Grammar - Verbs 1

Question 1

Verb comes from Latin word ….. meaning …..

Answer 1

Verbum

Word

Question 2

The tense of a verb refers to the …… of an action or …. in time.

Answer 2

location

event

Question 3

Strictly speaking, though, English only has two tenses, ….. and ……

Answer 3

Present

Past

Question 4

….. tense – I work

….. tense – I worked

Answer 4

Present

Past

Question 5

Unlike in some other languages, there is no ….. tense in English. Instead, we use the ….. auxiliaries will and shall, the present tense, and a few other forms to express the future.

Answer 5

future

modal

Question 6

Defined tense as “the ….. of an event in …..”, or “… something happens”.

But we have to be careful – there is not always a fixed relationship between tense and time.

Answer 6

location
time
when

Question 7

“Politician hits out at protesters!”

The first sentence (a newspaper headline) uses the ….. tense, but to describe a ….. event.

Answer 7

present

past

Question 8

“Hurry up ! The train leaves in 10 minutes.”

The second sentence uses the ….. tense to describe a ….. event.

Answer 8

present

future

Question 9

“If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.”

In the third sentence, we’re using the ….. tense to describe a ….. event, but only a hypothetical one

Answer 9

past

future

Question 10

While tense tells us when a ….. occurs,

aspect tells us how it ….., or how it is viewed by the ….., in terms of its frequency, its duration, and whether or not it is completed.

Answer 10

situation

occurs
speaker

Question 11

There are three aspects in English:

1. Simple aspect – With the simple aspect there is no indication of how the event ….. or how it is viewed by the ….. - Some then say that it is not as aspect.

Present simple – I work
Past simple – I worked

Answer 11

occurs

speaker

Question 12

There are three aspects in English:

2. Progressive aspect – this is used by the speaker to indicate that a situation is in ….:

Present progressive – I am working
Past progressive – I was working

Answer 12

progress

Question 13

There are three aspects in English:

3. Perfect aspect – this is used by the speaker to look back on an action from the perspective of the ……:

Present perfect – I have worked
Past perfect – I had worked

Answer 13

present

Question 14

Tense: Speak

As present progressive?

Answer 14

Speaking

Question 15

Tense: Speak

As present perfect simple?

Answer 15

Has spoken

Question 16

Tense: Speak

As present perfect progressive?

Answer 16

Has been speaking

Question 17

Tense: Speak

Past Simple?

Answer 17

Spoke

Question 18

Tense: Speak

Past progressive?

Answer 18

Was speaking

Question 19

Tense: Speak

Past perfect simple?

Answer 19

Had spoken

Question 20

Tense: Speak

Past perfect progressive?

Answer 20

Had been speaking

Question 21

Tense: Speak

Future Simple?

Answer 21

Will speak

Question 22

Tense: Speak

Future progressive?

Answer 22

Will be speaking

Question 23

Tense: Speak

Future perfect simple?

Answer 23

Will have spoken

Question 24

Tense: Speak

Future perfect progressive?

Answer 24

Will have been speaking

Question 25

A non-finite verb cannot stand alone as a main verb of a sentence. They are …

Answer 25

Infinitive, present (gerund) and past participles