Lesson 3: Verbs: Kinds, Tenses, Mood and Voices of Verbs and Subject Verb Agreement Flashcards
content word that denotes an action,
occurrence, or state of existence
Verb
hese verbs typically form their
past tense and past participle by adding “-ed”
to the tense form, making them relatively easy
to conjugate.
Regular Verb
these are the verbs that do
not follow the normal patterns for tense and
past participle
ex. (ate, drank, slept)
Irregular Verbs
are used to link or join the
subject with a word in the predicate which
relates to the subject.
ex. (am, is, are, was, were)
Linking Verbs
(or Helping) are used
together with a main verb.
ex.
Has - is used in the singular, present
tense
Have - (base form) is used in plural,
present tense
Had - is used in singular / plural, past
tense of the verb
Auxiliary verbs
(or Helping) are used
together with a main verb.
ex.
Has - is used in the singular, present
tense
Have - (base form) is used in plural,
present tense
Had - is used in singular / plural, past
tense of the verb
Auxiliary verbs
refers to the absolute location
of an event or action in time, either the
present or the past.
TENSE
refers to how an event or
action is to be viewed with respect to
time, rather than to its actual location in
time.
ASPECT
Any verb (in the past, present or future)
in the indefinite, tense is said
to be in the “indefinite aspect”
Simple Ascpects
The core meaning of the perfect is
“prior,” and it is used in relation to some
other point in time.
Perfect Aspect