Tense
These are the three verb tenses
What is past, present, and future?
This quality of verbs gives duration or completion of a verb.
What is "aspect"?
The following sentence is written in this tense + aspect: “I have planned all the meals for this week.”
What is "present perfect"?
This mood is used when expressing a fact or what the speaker believes to be a fact
What is the "indicative"?
The first clause of the following example is written is this mood: "If I were a better man, I would apologize for my mistakes."
What is "subjunctive"?
In a verbal phrase, this part most often indicates tense
What is the "auxiliary verb" or "helping verb"?
This is the auxiliary verb used when constructing the progressive aspect.
What is "be"?
This verb phrase would change the following sentence into the past perfect aspect:
"I have run five miles."
When you write a sentence in this mood, you might just scare someone with your sharp demands!
What is "imperative"?
The following sentence is written in this mood:
"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
What is the "imperative"?
The following sentence is written in this tense:
"I have been playing guitar for three years."
What is "present"?
This is the aspect denoted when a verb phrase uses "have" as the auxiliary.
What is the "perfective"?
This verb phrase expresses the future progressive of the verb “travel.”
What is “will be traveling”?
This mood is denoted by auxiliaries like "coulda/woulda/shoulda"
What is "conditional"?
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in the Subjunctive mood.
"If you ______ hungry, I would ask you to join us for dinner."
what is "were"?
This verb phrase would change the following sentence to the past tense:
“I am going out of my mind.”
What is "was going"?
The auxiliary verbs "will" or "shall" are used to indicate this type of aspect?
What is the "future"?
This verb phrase expresses the past perfect progressive of "give".
What is "had been giving"?
This is the implied subject of a sentence written in the Imperative mood.
What is "you"?
This verb phrase is the past perfect conditional of "play".
What is "would have played"?
English does not truly have this tense, but we do have a way to convey the idea.
What is "future"?
This aspect indicates actions that were ongoing but have been completed, or that started in the past and are still ongoing. Examples: "had been going," "have been going"
What is "perfect progressive"?
This verb phrase expresses the future perfect progressive of the verb "play".
What is "will have been playing"?
If I express a wish, a recommendation, or a statement of uncertainty, I am most likely using this mood.
What is the "subjunctive?"
Choose the verb to complete the sentence in the Subjunctive Mood.
"Whether it ______ raining or shining, we will go to Disney World."
What is "be"?