Verbs: Basics 1
In addition to main verbs, this is the other group of verbs.
What are auxiliary verbs?
This is the letter typically added to the verb form for the third person singular in the present tense.
What is -s (final s)?
The number of verb moods in English.
What is three?
This is the number of verb tenses.
What are twelve?
This is the number of verb aspects.
What is four?
This type of verb takes a direct object.
What is a transitive verb?
In addition to the word "not," we have to add a form of this verb to create the negative in English.
What is "to do"?
It is a statement of fact or opinion.
What is the indicative?
This indicates whether something is a past, present, or future action.
What is verb tense?
This is the number of types of past tense.
What is four?
This type of verb does *not* take a direct object.
What is an intransitive verb?
This ending in the past tense tells us that a verb is "regular"?
What is -ed?
It is a command, order, or request.
What is the imperative?
This indicates if the verb expresses a fact, an ongoing action, a completed action, or the end of an ongoing action.
What is aspect?
In Old English, this was the name for regular verbs.
What are weak verbs?
A verb that is a state of being is followed by the following.
What is a subjective completion?
This is what an irregular verb must do to create the simple past tense?
What is an internal vowel change?
It is a hypothetical situation or a wish, doubt, or fear.
What is the subjunctive (conditional)?
This is another way of saying "complete" aspect?
What is "perfect" aspect?
In Old English, this is the name for irregular verbs.
What are strong verbs?
This is another name for a "helping" verb.
What is an auxiliary verb?
All new verbs added to the English language take this form of verb.
What is a regular verb?
There is no -s (final "s") on the 3rd person singular form of the verb.
What is the present subjunctive?
This is another way of saying "continuing" aspect?
What is "progressive" aspect?
The verbs may, might, could, should, would, etc. are classified as such when expressing actions that are possible, doubtful, or necessary.
What are modal auxiliaries?