Unit IV Review Flashcards
What are the names of the six English tenses?
Present, Past, Future, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, and Future Perfect
Give the first person singular of the six English verb tenses using the verb walk.
Present I walk (he, she, it walks)
Past I walked
Future I will walk
Present Perfect I have walked (he has walked)
Past Perfect I had walked
Future Perfect I will have walked
What are the two main aspects of English verbs?
English verbs have progressive and emphatic forms.
What is the progressive verb form?
The progressive verb form shows continuous action and consists of the present participle with forms of the to be verb as helping verbs.
Give the progressive forms for the first person singular of the six English verb tenses using the verb walk.
Present I am walking
Past I was walking
Future I will be walking
Present Perfect I have been walking
Past Perfect I had been walking
Future Perfect I will have been walking
What is the emphatic form? Give examples.
The emphatic form shows emphasis or unusual stress. It is found in only two tenses, the present and past. It uses the helping verbs do, does, or did.
Ex. 1 Present Emphatic - I do walk (he, she, it does)
Ex. 2 Past Emphatic - I did walk
What are the two ways the words of a verb phrase can be separated? Give examples.
a. The subject is placed between the helping verb and the main verb and questions.
Ex.IsWilburwalking?DoesWilburwalk?
b. An adverb can be placed between the helping verb and the main verb.
Ex. Wilbur is not walking. Wilbur is always walking.
Give eight words that are always adverbs and often interrupt a verb phrase.
ever, never, not, almost, always, hardly, scarecely, seldom
What are the two types of direct questions?
The two types of direct questions are questions introduced by question words and yes/no questions.
How do you form a yes or no question? Give an example.
To form a yes/no question, put a helping verb first.
Ex. He likes Latin
Does he like Latin? Is he liking Latin? Did he like Latin?
What are the six common question words?
The six common question words are who, what, when, where, why, how.
