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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).
3,106 Questions
What is the Past tense and past participle of sick?
As a verb, it is normally spelled "sic". The past tense and past participle are the same: sicked.
What is the difference between in spite of and despite of?
'Despite' doesn't take 'of', and 'despite' and 'in spite of' mean the same thing;
Despite the rainy weather they went fishing.
In spite of the rainy weather they went fishing.
The only difference is the lettering of the words.
What is past participle and past tense of seek?
The past tense of "seek" is "sought" and the past participle is also "sought."
The past tense of the verb 'am' is 'was' or 'were.' The verb 'am' is derived from the verb 'to be.'
Are the past tense and past participle the same in regular verbs?
Yes, for regular verbs the past tense and past participle are the same. Both are formed by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb. For example, "talk" becomes "talked" in both the past tense and past participle.
What is the perfect tense of already occur?
Past perfect: had already occurred.
Present perfect: have/has already occurred.
Future perfect: will have already occurred.
How do you use the simple tense verbs?
To use simple tense verbs, simply conjugate the verb according to the subject and tense. In present simple tense, add an 's' for third person singular subjects (he, she, it). In past simple tense, typically add '-ed' for regular verbs or use the irregular form. In future simple tense, use 'will' + base form of the verb. Remember to use the base form of the verb for all other subjects.
What is the past tense and past participle of shed?
"Shed" is one of the so-called invariable verbs in English: Its plural present indicative, simple past, and past participle are all the same. Its only inflection is to add an "s" for the third person singular present indicative.
Is the sentence this guy and john thinks he is appropriate grammatically correct?
No, the sentence is not grammatically correct. It should be either "This guy and John think he is" (if referring to two people thinking) or "These guys and John think he is" (if referring to a group of people).
What is the past and future tense of sleep?
Past - I slept good last night.
Present - She is trying to sleep.
Future - I will sleep later.
What is the meaning of for here or to go?
"for here of to go?" is a question that restaurant employees often ask customers. They are basically asking the customers if they will eat their food in the restaurant or take it and eat it somewhere else. If food is "to go" the restaurants will often put it in disposable packaging rather than a normal plate, allowing the customer to take the food anywhere. Also, in some states food is taxed differently depending on if it is eaten on or off the restaurant's property (in California to go food is not taxed as much).
What is the past participle of check?
Checkis a regular verb so the past and past participle are both checked
What is the importance of perfect tense?
Perfect tenses are important because they signify the completion of the action or state of being signified by the principal verb of the tense, considered together with all of the parts of the complete predicate. The simple present tense, for example, is properly used for habitual actions that are likely to be repeated in the future, as well as referring to the present only. For example, the sentence, "Almost everyone in this house speaks English" can be true and have correct grammar, even if it is written by a silent person when no one in the house is actually speaking at all. Using the present perfect negates any inference of such habitual recurrence, while using the present progressive (sometimes called "present continuous") excludes any expectation of the writer or speaker that the action will not be continuing in at least the immediate future.
Similarly, using the simple past tense or simple future tense signifies that an action or state of being occurred in the past or will occur in the future, without any implication about whether that action or state of being completed anything, or a phase of anything, important to the speaker or writer. Using the past perfect or future perfect tense signifies some such completion.
What are all of the tenses of the word Surveillance?
Surveillance is a noun and so doesn't have any tenses. Only verbs have tenses.
*Added by T.Sampson - The person posing the question is likely asking for the past tense of 'surveill', which would be 'surveilled', and present tense which is 'surveilling'....
What kind of verb form is used to indicate the perfect progressive tense?
It has auxiliary verbs before present participle (-ing form of a verb).
Examples with jumping as the present participle:
The past perfect progressive is formed with had + been + jumping. I/we/you/he/she/it had been jumping.
The present perfect progressive is formed with has/have + been + jumping. I/we/you/they have been jumping, he/she has been jumping.
The future perfect progressive is formed with will + have + been + jumping. I/we/you/he/she/they will have been jumping.
What is the perfect tense of spend?
The past perfect is "had spent".
The present perfect is "has/have spent".
The future perfect is "will have spent".
What tense is Laura has given donations to the local food bank?
The tense of the sentence "Laura has given donations to the local food bank" is present perfect. It indicates that the action of giving donations started in the past and is still relevant to the present.
What is the past and participle of stroke?
"Stroked" is the past tense and past participle of "stroke".
Where was Jack yesterday. he might has been seeing a doctor?
"Where was Jack yesterday" is correct but the sentence needs to end with a question mark (?), not a period (.). He might have been seeing a doctor is the correct way to write the second sentence.
