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Grammar - Verbs and tenses
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Language - English
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05/14/2021

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Auxiliary verb
Definition
verb like: be, have, do. Used with another verb to to alter its meaning, make tenses, past forms etc
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Future
Definition
verb form: shall/will +infinitive without to e.g. I will have finished by lunchtime
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Future progressive
Definition
verb form: will + be + ..ing e.g. I’ll be needing the car tonight.
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Gerund
Definition
verb form: ending in -ing, used like a noun e.g. smoking is bad for you
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Imperative
Definition
verb form: give orders
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Infinitive
Definition
the base form of a verb usually with to; ‘to go’
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Future
Definition
verb form: shall/will + infinitive w/o to e.g. will it matter
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Future perfect
Definition
verb form: shall/will + have + past participle e.g. I will have finished by lunchtime
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Future progressive
Definition
verb form: will + be + ..ing e.g. I’ll be needing the car tonight.
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Gerund
Definition
verb form: ending in -ing, used like a noun e.g. smoking is bad for you
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Main verb
Definition
in a phrase with more than one verb (auxiliary + main verb) the main verb expresses meaning
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Modal auxiliary verbs
Definition
Express intention ability or probablity: can, could, may, might, must, will, shall, would, should, ought
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Passive
Definition
verb form: be + past participle; subject is usually the thing affected by the action of the verb e.g. They sent Lucas to prison for five years (active). Lucas was sent to prison for five years (passive).
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Past participle
Definition
verb form: like broken, gone, stopped, used to form perfect tenses and passes, or as an adjective.
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Past perfect (simple)
Definition
verb form: had + past participle e.g. The children had arrived (simple past perfect).
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Past perfect (progressive)
Definition
verb form: had + been + ..ing, e.g. Had been raining.
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Past progressive
Definition
verb form: was/were + ...ing e.g. I was going.
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Past simple
Definition
verb form: Past with no auxiliary verb in the affirmative. Eg. I stopped, you heard.
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Perfect
Definition
verb form: auxiliary have + past participle e.g. she had failed or. Having arrived
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Perfect conditional
Definition
tense: should/would have + past participle. E.g. I should have agreed.
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Perfect infinitive
Definition
(to) have + past participle. E.g. to have arrived
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Phrasal verb
Definition
verb made up of two parts: verb + adverb particle. E.g. fill up, run over
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Prepositional verb
Definition
verb form: verb + preposition e.g. care for
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Present participle
Definition
verb form ending in -ing
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Present perfect
Definition
Verb form: have/has + past participle e.g. I have forgotten.
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Present progressive
Definition
Verb form: am/are/is + ...ing e.g. We are running late.
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Present (simple)
Definition
Verb form: present with no auxiliary verb or be/have. John has. I am.
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Proggressive (continuous)
Definition
Verb form - auxiliary be + ...ing e.g. to be going, we were wondering
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Simple
Definition
verb form that is non-progressive
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Transitive
Definition
transitive verb is one that can have an object. Eg eat a meal
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Uncountable noun
Definition
noun with no plural form, normally cant be used with a/an e.g. mud
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Transitive
Definition
transitive verb is one that can have an object. Eg eat a meal
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