Subject–Verb Agreement: Multiple Choice

Choose the verb form that agrees with the subject and fits the time of each sentence. Your first choice counts.

1. My laptop and my phone _____ been charging properly since I dropped my bag.

2. The noise from the roadworks outside our flats _____ driving me mad at the moment.

3. Everyone in my evening classes _____ already bought a ticket for the end-of-term party.

4. Every seat on the train _____ taken, so we stood all the way to Leeds.

5. The trains to the airport _____ run after midnight, so we'll need a taxi home.

6. Nothing on the menu at our local café _____ very healthy these days, but my friends and I still go there every week.

7. One of the lights in our kitchen _____ stopped working, so I'll have to call an electrician.

8. When we moved in, the instructions for the washing machine _____ only in German, so we had to guess.

9. _____ your brother and his girlfriend still live in Bristol?

10. Each player in the two teams _____ given a medal after last Sunday's final.

11. I've got two older sisters, and both _____ still much taller than me.

12. _____ the parcels from your online order arrived yet?

13. My friends have dogs too, but few _____ as lazy as ours.

14. The little shop between the two cafés _____ sell newspapers any more.

15. One of my neighbours _____ in hospital for two weeks last winter, so my son and I fed the cat.

16. _____ the bus from the station to the beaches run on Sundays?

17. Your scarf and your gloves _____ still wet when I checked this morning, so wear mine today.

18. _____ the boots by the front door yours?

19. I've asked my neighbours about the strange noise at night. Several _____ heard it too, but nobody knows what it is.

20. The woman who teaches my children the piano _____ moving to Canada next month, so we need a new teacher.