Everybody IS or everybody ARE?

Hi and welcome to the Espresso English podcast where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day. My name is Shayna and I'm the teacher at Espresso English. Make sure to visit the website ispressoenglish.net where you can get online courses and e-books that will help you learn English even faster. Let's get started with today's lesson. Do we say everybody is happy or everybody are happy? Even though everybody refers to multiple people it takes a singular verb. Everybody is happy. Everybody likes pizza. Not everybody likes pizza. It's the same for somebody, anybody and nobody. Somebody is stealing money from the store. Does anybody want coffee? Not do anybody. Nobody was ready for the test. Not nobody were. It's also the same for everyone, anyone, someone and no one. There's no difference. Thanks for watching and I'll talk to you tomorrow. If you want more great English lessons visit EspressoEnglish.net where you can sign up by email to receive a free e-book with 500 plus real English phrases. You'll also find online courses to help you improve your English fast even if you don't have much time to study. Keep practicing your English and I hope you have a wonderful day.