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English VERB
3-14-07 verb test
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English
10th Grade
03/13/2007

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Term
The _________ of a verb indicates the time of the action or condition expressed by the verb.
Definition
tense
Term
The tense of a verb indicates the ________ of the action or _________ expressed by the verb.
Definition
time -- condition
Term
A verb tells when things ________: past, present, or future.
Definition
happen
Term
A verb tells when things happen:________,_________,________.
Definition
past, present, future
Term
There are _________ verb tenses.
Definition
6
Term
Name the tenses.
Definition
present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect
Term
listing all the various tenses and forms of a verb is called
Definition
conjugation
Term
Present perfect tense = (_____or_____+ the _______ __________)
Definition
have, has, past participle
Term
past perfect tense = (_____+ the _____ ___________)
Definition
had, past participle
Term
future perfect tense = ( ____ _____or _____ _______ + the ______ ______________.)
Definition
will have, shall have, past participle
Term
The ______ and ______ are special forms of the main tenses.
Definition
progressive, emphatic
Term
The ________ form shows continuing action and is used with all six tenses.
Definition
progressive
Term
The progressive form shows __________ action and is used in all tenses
Definition
continuing action
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The _____ form shows ephasis and is used only with the present and past.
Definition
emphatic
Term
The emphatice tense shows ________ and is only used with the _______ and ________.
Definition
emphasis, present and past
Term
Conjagate the verb "be"( indictive and active voice)
Definition
present- be, presnt participle- being, past-was, past participle- been
Term
When on the test you are asked for a future perfect tense what is needed in the parenthesis?
Definition
will (shall) .... verb
Term
The helping verb "do" is used when forming the ______ ______ ______ and the ______ ______ _______ .
Definition
present emphatic tense and the past emphative tense
Term
Use ____ to indicate an action that is occuring now, at the present time
Definition
Present tense
Term
what is the special use of the present tense
Definition
it is used if you have a univeral truth, something true at all times
ex. In columbus's day, some did not believe that the earth !!!! is !!!! round.
Term
use the _____ tense to indicate an action that occured at some definite time in the past
Definition
past tense
Term
Use the past tense to indicate and action that occured as some ____ _____ in the ________
Definition
definite time, past
Term
Use the _____ tense to indicate and action that will occur in the future.
Definition
future tense
Term
The future tense may be formed by adding ______ or _______ to the present tense.
Definition
Shall or will
Term
use the ____ ____ tense to indicate an action that was begun in the past and is completed at the present time or is continuing in to the present.
Definition
present perfect tense
Term
Use the present perfect tense to indicate and action that was begun in the ______ and is ______ at the present time or is continuing into the ______
Definition
past, completed, present
Term
Use the ___ ______ ____ to indicate an action that was completed befor some other past action.
Definition
past perfect tense
Term
Use the past perfect tense to indicate and action that was completed ________ some oehter past action
Definition
before
Term
Use the ____ _____ ___ to indicate and action that will be completed before some other future action
Definition
future perfect tense
Term
use the futrue perfect tense to indicate an action that will be completed ____ some other future action occures
Definition
before
Term
If the subject is doing the action, the transitive verb is in the _______voice
Definition
active
Term
If the subject is recieving the action then the transitive verb is int the _______ voice
Definition
passive
Term
What must a verb in the passive voice all ways contain ( trick question really 2 awnsers)
Definition
a form of the verb "be" plus the participle of a main verb
Term
Overuse of the passive voice causes a _____ and ________style
Definition
weak and akward style
Term
Conjagate the verb "bring" in the present tense
Definition
I bring, You(s) bring, he/she/it brings, we bring, you (P) bring, They bring
Term
Conjagate the verb "buy" in the past tense
Definition
I bought, You(s) bought, He/she/it bought, We bought, You(p) bought, They bought
Term
Conjagate the verb "choose" in the future tense
Definition
I will choose, You(s) will choose, He/she/it will choose, We will choose, You(p) will choose, They will choose
Term
Conjagate the verb "run" in the present perfect tense
Definition
I have run. You have run. He/she/it has run. We have run. You(p) have run. They have run
Term
Conjagate the verb "throw" in the past perfect tense
Definition
i had thrown. you had thrown. He/she/it had thrown. We had thrown. You(p) had thrown. they had thrown.
Term
Conjagate the verb "throw" in the future perfect tense
Definition
I will have thrown, You(s) will have thrown, He/she/it will have thrown, We will have thrown, You(p) will have thrown, They will have thrown. NOTE: the only reason i write out he/she/it is because it will be required on the test
Term
Conjagate the verb "do" in the past tense
Definition
I did, you did, he/she/it did, we did you(p) did, They did
Term
Just to make sure what is the past participle of locate
Definition
have located
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