Simple, Progressive, Perfect
What tense is this sentence in: I have read the book on Venice.
Perfect Tense (Present Perfect)
What does the emphatic mood do? Give an example sentence.
Adds emphasis to the verb / answers will vary
What is a modal auxiliaries and when do we use them?
A helping verb that is used to express permission, possibility, ability, necessity, obligation, and intention.
What does a verb have to agree with?
The subject's number and person.
What tense is this sentence? I had been studying Italian for awhile before I understood it.
Past Perfect Progressive.
How do you make the progressive tense?
Form of "To be" and the present participle of the main verb.
What are the two roles of the indicative mood?
Stating a fact and posing a question.
Name three of common modal auxiliaries
Answers will: may, might, can, could, must, should, will, would
When the sentence starts with "there is" or "there are" what must follow it?
The subject must follow the verb.
Example: There is a historic village in Massachusetts.
What is the difference between active and passive voice?
Active voice the subject is doing the action whereas in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action.
Walking
Command - Imperative
Demand- Subjunctive
The subject in a command is assumed you and the verb is in its base form.
What is this sentence expressing? Laurel can solve equations easily.
Ability
Answers will vary.
What is this sentence expressing: I should have started my homework earlier but I didn't/
Obligation and contrary to fact.
How do you create the perfect tense?
Form of the verb "To have" and the past participle of the main verb.
What are the key phrases to look for in the subjunctive form and what are they used for?
If - contrary to fact
Whether - uncertainty
That - after a recommendation or demand
Complete the sentence with the verb phrase using the words in the sentence:
That way you know at a glance what you (do -necessity) every day to complete projects.
That way you know at a glance what you must do every day to complete projects.
Singular Verbs.
How do you make it imperative, if it isn't.
Indicative
Dry the shirt immediately.
What tense (past, present future needed) is the verb in following sentence and is it active or passive: The act will have been performed by the time you get there.
Future Perfect Passive
What is the base form?
For example; I must insist that your mother be with you when you buy it.
Create a sentence using the verb write asking permission.
Answers will vary.
How do you correct this sentence and why do you change it? Neither the cold nor the wet conditions deters avid bird watchers.
Complete the sentence using the following verb and tense: A plan finally (decide, simple past, passive) on in 2001 after many plans (propose, past perfect, passive)
A plan finally was decided on in 2001 after many plans had been proposed.