past, or continuous verb forms
  • Match singular subjects with singular verbs
  • Match plural subjects with plural verbs
  • Spot tense clues such as yesterday or now
  • Correct sentences with subject-verb errors

Before you start

You should already know common verbs and basic subjects and pronouns like he, she, it, and they. It also helps if you can tell singular from plural nouns.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Choose the correct form: “She ____ to school every day.”

  • go
  • goes
  • going
  • gone
Answer: goes

Working: A singular subject (she) takes the verb form “goes” in the present simple.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Using a plural verb with a singular subject, such as saying 'She go' instead of 'She goes'.
  • Ignoring time words like 'now' or 'every day' and choosing the wrong tense.
  • Forgetting that some plural subjects need 'are' in the present continuous tense.
  • Changing only the subject or only the verb, instead of checking both together.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabusBECE

In Junior High School, this topic normally appears in grammar and usage work as part of sentence structure and verb forms. It supports the language skills you need for BECE-style English questions that test tense choice and agreement.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other JHS Grammar & Usage skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

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Exams that assess tenses & subject-verb agreement

Junior High work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

BECEBECE practice questionsFree BECE practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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