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Grammar - Sentences & Phrases Flashcards

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What type of sentence?

Daniel joined the chess club.

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Simple sentence

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Trisha WORKS FOR MR. SMITH

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Predictive

  • what is said about the subject - everything that follows the subject of the sentence
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Type of sentence?

Kristin washed the dishes, and billy fed the cat.

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Compound sentence

  • 2 or more independent clauses joined by FANBOYS
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“At parties” Cindy likes to smoke cigarettes.

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Prepositional phrase

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Type of sentence:

“Luke graduated last year.”

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Simple sentence

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“Elizabeth and Matthew” got married in 2001

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Compound sentence

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“Stop complaining!”

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Imperative sentence

Simple sentence

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Monica “has been taking” kickboxing classes

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Simple sentence

indicative mood

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Jeremy “went to japan to teach English”

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Predicate

Sentence part

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Robert looks “tired”

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Subject compliment

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Joel is “a teacher”

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Subject complement

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Nicky drank her coffee “in the living room”

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Prepositional phrase

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“If I were you, I would take some time off from work”

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Subjunctive mood
And
Complex sentence

  • subjunctive = used to express doubts and wishes, thoughts rather than facts
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“That movie was sold out, so we went to another one”

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Compound sentence
And
Indicative mood

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I don’t know “what the answer is”

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Noun clause

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“Did you feed the dogs?”

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Indicative mood
And
Simple sentence

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“Sam wants to go to the gym, but I want to wait because I have work to do”

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Compound complex sentence

Because = the adverb clause / FANBOYS

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“The secretary who was hired last week quit suddenly”

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Complex sentence

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Steve sent “the package” to his sister

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Direct object
And
Noun phrase

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Peter bought roses for “his wife”

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Indirect object

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“Although I like to have a clean house” I don’t like housework

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Indicative mood

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Simple present

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Also known as present simple

Base form + s

Ex: He likeS coffee
Or
She playS tennis well

  • it’s used for facts, habits, states
  • regularly or habitually
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Verb system:

Alanine LIKES champagne

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Simple present

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Present progressive

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Or present continuous

Form:
Be + (present participle -ing)
Ex:
Sherry IS workING

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Present Perfect

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1 - unknown time in the past
2 - started in the past continues now
Look for: ALL day / for (15years) / SINCE (2013)

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Present Perfect Progressive

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Formed:
Has/have been + present participle (-ing)

Ex: Paul has been traveling for many hours

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Simple Past

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A specific time is given

Form:
Add -ed to the base form
Ex: Richard graduatED last year.

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Past progressive

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Used when action was completed in the past
Form:
Past form of BE + present participle
(-ing)

Ex: I “was sleeping” when the phone rang.

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Past Perfect

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2 events something happened before something else in the past
HAD + past participle

Ex: he HAD LEFT when we arrived.
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Past Perfect Progressive

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Form:
Had been + present participle (-ing)
- started before and unfinished when another took place

Ex: we HAD BEEN WORKING for an hour when the power went off.

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Simple future

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Form:
Modal “will” in front of the base form

Ex: you WILL GET sick…
I WILL HELP you clean

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Future Progressive

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Form:
Will be + present participle (-ing)

Ex: we WILL BE TRAVELING around Europe next year

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Future Perfect

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Form:
Will have + past participle (-ed)

Ex: she WILL HAVE GRADUATED by next year

  • used with FOR and SINCE
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Future Perfect Progressive

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Form:
Will have been + present participle
(-ing)

Ex: by 2010, he WILL HAVE BEEN LIVING in San Diego for 25 years

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Passive Voice

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To be + past participle (-ed)

Ex: the store WAS robbED

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Identify the tense and voice:

Jackson “has been studying” Italian for 5 years

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Present perfect progressive, active voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

I “will have been working” at the ALI for 10 years by next summer

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Future perfect progressive

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Identify the tense and voice:

The store “was robbed” last night by 2 men in ski masks.

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Simple past, passive voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

Gretchen “is” always late for work

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Simple present, active voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

Jeremy “is surfing” is del mar right now.

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Present progressive, active voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

Luke “will graduate” in may

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Simple future, active voice

41
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Identify the tense and voice:

This road “is being prepared” so we need to use the detour.

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Present progressive, passive voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

Sheila “will be working” in Spain at this time next year

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Future progressive, active voice

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Grave “has left” for Paris already

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Present perfect

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Identify the tense and voice:

We “had been spinning” for 20 minutes when alanine fell off her bike

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Past perfect progressive

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Identify the tense and voice:

I “ate” too much at lunch

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Simple past

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Identify the tense and voice:

Time “was watching” tv when the smoke alarm went off

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Past progressive

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Identify the tense and voice:

Wealth “is achieved” by spending less than you make

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Simple present ???

48
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Identify the tense and voice:

I “had finished” dinner when my roommate came home

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Past perfect, active voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

The fire “had been extinguished” by the time the homeowner arrived

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Past perfect, passive voice

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Identify the tense and voice:

I’m sure that I “will have completed” the project before the end of the week

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Future perfect / active voice

51
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Identify the tense and voice:

The coach of the football team “has been fired”

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Present perfect / passive voice

52
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Identify the verb tense:

Jane “bought” a dress yesterday

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Simple past

53
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Identify the verb tense:

Gretchen “exercises” every day.

