Why do verbs need to be pluralised when you are using a name at the beginning, but not when you use 'You' at...





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Examples:



'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'



'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'



Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!










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    Who said the verb is being pluralized?

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday











  • Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

    – Jim
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  • I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday


















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Examples:



'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'



'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'



Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!










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    Who said the verb is being pluralized?

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday











  • Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

    – Jim
    yesterday











  • I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday














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Examples:



'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'



'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'



Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!










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Examples:



'You like cake.'
and
'Lucas likes cake.'



'You run fast.'
and
'John runs fast.'



Why are the verbs pluralised when the name is used? Thanks!







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  • 1





    Who said the verb is being pluralized?

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday











  • Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

    – Jim
    yesterday











  • I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday














  • 1





    Who said the verb is being pluralized?

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday











  • Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

    – Jim
    yesterday











  • I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

    – Hot Licks
    yesterday








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Who said the verb is being pluralized?

– Hot Licks
yesterday





Who said the verb is being pluralized?

– Hot Licks
yesterday













Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

– Jim
yesterday





Do you mean: Why are verbs conjugated and why do conjugations differ based on person?

– Jim
yesterday













I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

– Hot Licks
yesterday





I run, you run, he runs. I am, you are, he is. First, second, and third person singular. We run, you run, they run. We are, you are, they are. First, second, and third person plural.

– Hot Licks
yesterday










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The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.



Example:



I run
You run
He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
We run
You run
They run





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    The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.



    Example:



    I run
    You run
    He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
    We run
    You run
    They run





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      The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.



      Example:



      I run
      You run
      He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
      We run
      You run
      They run





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        The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.



        Example:



        I run
        You run
        He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
        We run
        You run
        They run





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        The s, on the end of the verb is not the form of plural, as it would be for nouns (e.g. books). It is the standard verb conjugation stating that when in present tense, third person, singular, you need to add an s to the end of the verb.



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        I run
        You run
        He/she/it runs <- only need to change here
        We run
        You run
        They run






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