Question

Which verb form correctly completes the sentence? Is the verb singular or plural?
The batteries in our cell phones __________ to charge.
a. need, singular
b. needs, plural
c. needs, singular
d. need, plural

Answer 1

D. Need, Plural

It is plural because it is talking about more than one subject (batteries).

Answer 2

The batteries in our cell phones need to charge.  
The verb is singular since the noun used ‘batteries’ is plural.  
Verbs are simply known as the ‘action’ words – may it be mental, physical or mechanical. When verbs are paired with auxiliaries (helping verbs), they are known as verb phrase. These helping verbs always go first before the actual verb. Perfect tenses serves a portraying the verb or the action word as something that already happened or is completed, thus the term ‘perfect’. If it is present perfect tense, it means that the action was already done relatively to the present (has/have with past participle). If it is past perfect tense, action is already finished relatively to the past (had with past participle and if it is future perfect tense, action is complete relatively to the future (will have with past participle