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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 participle for the word burn?
The past participle of the word "burn" is "burnt" in British English and "burned" in American English.
Is it correct to say think of?
Yes, "think of" is correct and commonly used in English. It is often used to suggest considering or imagining something. For example, "Think of a solution to the problem" or "Think of your favorite childhood memory."
What are the tenses for defame?
The past tense is "I defamed"
The present tense is "I defame"
The future tense is "I will defame"
What is the simple past and past participle of burst?
burst/ burst /burst.
Don't burst the balloon.
He burst the balloon yesterday.
He has burst the balloon already.
What is the present participle and past participle of think?
The present participle of "think" is "thinking" and the past participle is "thought."
What is the past or present or future for the word applied?
Applied is the past tense of the verb apply.
Past tense: I applied.
Present tense: I apply.
Future tense: I will apply.
Can you find any words in the word rheumatic?
Yes, some words found in "rheumatic" include "rheum," "heat," "hum," "rhea."
Goes is the third person singular form of go.
Use goes when the subject is he or she or it:
She goes to work at 8:00am. It goes bang in the night.
Also use goes when the subject is a singular noun:
The policeman goes to the gym. My uncle goes fishing.
These sentences are all present tense.
What is the past tense and past participle of raise?
The past tense is 'Raised' and the past participle is 'have raised'.
Is and are are both present tense be verbs. Is is the singular form and are is the plural form.
He is always late.
They are always early.
Use is when you have a singular subject ( that is not I, then use I am).
Use are when you have a plural subject.
What is it called when present action is interrupted by a scene from the past?
In movies, a "flashback".
No. "Running" is a present participle. (As far as I know, no past participle in English ends in the letters "ing").
What is the past participle of apply?
Applied. The general principle is that if a verb ends in y, the y is changed to i in the past participle.
Is there a word like malnutritioned?
"Malnutritioned" is probably not a recognized word, inasmuch as the concept it presumably expresses is usually expressed by "malnourished".
What is the the past tense and the past participle of play?
Played is the past tense and past participle of play.
Why is it incorrect to use present past and furture tense in same report?
Using different tenses in the same report can create confusion and make the writing inconsistent. It is better to stick to one tense to maintain clarity and coherence throughout the report. Mixing tenses can make it harder for the reader to follow the timeline of events or information presented in the report.
What is a participle with complements and modifiers?
A participle with complements and modifiers is a verbal form that functions as an adjective and includes additional words to provide more information about the action or state described. Complements are elements that complete the meaning of the participle, while modifiers add detail or description. For example, in the phrase "The girl, excited by the news, ran to tell her friends," "excited by the news" is a participle phrase with a complement (by the news) and a modifier (excited).
What is the past particle of bid?
Traditionally, the past participle is "bidden", but nowadays "bid" is often used, especially in auctions: "Twenty dollars was already bid."
