Simple Past/Past Participles *
a) simple past of: 'to spin':
a) What is 'spun'?
a) This means to withdraw from an organization:
a) What is 'secede'?
mordre: What is the present participle?
What is 'biting'
a) My parents (traveled / have traveled) to Italy three times.
a) have traveled (reason: repeated action)
a) this verb is an action verb or is also called a ___________ verb describing actions we take, or things that happen.
a) dynamic
a) simple past of: 'laying'
a) laid
a) this sede word means to take the place of
a) supersede
(A) saigner: What is the present participle?
(A) What is 'bleeding'
a) We (lived/have lived) here since 2021.
b) We (didn’t finish/haven’t finished) the project yet.
a) have lived
b) haven't finished (yet* is the key word)
a) this type of verb is a non-action verb or is called a _________ verb which is not usually used in the continuous or progressive forms (Be + Ing)
b) What is a stative verb?
(A) simple past of 'telling':
(B) past participle of 'sing':
(A) What is 'told'?
(B) What is 'sung'?
a) This word refers to achieving the desired aim or result.
a) What is 'succeed'?
(A) souffler and brûler: give the present participles
(A) What are 'blowing' and 'burning'?
a) I (didn’t eat/haven't eaten) breakfast this morning at 7 AM.
b) They (played/have played) soccer after school yesterday.
a) didn't eat
b) played
a) Which of the following verbs does not fit?
(taste, sound, see, have, hear)
b) Ignoring the verb that does not fit, what category do the other three verbs belong to? Verbs of _______.
(A) What is 'have'?
(B) What is verbs of the senses?
past participle of (A) to think
past participle of (B) to drink
past participle of (C) to shrink
(A) thought
(B) drunk
(C) shrunk
a) This word refers to going beyond.
b) This word refers to carrying on an activity.
(A) exceed
(B) proceed
(A) rêver and conduire: give the present participles
(A) What are 'dreaming' and 'driving'.
a) He (took/has taken) my calculator yesterday by mistake.
b) We (present perfect-to go) to that restaurant many times.
c) I (present perfect-to see) that student before, but I can't remember his name.
a) took
b) have gone
c) have seen
A) Which verb does not fit? (own, possess, know, belong)
B) Ignoring the verb that does not fit, what category do the other three verbs belong to? Verbs of _______.
C) In 'formal' writing or essays, you can write "I am loving you." True/False
a) know
b) verbs of possession ...
c) False; it is a stative verb.
a) simple past of - to sit
b) simple past of - to sing
c) past participle of - to pay ($)
d) simple past of - riding
What are (A) sat (B) sang (C) paid (D) rode?
a) This word refers to moving backwards or withdrawing.
b) This word refers to coming between to settle disputes.
c) This word refers to coming before.
(A) recede
(B) intercede
(C) precede
(A) present participle for 'to lie'
(B) present participle for 'to die'
(C) present particple for 'to forbade'
(A) What is 'lying'
(B) What is 'dying'
(C) What is 'forbidding'
a) We (present perfect- to swim) in that lake many times.
b) They (began/have begun) working on the project this week.
c) He (present perfect-to ride) a horse before, so he isn’t nervous.
a) have swum
b) have begun
c) has ridden
(A) Which verb does not belong? (know, imagine, recognize, doubt, feel, be, remember)
(B) Ignoring the verb that does not fit, what category do the other six verbs belong to? Verbs of _______.
(C) In the sentence 'I see your point', see is used in an action (dynamic) or non-action (stative) sense... which one?
(A) What is to be (other- description, appearance)?
(B) What are verbs of thought and opinion?
(C) I see your point means I understand your point. Therefore, it is used in a non-action (stative) sense.