Tenses and Forms
What was the first verb tense we learned about?
Future tense
What are the two participle forms we discussed?
present participle and past participle
What does the perfect tense tell our audience?
When an action has been completed
Write an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense.
Answers will vary (have/has + participle)
What was the nickname given to Soviet sniper Llyudmila Pavlichenko by the Nazis during WW2?
Lady Death
How do we know whether to use "will" or "shall" in future tenses?
will= second/third
shall= first person
how do you form the present participle?
some form of the "be" helping verb + "ing" verb
What does the present perfect tell our audience?
Action was begun in the past, completed in the present
What tense is this sentence in:
By this time tomorrow, the dog will have buried ten bones in the backyard.
Future perfect
What disease was possibly cured recently that is most dangerous for athletes and turns red blood cells into a distinct shape?
Sickle cell anemia
Give five examples of verbs in the present tense?
answers will vary
some form of the "have" helping verb + past tense verb
What does the past perfect tell our audience?
That an action was begun in the past, and completed in the present
Write a sentence using the past perfect progressive tense.
Answers will vary (had been + participle)
Chaos theory has been applied in numerous fields, name three.
Mathematics, philosophy, physics, astronomy, etc.
Name all tenses we have covered
future, present, past, present participle, past participle, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present progressive, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, future perfect progressive
what tense is the past participle used to form?
perfect tense
What does the future perfect tell our audience?
That an action has not yet begun, but will be completed sometime in the future.
What tense is this sentence in:
Marybeth was lifting the box off the shelf.
past progressive
What baseball team was lead by Billy Beane during the 2002 season and pioneered the statistical analysis program called Sabermetrics into a winning season?
Oakland A's (Athletics)
how do we form the past tense?
Add "ed" to present tense of regular verb form
what tense is the present participle used to form?
progressive tense
a deadline (time by when the action will be completed)
Write a sentence in the future perfect progressive tense.
Answers will vary. (must include: when action will be completed, duration of action, and will/shall have been + participle)
Which three goddesses appeared to Paris, prince of Troy, before the start of the Trojan War? What did they want him to do and what did each of them offer him?