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Simple present

54
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Identify the verb tense:

The sun “sets” in the west

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Simple present

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Identify the verb tense:

We “will leave” at 7:00

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Simple future

  • after now
56
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Identify the verb tense:

Will “was running” when he twisted hi ankle

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Past progressive

  • 2 events occurred in the past
57
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Identify the verb tense:

Cindy “is working” out right now

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Present progressive

  • started in the past and continues to now
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Identify the verb tense:

Randy “will be working” in Sydney next year

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Future progressive

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Identify the verb tense:

I “had finished” making dinner when Paul came home

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Past perfect

  • 2 actions in the past
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Identify the verb tense:

He “had worked” at Apollo graphics for 2 months when he got a promotion

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Past perfect

  • 2 actions in the past
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Identify the verb tense:

Grace “has been” to Rome before

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Present perfect

  • completed in the past but at unknown time
62
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Identify the verb tense:

We “have lived” here for 15 years

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Present perfect

2 basic ideas:

  • unknown time in the past
  • started in past and continues through now (all/since/for)
63
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Identify the verb tense:

Tim “will have graduated” by the
Time we return to San Diego

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Future perfect

  • 2 events… Before Something else happens in the future
64
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Identify the verb tense:

Joy “will have been” the chair of the department for 10 years when she retires

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Future perfect

  • the end point is the future, even if it started in the past
65
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Identify the verb tense:

Joe “had been waiting” for 30 minutes when he gave up and went home

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Past perfect progressive

  • 2 events in the last
66
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Identify the verb tense:

When I saw Kelly I could tell that she “had been swimming” because her hair was wet

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Past perfect progressive

67
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Identify the verb tense:

Keiko “has been studying” English for 3 years

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Present perfect progressive

  • started in the past continues now
68
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Identify the verb tense:

I “have been crying”

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Present perfect progressive

  • started in the past
    And continues now or almost now
69
Q

Identify the verb tense:

Barbara “will have been working” here for 30 years next month

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Future perfect progressive

  • started in the past and will end in the future
70
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Identify the verb tense:

Rebecca “has been studying” Japanese for 2 years

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Present perfect progressive

71
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Identify the verb tense:

The plane “had left” when Janice “arrived” at the airport

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Had left = past perfect

Arrived = simple past

72
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Identify the verb tense:

When don “retires” he “will have been working” for the company for 30 years

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Retires = simple future
Will have been = future perfect progressive

  • started in the past… Continues to future
73
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Identify the verb tense:

Susan “was doing” the laundry wile the baby “was sleeping”

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Was doing = past progressive

Was doing = past progressive

74
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Identify the verb tense:

Cindy “goes” to the gym after work

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Present simple

75
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Identify the verb tense:

David “is emailing” a colleague

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Is emailing = present progressive

76
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Identify the verb tense:

Yesterday I “bought” a DVD player

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Bought = simple past

  • yesterday is the known time so it’s simple past
77
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Identify the verb tense:

I “have bought” several DVDs lately

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Have bought = present perfect

  • bc it is an unknown time
78
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Identify the verb tense:

Where is the cake? Oh, it “has been eaten”

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Had been eaten = present perfect

  • bc unknown time
79
Q

Identify the verb tense:

By the time you “return” I “will have left”

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Future perfect

80
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Identify the verb tense:

My car “was being worked on” when I “got” to the mechanics

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Was being worked on = past progressive

Got = simple past

81
Q

Identify the verb tense:

The house “will have been painted” when we “Move” in

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Will have been = future perfect / passive

Move = simple future

82
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Identify the verb tense:

I hope that we “will be touring” Provence during May

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Will be touring = future progressive

  • B + ing
83
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Identify the verb tense:

Mark “likes” coffee

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Simple present

84
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Identify the verb tense:

We “were eating” when the phone rang

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Past progressive

85
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Identify the verb tense:

Grace “is telling” us about her dream

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Present progressive

86
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Identify the verb tense:

We “had left” by the time it started to rain

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Past perfect

  • 2 actions completes in the past
87
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Identify the verb tense:

Rob “has lived” here for 20 years

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Present perfect

88
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Identify the verb tense:

By the time James finished the race he “will have been running” for 2 hours

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Future perfect progressive

89
Q

Identify the verb tense:

Joyce and Bill “have been dancing” for hours

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Present perfect progressive

90
Q

Identify the verb tense:

I “walked” to work today

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Simple past

91
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Identify the verb tense:

Susan and Rick “had been arguing” when the baby woke up

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Past
Perfect
Progressive

92
Q

Identify the verb tense:

I think that I “will go” to bed early tonight

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Simple future

93
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Identify the verb tense:

The car “was stolen” last night

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Simple past passive

94
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Identify the verb tense:

The party “is being planned” for Saturday night

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Present

Progressive passive

95
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Identify the verb tense:

The thief “had been caught” before he could get rid of the loot

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Past perfect passive

  • 2 events in the last
96
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Identify the verb tense:

She “has been transferred” to another department

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Present perfect

Passive

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