Grammar Questions for Tuesdays Flashcards
What English helping verbs translate the imperfect tense?
were, was
The two basic parts of a sentence are the ___________ and the ____________.
… subject … predicate
The subject is __________________________
WHO or WHAT the sentence is about
The predicate tells _______________________
what the subject IS or DOES
What is Sentence Pattern #1?
subject + verb
What English helping verb translates the Latin future tense?
will
The three tenses that make up the present system are ___________ ___________ ____________
present, imperfect, future
The present system is built on the ___________ stem
present
What are the principal parts?
How many are there?
The FORMS THAT PROVIDE THE STEMS NEEDED to conjugate a verb in all its tenses.
There are usually FOUR principal parts.
What is the name of the 2nd principal part?
infinitive
The infinitive ending for all 1st Conjugation verbs is ____
-are
How do you find the present stem?
Drop -re from the infinitive.
The English infinitive is written with the particle _________ before the verb.
to
The to be verb shows ____________, not __________________.
… existence
… action
Give the English forms of the “to be” verb.
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
