"to be" or not to be
How many forms of "to be" are there for simple present tense?
three - am, is, are
What are the four verb tenses that express some aspect of present time?
1) present simple, 2) present continuous, 3) present perfect, and 4) present perfect continuous
Finish the sentence: The past participle of a regular verb is the same as its ________ tense form.
past
Except for "to be," every negated verb phrase will consist of at least ________ verbs.
two
What "to be" verb is to be used with a singular third person subject in simple past?
was He was sick. She was happy. It was done.
What verb tense is used for habitual or repeated actions?
simple present I brush my teeth every day.
Which verb tense is used when expressing a past action that is important to the present situation.
present perfect
Which two verb tenses actually require you to add an auxiliary verb in order to make a negative?
present simple and past simple All other verb tenses already require an auxiliary verb, so don't need you to add one when negating.
How many different contractions of subject + be are possible in simple past affirmative?
none! Contractions of "to be" verb are possible in both affirmative and negative in present tense, but only possible in negative in the past tense.
What is the spelling rule being followed to change run to running?
If a word ends in a single consonant, and the consonant is preceded by a short vowel sound, double the final consonant when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel (e.g., -ing, -ed, -er, -est).
Which tense show the past if often used to show an action that was happening when another action interrupted it?
past continuous
What tense does a "main" verb take, if used with an auxiliary verb?
it is a base verb (no tense!)
Which form of the "to be" verb is most frequently used in the English language?
is according to Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), the frequence percentage of is is 36% of all the "to be" verb forms
What is the past participle (reminder, these are needed to make present perfect tense) for each of the following verbs: chose; cut; walk; bring; do
chosen; cut; walked; brought; done
About how many irregular verbs are "truly useful" in mastering basic English, according to KEYS?
How do we negate modal verbs?
Just like with be, add not after the modal (cannot, could not, will not, should not, etc.)
List all the different forms of the "to be" verb.
am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being
What are the auxiliary verbs used to negate (AUX + not) the four tenses used to express present time? [HINT: There are 9 of them.]
do, does (simple present); am, is, are (present continuous); have, has (present perfect); have been; has been (present perfect continuous)
What are the two "verb expressions" that express some aspect of past time?
used to and would
If a verb phrase has three verbs being used, where does the not go for negating?
regardless of the number of verbs, not goes after the first verb (have caused = haven't caused; has been seen = has not been seen)