Verb Tenses
Name the simple tenses.
What is the past form of "tear"?
tore
Is the following sentence in passive or active voice:
The flat tire was changed by my brother.
Passive voice.
Can be found by asking "whom?" or "what?" about an action verb.
Direct Object
What are three verbal types?
1) Gerund, 2) Participle, 3) Infinitive
How do you create the perfect tenses?
[has, have, had] + past participle
[has/have/had] drawn
Change to active voice:
Many items were sold by the Grade 12 students at the garage sale.
The Grade 12 students sold many items at the garage sale.
The message reached the lawyer.
What is the Direct Object?
The lawyer
Which of the verbals can act as a noun?
Gerunds
"will have been following"
Future perfect progressive
What are the past and past participle forms of "understand"?
past form: understood
past participle: [has/have/had] understood
Change to passive voice:
I am singing the intro song to Aladdin.
The intro song to Aladdin is being sung by me.
How many Direct Objects are there in this sentence and what are they?:
The carpenter fixed the door and painted the house.
There are two direct objects: Door and House
Identify any verbals in the following sentence: "British people prefer driving on the left."
"Driving" is a gerund.
What is the past progressive form of the verb "swing"?
Was swinging
Which verb has the past form "lit"?
light
Create a sentence in active voice using the following words:
kangaroo, baby, to carry, in her pouch
The kangaroo carries the baby in her pouch.
Sarah showed the class her new glasses.
What is the Indirect Object?
The class
Identify any verbals in the following sentence: "The Rivera Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week."
"To watch" is an infinitive.
Which of these is the present progressive tense?
a) I have been practicing the new choreography.
b) I was practicing the new choreography.
c) I practice the new choreography.
d) I am practicing the new choreography.
d) I am practicing the new choreography.
(form of verb to be [was] + present participle [-ing])
What are the forms of the verb "to be"?
be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being
Create a sentence in passive voice using the following words:
the director, to you, to give, instructions
You were given instructions by the director.
You can have a direct object without an indirect object. True or False.
True.
Identify any verbals in the following sentence: "The running water in the fountain made the boy have to go to the bathroom."
"Running" is a participle. "To go" is an infinitive, and "to go to the bathroom" is an infinitive phrase.