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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 grammatical function of quay?
"Quay" functions as a noun and is used to refer to a structure built parallel to the shoreline for docking ships or loading and unloading cargo.
What is the past tense and past perfect tense of run?
The past tense is 'ran'.
The past participle is 'run', so the past perfect (pluperfect) tense is 'had run'.
'I ran three miles yesterday.'
'I had run twenty miles over the previous week.'
'I ran that training course last year.'
'The course had been run many times before.' (this is passive past perfect).
Jack had run the course many times. (active past perfect)
NEVER 'have ran' or 'had ran'. Those constructions do not exist in English.
When is the past participle form of the verb being used?
1. in the Passive Voice
2. to form the Present Perfect
3. to form the Past Perfect
4. to form the Past Infinitive
5. .... the the Past Conditional
6. .... the Past Subjunctive.
What is the Past and present tense of will have?
Past tense I had
Present tense I have
Future Tense I will have
C. Karen's uncle arrives tomorrow she wants to see him is the run on sentence.
In order to correct it, you need to add a comma after tomorrow then use a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Two of them would work for this specific example: AND, SO
What is present indefinite tence?
The present indefinite tense is used to describe actions that are habitual or factual, with a focus on general truths or routines. It is formed by using the base form of the verb (e.g., "I eat," "She works").
If you mean "What tense is created by using 'have' plus the past participle?", the answer is "the perfect tense". For example "We have been into town this afternoon."
If you mean something else, please rewrite your question more helpfully. A string of four words followed by a question mark does not necessarily amount to a comprehensible question.
How can you change this sentence into passive They have been studying English?
Actually this statement is in the present perfect progressive tense, and to change it into passive it could be this way ( English has been being studied.), but as a matter of fact it is no longer be used in this way, as its sound is very unfamiliar, or the present perfect progressive tense is no longer used in the passive , but we can use the present perfect simple tense instead. so the right answer is " English has been studied."
What are the different kinds of verbals?
There are three types of verbals: gerunds (verbs ending in -ing used as nouns), participles (verbs used as adjectives), and infinitives (the base form of a verb preceded by "to").
Is the word dog a common noun?
Yes, the noun 'dog' is a common noun, a general word for a type of mammal; word for any type of dog anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (aka Duane "Dog" Chapman)
- Dog Island, Saint George Sound, Gulf of Mexico, FL
- Dog Inn Dog Out (grooming and boarding), Wichita, KS
- "Dog Day Afternoon", 1975 movie with Al Pacino
When do you use took or taken in a sentence?
TOOK is only used for the simple past tense of to take(e.g. "He took the ruler from the desk.")
TAKEN is the participle form, used in these tenses :
- Present perfect ("He has taken the ruler.")
- Present passive tenses ("It is taken." "It is being taken." "It has been taken.")
- Past perfect ("He had taken the ruler before.")
- Past passive tenses ("It was taken." "It was being taken." "It had been taken.")
- Future perfect ("By tomorrow, he will have taken the ruler.")
- Future passive tenses ("It will be taken." "It will be taken." "It will have been taken.")
(The participle form can be used as an adjective, e.g. "That seat is taken.")
Which is correct she speak or she speaks?
"She speaks" is correct. The verb "speak" needs to be conjugated to agree with the pronoun "she," so the correct form is "speaks."
What is Past participle of the word lie?
1. To fib = lied.
2. to lie horizontally, on the floor a.s.o. = lain.
Is it whole year round or whole year around?
The correct phrase is "whole year round." It emphasizes something that happens or is available during the entire year without interruption.
Do all participles end in ing?
If you are referring to Gerunds (what I gather Americans call
Present Participle), then yes, they do. There is also another mood, the Participle (Or Past Participle), which does not end in -ING.
What is the future tense of bend?
will bend
Also going to is used for future:
He is going to bend the the wood for the boat today.
and present continuous can be used for future especially if with a time phrase.
We are bending the wood for the boat on the weekend.
He bade farewell or he bid farewell?
Both are correct. "He bid farewell" is older English and less commonly used today, while "he bade farewell" is more traditional.
