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Verb Tenses #1
Verb Tenses
Question | Answer |
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What is a regular verb? | A verb that forms past and past participle by adding -d or -ed |
What is an irregular verb? | A verb that forms past and past participle in some other way other than adding -d or -ed |
What is a participle? | It is a form of a verb that can be used as an adjective, ends in -ed (Past) or -ing (Present) |
What are the 4 principal parts of verbs? | 1.Base Form (to)= present or infinitive 2.Present Participle (-ing) with "to be"3.Past (one word) -d/-ed4.Past Participle (has/have + -ed/-d) |
What does tense mean in grammar? | Time |
Which tense will have WILL or SHALL as helping verbs? | Future |
What do most verbs do to form the past tense? | add -d or-ed |
Which tense will have singular verbs ending in -s? | Present |
What do we call the 4 parts of verbs used to make the tenses? | Principal parts |
Which verb form/part ends in -ing? | Present participle |
What are the 4 ways irregular verbs form the past and past participle ? | 1.stay the same ex.hurt2.change a vowel ex.know-knew3.change a consonant ex.make-made4.change both a consonant and a vowel ex.go-went |
What do we call a listing of all forms of a verb? | Conjugation |
What is the starting point for all verb tenses? | Base/infinitive (to form) |
What are the 6 tenses? | 1.Past 2.Present 3.Future 4.Past Perfect 5.Present Perfect 6.Future Perfect |