English grammar
Everybody knows — a singular verb
Talk about everyone, everything and each thing.
From the scene Everybody knew
In short
Everybody and everyone take a singular verb: everybody knew, everybody is here. All of us takes a plural verb.
Your turn
Which one goes with suspect + person?
Options: you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of") · everybody knew (singular verb) · every day
Show answer
suspect + person → you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of")
How it works
Everybody / everyone take a singular verb even though they mean many people: everybody knew, everybody is here.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) on this street are a little strange.
Options: All we · All of us · Everybody of us
Show answer
All of us on this street are a little strange.
Todos en esta calle somos un poco raros.
Good to know
All of us takes a plural verb: all of us are a little strange. Say all of us are or we're all, NOT "all we are".
Good to know
Suspect takes the person straight after it: you suspected everyone.
everybody + singular verb everybody knew (singular verb)
Elena
He’s a sleepwalker. Everybody knew!
Es sonámbulo. ¡Todo el mundo lo sabía!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
He’s a sleepwalker. (blank)!
Options: Everybody knew · You suspected everyone · Every day
Show answer
Elena
He’s a sleepwalker. Everybody knew!
Es sonámbulo. ¡Todo el mundo lo sabía!
suspect + person you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of")
Your turn
What goes with you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of")?
Options: each day, one by one · suspect + person · everybody + singular verb
Show answer
you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of") → suspect + person
each day, one by one every day
Javi
Yes. Every day, a new job.
Sí. Cada día, un trabajo nuevo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes. (blank), a new job.
Options: Every day · Everybody knew · You suspected everyone
Show answer
Javi
Yes. Every day, a new job.
Sí. Cada día, un trabajo nuevo.
all of us + plural verb all of us are… (NOT "all we are")
Your turn
What goes with all of us are… (NOT "all we are")?
Options: everybody + singular verb · suspect + person · all of us + plural verb
Show answer
all of us are… (NOT "all we are") → all of us + plural verb
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| everybody + singular verb | everybody knew (singular verb) |
|---|---|
| suspect + person | you suspected everyone (NOT "suspected of") |
| each day, one by one | every day |
| all of us + plural verb | all of us are… (NOT "all we are") |
More lines from the story
- ElenaAll of us on this street are a little strange.Todos en esta calle somos un poco raros.
- ElenaWell... almost everyone.Bueno... de casi todos.
- JaviHey, I work here now, at the pastry shop.Oigan, yo trabajo aquí ahora, en la pastelería.
- NuriaWe caught the thief. It was Don Ramón.Pillamos al ladrón. Era Don Ramón.