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Grammatical Tenses
Includes questions regarding the use of specific word forms to express periods in time (past, present and future tense).
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What is the answer for "sit" in Future Tense?
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The future tense of "sit" is "will sit."
What is the furture progessive tense of soar?
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Future progressive is formed with -- will + be + present participle
The present participle of soar is soaring so present progressive of soar is:
will be soaring.
What is the comparative form of tense?
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The comparative form of "tense" is "more tense." It is used when comparing the degree of tension between two or more things or situations.
What are the tenses of the word legion?
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The word "legion" is a noun and does not have tenses like verbs. It remains the same regardless of whether referring to past, present, or future.
What do -ar -ir and -er infinitive verbs have in common in the future tense?
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In the future tense, all three types of infinitive verbs (-ar, -er, -ir) follow the same pattern of conjugation, where the endings are added to the infinitive stem. The endings for regular verbs are -é for the first person singular, -ás for the second person singular, -á for the third person singular, -emos for the first person plural, -éis for the second person plural, and -án for the third person plural.
Would You would use the imperfect tense to talk about an action that interrupts another?
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We don't use the name imperfect tense in English. The imperfect is a verb form, found in various languages, which combines past tense and imperfective aspect. It can therefore have meanings similar to the English "was walking" or "used to walk."
In English we use past continuous to show an action that happened during the time another longer action was happening eg
I was walking to work and I tripped on the curb. -- The 'longer' action is was walking, the action that interrupted the longer action is tripped which is past simple
What is the past participle of am not?
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The past participle of "am not" is "have not been."
What is the present form of fly?
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Fly -- I fly to work
Flies -- She flies to work
Flying -- We are flying to work
What is the present participle for coming?
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Coming IS the present participle of come. The present participle is always verb + ing.
What is the purpose of Past Future Tense?
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The past future tense is used to describe an event that was expected to happen in the future from a point in the past. It is often used in reported speech or to talk about past plans, expectations, or assumptions.
What is the difference between active and passive voice?
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Active voice is when the subject of a sentence performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action. In active voice, the sentence structure is subject-verb-object, while in passive voice, it is object-verb-subject. Active voice is generally clearer and more direct than passive voice.
How do i change verb into a future tense?
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To change a verb into future tense, you generally add "will" before the base form of the verb. For example, "I eat" becomes "I will eat" in the future tense.
What us the future progressive tense of prepare?
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The future progressive tense of "prepare" is "will be preparing."
What is the future tense of the verb Susan sings beautifully.?
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The future tense of the sentence "Susan sings beautifully" is "Susan will sing beautifully."
What is the past continuos tense of arrive?
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The past continuous tense of "arrive" is "was arriving" or "were arriving."
What is the past continuous tense for welding?
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The past continuous tense for "welding" is "was welding" or "were welding." For example, "I was welding the pipes together when the power went out."
What is The past continuous tense for live?
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The past continuous tense for "live" is "was living" or "were living," depending on the subject. For example: "I was living in New York last year."
What is the past continuous of not wait?
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The past continuous of "not wait" is "was not waiting" or "were not waiting." For example, "I was not waiting for the bus at that time."
What is the correct present and past participles on the verb hit?
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The present particle is always - verb + ing - so for hit that is hitting (watch the spelling).
The past participle is the same as the base verb - hit.
The forms of hit are:
base verb = hit
third person singular = hits
past = hit
past participle = hit
present participle = hitting
