THE IMPORTANT OF

'S'
IN ENGLISH
BY:
PN. MAHFUZAH BINTI S.M.J DULKAMAN
H.I.P CO-ORDINATER
SMA MAAHAD AL MASHOOR AL ISLAMI
WHEN DO YOU USE 'S'????

SINGULAR
OR
PLURAL???
NOUNS
VS
VERBS
• WHAT IS NOUN??:
• Definitions
• A noun is a word or set of words for a person, place, thing, or idea.
• There are common nouns and proper nouns.
• Common nouns are words for a general class of people, places, things, and ideas
(man, city, award, honesty).
• Proper nouns are name of specific people, places, and things (Joe, Chicago,
Academy Award).

• WHAT IS VERB??:
• Definitions
• A verb is a word or set of words that shows action (runs, is going, has been
painting); feeling (loves, envies); or state of being (am, are, is, have been, was,
seem)
NOUNS
VERBS
SINGULAR VERBS PLURAL VERBS
READS READ
EATS EAT
SWIMS SWIM
TALKS TALK
WRITES WRITE
SINGS SING
PLAYS PLAY
SITS SIT
DANCES DANCE
SLEEPS SLEEP
IN GENERAL........
• SINGULAR NOUN = S
• SINGULAR VERBS = S

• PLURAL NOUN = S
• PLURAL VERBS = S
 PRESENT PAST
AM WAS
I HAVE HAD
GO WENT
PLAY DID
HE/SHE IS WAS

THE BOY HAS HAD

IT GOES WENT

DOES DID

PLAYS/SWIMS/RUNS PLAYED/SWAM/RAN
THEY ARE WERE

WE HAVE HAD

THE BOYS GO WENT

DO DID

PLAY/SWIM/RUN PLAYED/SWAM/RAN
 PRESENT PAST
AM WAS
I HAVE HAD
GO WENT
DID
HE/SHE IS WAS

THE BOY HAS HAD

IT GOES WENT

SATU/SEORANG/S DOES DID

PLAYS/SWIMS/RUNS PLAYED/SWAM/RAN
THEY ARE WERE

WE HAVE HAD

THE BOYS GO WENT

DO DID
A BANYAK/XS
PLAY/SWIM/RUN PLAYED/SWAM/RAN