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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 do -ar -ir and -er infinitive verbs have in common in the future tense?
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?
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?
The past participle of am is been. Not does not have a past participle
What is the present form of fly?
Fly -- I fly to work
Flies -- She flies to work
Flying -- We are flying to work
What is the present participle for coming?
Coming IS the present participle of come. The present participle is always verb + ing.
What is the purpose of Past Future Tense?
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?
An active sentence has the word order -- subject + verb + object. In an active sentence you can see who does the action. eg -- The dog chased the cat. (the dog does the action)
In a passive sentence the word order is -- object + verb. The person or thing that does the action (agent) is not necessarily given eg -- The cat was chased
If you want to say who or what did the action in a passive sentence you add it at the end -- by + noun/noun phrase
eg -- The cat was chased by the dog. or The cat was chased by a pack of dogs
Passive sentences are often used if you a writing about a process, where who or what does the action is not important. eg Tea is grown in China. It is processed and is packed in boxes.
Or other sentences where the agent is not known. eg The Mona Lisa was painted around 1503.
Or if the agent is the most important piece of information. eg The painting was painted by Van Gogh
A passive sentence verb has the form -- be + past participle eg was chased, were chased, is being chased, had been chasedetc
How do i change verb into a future tense?
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?
The future progressive tense of "prepare" is "will be preparing."
What is the future tense of the verb Susan sings beautifully.?
The future tense of the sentence "Susan sings beautifully" is "Susan will sing beautifully."
What is the past continuous tense for welding?
Past continuous is formed with - was/were + verb +ing
was welding
were welding
What is The past continuous tense for live?
Past continuous is formed with - was/were + verb + ing
ie was living, were living
What is the correct present and past participles on the verb hit?
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
What Future perfect tense By the end of the year the detective search the shed for clues.?
By the end of the year, the detective will have searched the shed for clues.
What past perfect tense of My sister looked at many dresses before she chose one?
Pat perfect is formed with had + past participle. The past particle of look is looked so the past perfect is had looked:
My sister had looked at many dresses before she chose one
What Present perfect tense We ask Madame Mathias if she will sponsor our French club.?
Present perfect is formed with -- have/has + past participle -- the past participle of ask is asked. So the present perfect verb would be have asked or has asked.
Because we is plural use have asked in this sentence.
We have asked Madame Mathias...............
You need to change will sponsor to would sponsor to make the sentence correct.
We have asked Madam Mathias if she would sponsor our French club.
What is past perfect tense My sister look at many dresses before she chose one.?
Past perfect is formed with -- had + past participle
The past participle of look is looked so the past perfect verb is -- had looked
My sister had looked
What is the effect of describing liddell in the future tense in paragraph 9?
Describing Liddell in the future tense in paragraph 9 creates a sense of anticipation or expectation about his actions or characteristics that will unfold later in the narrative. It suggests that there is more to come regarding Liddell's role or development in the story, building intrigue and keeping the reader engaged.
