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Business Verb
Section 4.2 Verbs
Question | Answer |
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Verbs are the (blank) of the sentence | Core. |
A verb describes a subject's (blank), (blank), or (blank) | action, condition, state of being |
Think verb as the (blank) of the sentences | motor |
Verb phrase | two or more verbs that work together as one verb. Allows us to speak express our meaning exactly |
Auxiliary verbs | helping verbs |
Where the the main verb in a phrase verb? | the last verb is the main verb. |
the principal parts of verbs are use to | express the time of action, or tense, of the verbs. |
The 4 principal parts are | the present, the past, the past participle, and the present participle |
Always be sure to use a (blank) verb with the past participle verbs. | helping |
Present tense of lie | lie |
Past tense of lie | lay |
Past participle of lie | lain |
Present participle of lie | lying |
Present tense of lay | lay |
Past tense of lay | laid |
Past participle of lay | laid |
Present participle of lay | laying |
When do you use the verb lie? | When the subject is doing the reclining |
Use lie or lay when a sentence requires the past participle with a "being" verb helper - was, were, be, or been? | Lay. Ex: This foundation for our new warehouse was laid yesterday. |
Past tense for rise. Past participle? Present participle? | rose, risen, rising |
Use the verb lie, sit, or rise when the subject is (blank) | reclining |