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What English helping verbs translate the Latin imperfect tense?

A

was, were.

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The imperfect tense is used to describe an _____, _____, ____, or ____________ action.

A

ongoing, repeated, habitual, or interrupted past

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2
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The predicate tells ____

A

What the subject is or does.

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3
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What is sentence pattern 1?

A

Subject + verb.

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4
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The English infinitive is written with the particle _ before the verb.

A

to

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