In English, the standard word order is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). This means the noun (object) typically comes *after* the verb.
For example:
* The cat (subject) ate (verb) the fish (object).
However, there are several cases where the noun comes before the verb:
* Questions: "What did you eat?" Here, the noun "what" comes before the verb "did eat".
* Imperative sentences (commands): "Eat your vegetables."
* Prepositional phrases: "I went to the store." While "store" is a noun, it's part of the prepositional phrase "to the store".
* Inverted sentence structures: "Never shall I forget this day."
* Emphasis: "Money I need, not advice."
So, while the noun usually follows the verb in English, there are many exceptions depending on the type of sentence or phrase.